35 Years Of Phenomenal Cinema, 35 Years Of Dharma

It is all fireworks for Dharma Productions today as we turn 35. The journey began in 1980 when Yash Johar, with eyes full of dreams, founded this film production and distribution company. His son, Karan Johar, took the legacy forward to make Dharma the cinematic phenomenon that it is today.

We celebrate this day by reminiscing the memorable songs and zingy dialogues from all Dharma movies. We are thankful to the fans and admirers of Dharma who have filled the digital space with their hearty wishes on this day. We would also like to thank Sidharth Malhotra, Ronnie Screwvala, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan and other reputed members of the film fraternity who tweeted about their experience and journeys with Dharma.

Let’s look back at some of the unforgettable memories that Dharma has given us. the love and friendship equation in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, love for family in Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, loving your independence in Wake Up Sid, sacrificing love in Kal Ho Na Ho and love knowing no boundaries in Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna. Over the years, these movies have created a special place in everyone’s hearts.

Whether it’s the chartbusting albums, catchy phrases or grand sets, Dharma has always painted an awe-inspiring picture for the audiences. It is all about unique stories, beautiful storytelling and a magical transformation of thoughts into motion picture. It is not only a celebration of 35 years of phenomenal cinema, it is the commemoration of films that made us laugh, cry and fall in love.

Baahubali Crosses 100 Crore mark in Hindi

The Hindi version of SS Rajamouli’s “Baahubali The Beginning” has made history as it crossed the 100 crore mark at the Indian box office in just 24 days.

The Hindi version of the film was released in around 1,600 screens across the country along with its Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam counterparts on the 10th of July. The film garnered an amazing response from the Hindi audience. During the first week of its release, the film raked in Rs 46.77 crore nett at the Indian box office.

During the second week, the movie collected Rs 26.30 crore nett at the domestic box office. This took the total to Rs 73.15 crore nett. After three weeks of the film’s release, the nett value of the film added Rs 22.61 crore which made it a staggering total of Rs 95.76 crore.

‘Baahubali’s’ Hindi version was short of just Rs 4.24 crore to make it to the niche 100 crore club. However, during its fourth week, the film managed to accomplish the impossible. It collected an additional Rs 7.7 crore thus giving the film a total of Rs 103.51 crore nett.

‘Baahubali the Beginning’ has thus become the first Southern movie to achieve the rare feat, which is a landmark in the history of Indian cinema.

‘Mamta se Bhari’ out now!

The first song from the movie Baahubali is now available on YouTube. The song which already has almost 4 million views is on everyone’s lips and is capturing hearts with its beauty and elegance.

Being loved for its sheer grandiosity and the unmistakable richness of music and lyrics, it is a mother’s prayer for her warrior son and gives a glimpse into the movie’s larger-than-life show of revenge, and promises a visual extravaganza – a gigantic one at that.

The dubbed version of the bilingual movie is being presented by Dharma Productions and has set humungous expectations with its amazing screenplay and cast.

Slated to release on 10th July, it will be a feast for movie-lovers with its 2-part filming.

Happy Birthday to the one and only Karan Johar

For him, life as a director didn’t just happen; it took years of dedication and diligence. Truly, Karan Johar has come a long way to have his presence felt in Bollywood, and all his movies speak volumes of his caliber as an ace filmmaker.

A successful director, an ardent fashion-lover, a mastermind at pop culture, a diligent judge in reality shows, the best friend of the top faces in Bollywood, and now, a classy actor, Karan sure is a man with many talents and his personality has something for each one of us to learn.

Starting off as an assistant director to Aditya Chopra’s ‘DDLJ’, Karan has worked his way up the ladder of fame with timeless movies such as ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai', 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham', 'Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna', 'My Name Is Khan' and 'Student Of The Year'. Didn’t we absolutely love each of these movies!

There’s a reason all his movies are runaway blockbusters, as he once said, “I firmly believe that emotions are universal, and I know that when they connect with the audience, it works.”

For someone who has valued relationships far more than professionalism, Dharma Productions wishes Karan Johar immense luck, happiness, and several blockbuster movies that live in the hearts of the audiences for a lifetime.

Many Many Happy Returns Of The Day – Punit Malhotra

Of late, Bollywood has seen a surge of young talent that has made their presence felt both in front of the screen and behind it. One such talented youngster who has made a mark in the Bollywood circuit is Punit Malhotra.

The young director started his career by assisting Karan Johar in his mega directorial venture Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham. From, this experience, he only went on to scale further heights and made his directorial debut with “I Hate Luv Storys”. The movie was liked by audiences across the world. The remarkable way in which the love story was portrayed had many industry veterans raving about him. His latest movie Gori Tere Pyaar Mein starring the talented Imran Khan and the beautiful Kareena Kapoor was also well received.

It is beyond doubt that he is one director that everyone needs to watch out for in the years to come. On this day of celebration, Dharma wishes him a very happy birthday and loads of success in the coming years.

Kapoor And Sons Star Cast Revealed!

Here is another big announcement!

Actors Sidharth Malhotra, Fawad Khan, Alia Bhatt and Rishi Kapoor are going to be a part of Dharma Productions’ next - Kapoor & Sons.

Directed by Shakun Batra, the film is modern family drama with a love triangle. It also stars the veteran actor – Rishi Kapoor, in a pivotal role.

While Dharma is home to actors Rishi Kapoor, Sidharth Malhotra and Alia Bhatt, this is first time India’s recent heartthrob from Pakistan, Fawad, will be working with the production house.

The release date for the film is yet to be announced.

Happy Birthday Alia Bhatt

It is time to blow the birthday candles as the darling Alia Bhatt celebrates her birthday today. The bubbly, cute and versatile actress has become a fan favorite with her spirited performances.

In her very first film, SOTY, which turned out to be a blockbuster, she showed promise of becoming a star. In her next Dharma film, “2 States” she established herself as an actor of great dramatic caliber. In her third film, “Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya” she showed a comic side which wowed audiences everywhere.

But, before all the stardom came the hard work and perseverance. It is this “zest” as Karan Johar likes to put it, that saw her bagging the lead role for SOTY. Manish Malhotra who was the costume designer for the movie also hails Alia for being stylish and found it great to dress her up. So much so, that in his own words they “just went on and on with the clothes…”.

With the hits piling up one by one, we can only hope that she keeps entertaining us for a long time. But, till we see her again on the silver screen, here’s a collection of songs from Alia’s movies -  and a video of the adorable fashionista for the fans to enjoy.

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Once again, Dharma Productions wishes her a very happy birthday and much happiness in life.

Big announcement!

Filmmaker and Producer Karan Johar recently announced the release date of his upcoming movie SHAANDAAR on twitter.

The movie will be starring Alia Bhatt and Shahid Kapoor in the lead roles, will be directed by the Queen director Vikas Bahl, and is slated to be released on 4th September 2015.

While Alia Bhatt has given splendid performances in her earlier Dharma ventures - 2 States and Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, this woul be Shahid Kapoor's first project with Dharma.

We cannot wait to see the magic this pair creates on screen, share your views in the comments below.

Ungli - Style Basanti

She is elegant, she is ravishing and she's the new age 'Basanti'

We have seen her groove flawlessly in the party anthem 'Dance Basanti' 

and have more than loved it.

"She looks like a young girl in the crowd, yet she is different"

Watch Manish Malhotra spill the secrets behind Shraddha Kapoor’s 

glamorous look in ‘Dance Basanti’.

16 years of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai!

16 years ago, Karan Johar first burst onto the Bollywood scene as a director with 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'. The film, that starred Kajol, Rani Mukerji and Shah Rukh Khan was a spectacular box office hit and paved the way for him to direct more movies like 'Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna', ‘Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham' and 'Student Of The Year'. Karan Johar was 25 when he made his directorial debut.

'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' makes Bollywood look cool again. The Riverdale School look, complete with the hip clothes and sets, makes even the staunchest of snobs sit up and take notice of the film. After all here is a film where even the extras look as hot as the heroines.

Shah Rukh Khan as Rahul is the undisputed star and crowd-puller of the movie, also Salman Khan’s cameo takes the film to a whole different level. Kuch Kuch Hota Hai is one of those films, where Salman Khan displays his acting chops and gives a showcase of what he is

truly is capable of. 

The chartbusting soundtrack for 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' remains one of Bollywood cinema’s finest albums ever. It is a 90s classic that continues to resonate in the hearts of many a music lover. Be it the title song or Ladki Badi Anjani, or that theme tune that has become part of the Dharma Productions logo clip; romance has seldom sounded so melodious.

In a movie that starred two Khans, Kajol manages to overshadow them with her career-best act in an author-backed role that does complete justice to her range as an actress. As the sporty Anjali who goes from looking like a tomboy, to becoming the perfect dulhania, Kajol scores a three-pointer in every sense of the word.

Among the many awards the film garnered for its makers and cast, 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' also went on to win the National Award for providing wholesome entertainment in 1999. On its 16th anniversary, come join us in celebrating a film that has taken us through a range of emotions! Do tell us your favorite moments from the film in the comments below.

Nandini Raichand - The Ideal Indian wife

In a relationship, we tend to argue but sooner or later leave all our differences behind and make peace with each other. Yes, the relationships we build with our family, our friends, our partners are the ones which eventually make us complete.

For Nandini Raichand, her family was her life and loving them was her ultimate goal in life. She loved her husband, Yashvardhan and both her sons, Rahul & Rohan. Where Nandini was warm and respected her children’s decision, Yashvardhan was more of an authoritative person and always wanted his family to follow the rules and traditions set by his forefathers. When Rahul married Anjali without Yashvardhan’s consent, Yashvardhan abandoned them. Nandini was heartbroken yet followed Yashvardhan’s decision. Her burst of anger is summarized perfectly in one line she says; “Mera pati sirf pati hai, parmeshwar nahi”. That one line makes her husband realize what he has done. No theatrics, no arguments and no passive aggressive statements, just one heartfelt emotional line.

Relationships are not war, nor are they competitions where there will be one winner and one loser, relationships are a combination of love, companionship, trust and above all honesty. It’s the honesty Nandani and Yash have in their relationship that makes it one of the best on-screen husband and wife portrayal. It helped that it was played by one of the greatest real life couples of Bollywood, Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan. What do you think? What is the most important thing in a relationship?

Be Yourself!

Kuch Kuch Hota Hai…


The very mention of the movie brings back many emotions, falling in love with the characters, those favorite scenes and dialogues, the times we’ve cried and fallen in love with the film. Undoubtedly, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai shall remain one of the most special films to us.

When Rahul narrates the tale of his friendship to his daughter, he introduces her saying,

“Anjali… Doosri ladkiyon ki tarah toh thi hi nahin. Who toh bas hum ladko jaisi thi. Pata hai? Sab ladkiya make up karti thi aur Anjali… Anjali basketball khelti thi. Aur kapde, who mere jaise pehenti thi! Haan sach! Jhalli thi meri Anjali, sajna, sawarna, khoobsurat lagna, yeh sab toh uska aata hi nahin tha.”

Yes, that’s exactly how Anjali Sharma was in college, Rahul’s best friend. Until Tina arrived and Rahul started falling in love with her, just like Anjali started realizing her love for Rahul. And then we all know what crazy things loves makes us do!

Voila! The tomboy Anjali Sharma was all girly the next day in college to everyone’s surprise. She wanted to be liked, she wanted to be accepted, and she wanted to look beautiful just like Tina. But people laughed at her, Rahul laughed the hardest. But he also reminded her, “Tum bahut khoobsurat ho, kyunki tum sabse zyaada alag ho. At least tum un stupid ladkiyon ki tarah toh nahin ho jinke peechhe main bhaagta hoon!”

That’s all about it, we are loved and accepted for who we are and if learn to be comfortable in our skin and respect our differences! that’s the way to be, that’s what life teaches us, that’s what our movies teach us! :)

8 years of Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna!

8 years ago, we celebrated the release of our film, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna. The film boasted of a star studded cast, that included Bollywood Superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan, along with Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Preity Zinta and Kirron Kher. After the success of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham, Karan Johar’s third directorial venture touched the topic of extra marital affairs.

Is love about righteousness alone? Was Dev supposed to pull through a terrible marriage? Was Maya expected to compromise because of her marriage in spite of finding love in the form of Dev? Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna explores a journey of love that goes beyond the boundaries of righteousness

You might not agree with the character’s stance in the movie; they break societal barriers. But in the end love triumphs over all. The biggest success of Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna was the fact that the film became the highest overseas grosser when it released, and the love kept growing. Today, as we celebrate the 8thanniversary of its release, all we want to say is keep the love coming and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna!

Spreading the Saturday Saturday fever again!

You’ve loved the original party number, now get ready to groove to the ultimate party remix!
Remixed by DJ Chetas, we bring to you ‘Saturday Saturday Remix’. The Party Anthem gets cooler with the electro beats and kickass soundtrack that will make you dance on this groovy number. The song has Humpty & Kavya from ‘Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania’ dancing their night out to the groovy track. The desi kudi Kavya & Delhi lad Humpty flaunt their dancing skills with perfect dance moves.
So what are you waiting for, put on your dancing shoes and get ready to burn the dance floor because when we play the party anthem, you will not be able to leave it! ;) Sung by Indeep Bakshi, Badshah, Akriti Kakkar, Saturday Saturday Remix is musical treat for all the party lovers!
So what are you waiting for! Click here to watch the remixed version of this anthem:

Repair Almost Anything

In an age when everything right from tissues to relationships are used, thrown and disposed, Rizwan Khan and Mandira come to reinstate the belief in everlasting relationships. Rizwan who suffers from the Asperger’s Syndrome and is termed autistic or abnormal, turned out to be more intelligent and considerate about people and relationships. Sticking by his mother’s childhood lessons, Rizwan never differentiates between people on the basis of false grounds such as caste, religion, etc. For him, the real demarcation of people was their deeds, so for him there were only good and bad people. Rizwan did all he could to repair his relationship, his love and his marriage because he believed that relationships were meant to last till death, they need not be dumped but repaired.

We absolutely love Rizwan Khan for reinstating this beautiful lesson! Do you agree?

‘Shhuddhi’ set to release in Diwali 2016!

Special news for all Salman Khan fans! The actor will be playing the lead role in Mr. Karan Johar’s mega project ‘Shhuddhi’.

Confirming the news Mr. Johar tweeted, “#SHHUDDHI will star SALMAN KHAN and will release Diwali 2016.....@shhuddhimovie”

It will be the second time; Salman will be doing a film with Mr. Johar. Earlier, Salman made a guest appearance in the 1998 Bollywood blockbuster ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'. ‘Shhuddhi’ will be helmed by director Karan Malhotra, of ‘Agneepath’ fame. It will be interesting to see the combination of the dashing Salman along with Karan, who impressed everyone with ‘Agneepath’. Watch this space for more updates on ‘Shhuddhi’

‘D se Dance’ out now!

Bajo ji dhol… nagara because the stage is set to do some crazy dance move with Humpty & Kavya ;) Presenting a fun upbeat track ‘D se Dance’ from ‘Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania’. ‘D se Dance’ shows Humpty and Kavya enjoying themselves in true Dilli Style. The song begins with the guests witnessing Kavya’s friend’s Gurpreet’s engagement. The peppy track also has Humpty’s close buddies Shonty and Poplu shake a leg with Humpty & Kavya. Humpty, the carefree Delhi lad and the Punjabi kudi have indeed set the dance floor on fire with their desi thumkas and Punjabi dance. The duo look exceptionally stunning and are seen flirting with each other in the song. The song brings a fresh flavor to the filmi story of Humpty and Kavya. Vishal Dadlani, Anushka Manchanda and Shalmali Kholgade have lent their voices for this extremely catchy number! We are just a few days away from getting spell-bound by Humpty’s “Humptyness”, till then watch the video and get dancing to the tunes of D Se Dance: