5 Celebrities, Who Play Multiple Roles In Real Life

Celebrities who play multiple roles in real life.

- Shutapa Paul

Karan Johar

No one dons multiple hats as well as Karan Johar, 43, does. From hosting popular chat show Koffee with Karan to judging reality shows such as Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and India’s Got Talent, Johar has showcased his versatility on television. His Dharma Productions has produced some of the biggest blockbusters. However, it’s been a while since he directed a movie—his previous two hit directorial ventures were My Name is Khan (2010) and Student of the Year (2012). He also directed one of the four segments in Bombay Talkies (2013). Apart from being a director, producer, writer and show host, Johar is an actor too; he starred in a negative role in Anurag Kashyap’s Bombay Velvet (2015). The film tanked at the box office, but Johar received critical acclaim for his role as Kaizad Khambatta, a wily Parsi media magnate. As if that’s not enough, Johar has also turned designer for superstar Shah Rukh Khan.

Vishal Bhardwaj

The multifaceted Vishal Bhardwaj, 50, is a music composer-cum-director who has written and made some of Bollywood’s most path-breaking films in recent times such as Maqbool (2003), Omkara (2006), Kaminey (2009) and 7 Khoon Maaf (2011). Bhardwaj always wanted to be a music composer and took to filmmaking for that reason. And he has not lost sight of his first passion. The year gone by has been special for Bhardwaj. He completed his William Shakespeare trilogy with 2014’s Haider [Maqbool