(2004), Veer-Zaara (2004), and Om Shanti Om (2007). Johar is the host of Koffee with Karan, a talk show where he interviews actors, directors, producers, and other prominent members of the Hindi film industry. The series has run intermittently since 2004, with seven seasons . Since 2012, he has served as a judge on the reality shows Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (with Madhuri Dixit and Remo D’Souza), India's Got Talent (with Malaika Arora Khan, Kirron Kher, and Farah Khan) and India's Next Superstars (with Rohit Shetty). In January 2022, he appeared as a judge on the Colors TV's show Hunarbaaz: Desh Ki Shaan along with Mithun Chakraborty and Parineeti Chopra. Filmography Film Acting roles Television Awards and honours Criticism The death of Sushant Singh Rajput sparked a debate on nepotism in the Hindi film industry. Johar was one of the personalities who were targeted by the late actor's fans for allegedly encouraging nepotism by casting children of established Bollywood stars in his films instead of outsider talents. Johar was first accused of this by Kangana Ranaut on Koffee With Karan''. however, various members of the industry came to his defence. A complaint was filed against Johar "for abetting" Rajput's suicide. Johar has responded to the nepotism allegations, saying that his production house has introduced 21 debut directors, "out of which, I can say, 16-17 are not 'nepotistic' young filmmakers. They are not from the fraternity or the industry. They are completely from outside." Regarding his casting insiders, Johar said, "Why do they discredit some of the actors who are from (the industry)? I think they are talented enough to face the camera and maybe, one thing can say is that they get easy access, but after that, they have got a journey ahead." Bibliography References Siddharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani at Bollywood Hungama External links 1972 births Male actors in Hindi cinema Hindi-language film directors Indian costume designers Indian male film actors Film producers from Mumbai Indian television talk show hosts Living people Film directors from Mumbai Punjabi people Sindhi people Indian Hindus Punjabi Hindus Indian people of Sindhi descent Filmfare Awards winners Screen Awards winners Zee Cine Awards winners International Indian Film Academy Awards winners 21st-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian designers 21st-century Indian film directors Directors who won the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment National Film Award Recipients of the Padma Shri in arts LGBT film directors Indian