Karan Johar launches Yash Johar Foundation to provide financial, health & educational aid to the entertainment industry

In memory of his father, filmmaker-producer Karan Johar launched Yash Johar Foundation on Friday. The foundation aims at providing financial, health and educational aid to the people in the Indian entertainment industry. This comes at a time when the people from the entertainment industry have been badly affected by the Coronavirus pandemic.

Alongside the announcement, KJo also dropped a video that features rare throwback pictures of his late father Yash Johar interacting with the cast and crew of the several films that he produced under his banner Dharma Productions. The video also features some unseen pictures of Karan with his legendary father.

Making the announcement, Karan Johar posted, “Yash Johar Foundation: This has been a true labor of love… created in memory of my incredible father and to carry forward his legacy. I am proud to launch the Yash Johar Foundation, which has been set up with the aim to improve the quality of life for people in the Indian entertainment industry.”

He went on to add, “While we have initiated the implementation of long-term sustainable plans that will enhance the lives of people and their families in the industry, we have also ensured that immediate solutions are being provided to help them deal with the effects of the on-going global pandemic. The link in my bio provides all the details and how we can be contacted. @YashJoharFoundation (sic).”

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In the video, the Kuch Kuch Hota Hai director is heard saying, “My father Yash Johar loved everything about the movies. He just had to step onto a film set and he was a changed man. But his heart lay in the people who made up the industry. From the spot boys to the cameramen, from the editors to the actors, they made up his world. He was naturally a kind and empathetic person, who understood that being in movie business is hard. Which is why it gives me great pleasure to announce the formation of the Yash Johar Foundation for the people of the entertainment industry.”

Highlighting how the foundation will help those in need, the filmmaker further added, “The Yash Johar Foundation has three main pillars that it will support: financial well-being, health and education and vocational training. Considering the current scenario, we are taking into considering the effects and after-effects of Covid-19. We have initiated YJF Covid Response 2021 to address immediate needs such as food, shelter and medicines of those within the entertainment industry who have been negatively impacted by the pandemic. My father was a man who always looked for solutions and always taught me to look for them too. This is a step in that direction.”

Several celebs like Abhishek Bachchan, Dia Mirza, Manish Malhotra, Abhinav Shukla, Zoya Akhtar, Ekta Kapoor and others lauded KJo’s initiative and called it a noble thought.

On the work front, Karan’s production house has an interesting line up of films waiting to hit the silver screen this year. They include- Sooryavanshi, Brahmastra and Liger.

Also Read: Karan Johar’s next Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh starrer to be titled Prem Kahani?

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