Dharma Productions is an Indian production company established by Yash Johar in 1976. As of 2024, the company has produced 63

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, including three that have yet to be released. A large number of the films were co-produced with companies such as Red Chillies Entertainment and Star Studios. In addition, Dharma Productions has presented six other-Indian language films from other companies. The most frequent collaborations of the company have been with the actors

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, Sidharth Malhotra, Kareena Kapoor Khan,

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, Kajol, Varun Dhawan and

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. Dharma Productions' first release came in 1980 with the Raj Khosla–directed '' Dostana'', starring

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and Zeenat Aman, which was a commercial success. However, their subsequent releases, '' Duniya'' (1984) and '' Muqaddar Ka Faisla'' (1987) performed poorly at the box office. Their first release of the 1990s, the Bachchan-starring thriller '' Agneepath'' (1990) garnered critical acclaim but was a commercial failure. The company's next releases were the thriller '' Gumrah'' (1993) and the comedy ''

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'' (1998), both directed by

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. In 1998, Yash Johar's son,

Karan Johar Karan Yash Johar (born Rahul Kumar Johar; 25 May 1972), often informally referred to as KJo, is an Indian filmmaker, producer and television personality who primarily works in Hindi cinema. He has launched the careers of several successful ac ...

made his directorial debut with the romantic drama '' Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'', starring

, Kajol,

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and

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. The film was the highest-grossing Bollywood film of 1998, and established Dharma Productions as a leading production company in India. Their subsequent releases, the ensemble family drama '' Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...'' (2001), and the romantic comedy-drama ''

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'' (2003) and the musical romantic drama '' Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna'' (2006), all starring Shah Rukh Khan, were top-grossing Hindi films in domestic and overseas markets. From 2008 onwards, in addition to directorial ventures from Karan Johar, the company introduced several new directors, including

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, Karan Malhotra, and

Shakun Batra Shakun Batra (born 1 January 1983) is an Indian filmmaker, actor and writer. His first film was the romantic comedy '' Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu'' (2012). He followed this with the ensemble family drama '' Kapoor & Sons'' (2016) and the Amazon Prime ...

. The romantic comedy '' Dostana'' (2008) was the first mainstream Hindi film to take on a homosexual storyline. In 2012, Karan Johar directed the teen romance '' Student of the Year'', which marked the debut of Malhotra, Dhawan, and Bhatt. The following year, the company co-produced the critically acclaimed drama '' The Lunchbox'', which was nominated for the

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. Dharma Productions' greatest successes in the next decades came with the social drama ''

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'' (2010); the action drama, the 2012 remake of ''Agneepath''; the romantic dramas ''

Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani ''Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani'' (), also abbreviated as ''YJHD'', is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age romantic comedy film directed by Ayan Mukerji, written by Mukerji and Hussain Dalal, and produced by Karan Johar under Dharma Produc ...

'' (2013), '' 2 States'' (2014), ''

Ae Dil Hai Mushkil ''Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'' () is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic drama film written, directed, and produced by Karan Johar under the Dharma Productions banner. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Aishwarya Rai, and Fawad ...

'' (2016), and '' Badrinath Ki Dulhania'' (2017); the family drama ''

Kapoor & Sons ''Kapoor & Sons'', also known as ''Kapoor & Sons (Since 1921)'', is a 2016 Indian Hindi-language family comedy-drama film directed by Shakun Batra and produced by Hiroo Yash Johar, Karan Johar, and Apoorva Mehta under Dharma Productions, in c ...

'' (2016); the spy film '' Raazi'' (2018); the action films ''

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'' (2018) and ''

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'' (2021); the comedy '' Good Newwz'' (2019); the war film '' Shershaah'' (2021); the fantasy film '' Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva'' (2022); and the romantic comedy film '' Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani'' (2023).

Films produced

Films presented

In addition to the Hindi films produced, the following films were presented by the company:

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References

External links

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