Johar married Ramma Bains in 1943 in Lahore, well before partition and any connection to the film industry. The couple became the parents of two children, a son named Anil and a daughter named Ambika. Both the children worked in a handful of films in the late 1970s, including "Nasbandi" (1978) and "5 Rifles" which were films featuring both of them. Ramma Bains herself acted in small roles in a couple of films, most notably as Balraj Sahni's cunning sister in "Garam Hawa."