Karan Johar recalls receiving 6-page letter four days after his father Yash Johar’s death to understand the business: ‘It became kind of my Bible’

Karan Johar recently revealed on Masters’ Union’s Business Of Bollywood podcast how he had to take the charge after his father’s passing but had no clue about the business.

By Bollywood Hungama News Network -

January 12, 2023 - 10:08 AM IST

Karan Johar is one of the most prolific filmmakers in India. His father, Yash Johar, who founded Dharma Productions, was a producer and filmmaker too. Johar often remembers his father and shares fond memories with him on social media. Karan Johar recently revealed on Masters’ Union’s Business Of Bollywood podcast how he had to take the charge after his father’s passing but had no clue about the business or where the begin. He recalled how he received a letter from a family friend, which was penned by Yash Johar because he knew that Karan was clueless about the business aspect at the time.

Karan Johar recalls receiving 6-page letter four days after his father Yash Johar’s death to understand the business: ‘It became kind of my Bible’

“The fourth day after my father passed away, we had a prayer meeting and I came back to the office sitting all alone thinking how am I gonna take this company? I don’t even know where my money is? I don’t because my dad did everything for my mom and me. I was totally spoilt, one day I came back from an IIFA award and my father wanted me to sign cheques and I wrote lots of love because I was used to signing autographs, I was that disconnected from finance,” Karan Johar said.

Karan Johar remembered how the friend gave the letter, and said, “He came with a letter that my father had left behind for me. It was a business letter, it wasn’t an emotional letter. That letter actually said where the funds were in terms of your mutual funds, your investments. He even said these are people you trust these are people you don’t trust. This is how you should take the business forward. It became kind of my Bible. So I took that Bible like five to six pages of detailed things about bank accounts and bank where money is, where property investments are."

Yash Johar died of cancer in June 2004. The filmmaker had produced several movies in his career including Agneepath, Dostana, Duplicate, Duniya, Gumrah, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and Kal Ho Naa Ho among others.

Meanwhile, Karan Johar is set for his next directorial Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani with Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh, Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan and Shabana Azmi. The film releases in April 2023.