#HappyBirthdayKaranJohar: 31 RARE behind-the-scenes pictures of Karan Johar you NEED to see RIGHT NOW!

The extremely talented director and producer, Karan Johar, is celebrating his 45th birthday today. He is, without doubts, one of the most in demand filmmakers in Bollywood. 

Karan Johar had started off his Bollywood career assisting Aditya Chopra in the blockbuster Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. He later started his own home production, Dharma, and made his debut as a director with Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Movies like Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Kal Ho Naa Ho, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna, just to name some of the early superhit movies that are to his credit.

Since then KJo has been giving back to back blockbuster hits like My Name Is Khan, Agneepath, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and many more.

He also launched the careers of talented newcomers like Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra in his directorial Student Of The Year. Although KJo has been in the industry for so long, the actors of his movies often describe him as a carefree person with a heart of gold and feel a sense of familiarity in working with him.

Karan shares a strong bond with Shah Rukh Khan and his family and did you know? ADHM actor Ranbir Kapoor calls Karan 'Baby Jo' for his cheerful nature. 

Karan Johar is also a host and he has been successfully hosting the talk show, Koffee with Karan, for five seasons. Since 2012, he has also served as a judge on the reality shows Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and India's Got Talent. 

Today, on his birthday, we bring to you 30 unseen pictures of Karan Johar you simply cannot miss out on: 

Check out the pictures here:

 

A post shared by Just Filmy Official (@just.filmy) on May 24, 2017 at 11:35pm PDT

 

A post shared by Alia Bhatt (@aliaaholics_) on May 25, 2017 at 12:06am PDT

 

A post shared by Varun Dhawan (@varun_dvn1987) on May 24, 2017 at 11:26pm PDT

 

A post shared by ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Varun & Anushka FC⠀⠀ (@varunxanushka) on May 24, 2017 at 10:50pm PDT

 

A post shared by Faradilla ShahRukhster (@iamrukhster_1602) on May 22, 2017 at 2:12pm PDT

 

A post shared by SALMAN AND JACQUELINE(@saljacq) on May 20, 2017 at 7:42am PDT

 

A post shared by SRK MALAYSIA CFC OFFICIAL (@srkmalaysiacfc) on May 19, 2017 at 8:59pm PDT

 

A post shared by varun dhawan (@varun.dvn_live) on May 13, 2017 at 11:33am PDT

 

A post shared by Alia Bhatt (@aliaaholics_) on May 25, 2017 at 12:06am PDT

 

Director @karanjohar and the students share a light moment on the sets! #EXCLUSIVE #Captured #InstaMoment #BehindTheScenes #SOTY #AliaBhatt #Bollywood #neverSeenbefore #candidDharmaMoments #FromtheSets #DharmaMovies #Bollywood #Instaupload #InstaLike #LikesForLikes #TagsForLikes #InstaDaily

A post shared by Dharma Productions (@dharmamovies) on Mar 17, 2015 at 6:23am PDT

 

Sharing a light moment, isn’t that a lovely capture! #KANK #KaranJohar #DharmaMovies #OnTheSets #BehindTheScenes #Exclusive #candidDharmaMoments #Captured #InstaLike #InstaUpload #LikesforLikes #InstaDaily #Bollywood #Exclusive #IndianCinema #unseen

A post shared by Dharma Productions (@dharmamovies) on Mar 26, 2015 at 10:32pm PDT

 

Now how would you describe this moment?! #DharmaMovies #BehindTheScenes#candidDharmaMoments #Captured #InstaLike #InstaUpload #LikesforLikes #InstaDaily #Bollywood #Exclusive #IndianCinema #Unseen

A post shared by Dharma Productions (@dharmamovies) on Mar 29, 2015 at 6:11am PDT

 

Rani & Karan have worked together to create magic. Don’t you agree? #RaniMukerji #OnTheSets #BehindTheScenes #Exclusive #DharmaMovies #candidDharmaMoments #Throwback #InstaDaily #InstaLike #Instahub #LikesForLikes #InstaBollywood

A post shared by Dharma Productions (@dharmamovies) on Apr 8, 2015 at 6:21am PDT

 

Some serious thinking before the shoot? #KaranJohar #JrBachchan #OnTheSets #BehindTheScenes #Exclusive #DharmaMovies #candidDharmaMoments #Throwback #InstaDaily #InstaLike #Instahub #LikesforLikes

A post shared by Dharma Productions (@dharmamovies) on Apr 11, 2015 at 10:08pm PDT

 

Down the memory lane, here’s a moment from Karan Johar’s first film. #KKHH #SRK #KaranJohar #RaniMukerji #BehindTheScenes #DharmaMovies #Exclusive #InstaLike

A post shared by Dharma Productions (@dharmamovies) on May 14, 2015 at 8:44am PDT

 

That’s a picture perfect! #SRK #Kajol #KaranJohar #MyNameIsKhan #InstaMoment #BehindTheScenes #CandidShots #DharmaMovies #instalike

A post shared by Dharma Productions (@dharmamovies) on May 18, 2015 at 10:38pm PDT

 

#ThrowbackThursday from the sets of...any guesses? #dharmamovies #KaranJohar #Instalike #InstaBollywood #behindthescenes

A post shared by Dharma Productions (@dharmamovies) on Nov 4, 2015 at 9:48pm PST

 

There are Kodak moments and then there are moments like these! @KaranJohar analyses a shot with the gorgeous #aishwaryaraibachchan #Bulleya out at 11am

A post shared by Dharma Productions (@dharmamovies) on Sep 15, 2016 at 8:58pm PDT

 

It sometimes does look like the best job in the world but it's definitely not the easiest! #tbt to @karanjohar , @iamsrk and #RaniMukerji during the making of #KANK.

A post shared by Dharma Productions (@dharmamovies) on Jul 21, 2016 at 3:18am PDT

 

#throwbackthursday to moments that make for memories! #salmankhan #karanjohar #behindthescenes

A post shared by Dharma Productions (@dharmamovies) on May 12, 2016 at 2:27am PDT

 

Winter vibes and stylish as ever! #AeDilHaiMushkil #BehindTheScenes #onthesets #dharmamovies #Instalike

A post shared by Dharma Productions (@dharmamovies) on Nov 23, 2015 at 4:49am PST

 

A post shared by Dharma Productions (@dharmamovies) on Feb 2, 2017 at 6:34am PST

 

Game face on! @karanjohar & @anushkasharma on the sets of #ADHM! #BehindTheScenes #bts #movies #films #making #bollywood

A post shared by Dharma Productions (@dharmamovies) on Dec 3, 2016 at 2:56am PST

 

Here's a little fun fact about their amazing friendship off-screen which created he magic on-screen! #TuesdayTrivia @karanjohar #RanbirKapoor #AeDilHaiMushkil Book your tickets to witness the magic on the big screen - bit.ly/ADHMBookTickets

A post shared by Dharma Productions (@dharmamovies) on Nov 7, 2016 at 10:47pm PST

 

An Evening in Paris, the boys are all set for the fun ahead! #RanbirKapoor @karanjohar #AeDilHaiMushkil @foxstarhindi Watch the deleted song here - bit.ly/ADHMdeletedSong Book your tickets for #ADHM here - bit.ly/ADHMBookTickets

A post shared by Dharma Productions (@dharmamovies) on Nov 4, 2016 at 9:31pm PDT

 

A little bit of Bollywood never hurt nobody! #FlashbackFriday #AeDilKiDiwali #ADHMOct28 @karanjohar #RanbirKapoor @anushkasharma

A post shared by Dharma Productions (@dharmamovies) on Oct 6, 2016 at 9:36pm PDT

 

A smile a day, keeps the director more than okay! In @karanjohar's words, "#AeShootWasAasaan!" #ADHMDiaries #RanbirKapoor #AeDilHaiMushkil #AeDilKiDiwali

A post shared by Dharma Productions (@dharmamovies) on Sep 28, 2016 at 12:55am PDT

 

Excitement is building up! #Baahubali2 @karanjohar #ssrajamouli #Prabhas #ranadaggubati @baahubalimovie

A post shared by Dharma Productions (@dharmamovies) on Mar 16, 2017 at 7:36am PDT

 

A post shared by Dharma Productions (@dharmamovies) on Mar 17, 2017 at 11:27pm PDT

 

Double tap if you can't wait for the day when they team up again to create more magic! #ThrowbackThursday @karanjohar @iamsrk

A post shared by Dharma Productions (@dharmamovies) on Mar 30, 2017 at 4:38am PDT

 

He always manages to surprise us all! A quick #thursdaytrivia about him! He never stops trying, he never stops believing, and never gives up! @karanjohar

A post shared by Dharma Productions (@dharmamovies) on Mar 23, 2017 at 10:48am PDT