Dharma Productions year in rear-view: From Karan Johar's Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani to Shershaah's National Award
Hindustan TimesKaran Johar's banner Dharma Productions had a busy year. Dharma Productions had Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani's box office success, Shershaah's National Award win, Kill's premiere at TIFF, and new season of Koffee with Karan in 2023 Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani After a lukewarm response of Raj Mehta's Selfiee, starring Akshay Kumar and Emraan Hashmi, at the box office, Karan Johar's directorial, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, redeemed Dharma commercially this year. Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani stars Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh Shershaah's National Award win Dharma Productions' Shershaah, the period war film directed by Vishnuvardhan, won the Special Jury Award honour at the National Film Awards this year. This is Karan and Dharma's second National Award win after Karan's 1998 directorial debut Kuch Kuch Hota Hai won in the Best Feature Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment category. Filmmaker Karan Johar's production Shershaah starring Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani bagged the Special Jury Award at National Awards 2023 Kill at TIFF Nikhil Nagesh Bhat's martial arts thriller Kill, co-produced by Dharma Productions and Guneet Monga's Sikhya Entertainment, had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.