Wikiwand AI

Yash Raj Films

Indian film studio From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Yash Raj Films is an Indian film production and distribution company founded by filmmaker Yash Chopra in 1970. Since 2012, it has been led by his son Aditya Chopra. The company primarily produces and distributes Hindi films and has played a significant role in shaping the Hindi film industry.[1]

YRF Music
TypePrivately held company
Founded1970; 56 years ago (1970)
FounderYash Chopra
Quick facts Trade name, Type ...
Yash Raj Films
YRF Music
TypePrivately held company
Founded1970; 56 years ago (1970)
FounderYash Chopra
Headquarters
Mumbai
,
India
Key people
ProductsFilms released
Divisions
Subsidiaries
Websitewww.yashrajfilms.com Edit this at Wikidata
Close

History

In 1970, YRF was founded by Yash Raj Chopra, a veteran director and producer in the Indian film industry.[2][3] It has produced the following films:

This section is an excerpt from List of Yash Raj Films films § Films produced.[edit]
Raakhee played the lead female role in four of the five productions of Yash Raj Films in the 1970s.
Amitabh Bachchan has collaborated with Yash Raj Films on six projects, playing leading roles in three of them.
Rajesh Khanna was the leading actor in the company’s first film Daag (1973).
Rishi Kapoor has collaborated with Yash Raj Films on ten projects.[a]
Shashi Kapoor has collaborated with Yash Raj Films on five projects, three of them co-starring with Amitabh Bachchan.
Sridevi played the title role in Yash Raj Films' most successful film of the 1980s — Chandni (1989).[5]
Anil Kapoor has worked with Yash Raj Films on six projects, three of them directed by Yash Chopra starting with Mashaal (1984).
Shah Rukh Khan has worked with Yash Raj Films on ten projects, including their highest-grossing release Pathaan (2023)
Hrithik Roshan has worked with Yash Raj Films on four projects, beginning with Mujhse Dosti Karoge! (2002).
Kajol played the lead role in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) — the film with the longest theatrical run in Indian cinema history.[6]
Rani Mukerji has worked with Yash Raj Films on fourteen projects, beginning with Mujhse Dosti Karoge! (2002).
Preity Zinta starred in three of the company's productions in the 2000s.
Abhishek Bachchan played the lead role in the Dhoom franchise (2004–13).
Saif Ali Khan has played leading roles in seven of the company's films.
Akshay Kumar has collaborated with the company on four projects, beginning with Yeh Dillagi (1994).
Katrina Kaif has collaborated with Yash Raj Films on eight projects, beginning with New York (2009)
Ranbir Kapoor has collaborated with Yash Raj Films on three projects beginning with his second film Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008).
Ranveer Singh made his acting debut with Band Baaja Baaraat (2010), after which he worked with the company for five more films.
Anushka Sharma made her acting debut with Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) and has collaborated with the company six more times.
Parineeti Chopra has collaborated with Yash Raj Films on seven projects, including her debut film Ladies vs Ricky Bahl (2011).
Arjun Kapoor made his acting debut with Ishaqzaade (2012) and has since worked with the company three more times.
Vaani Kapoor made her acting debut with Shuddh Desi Romance (2013) and has collaborated with the company on four more films.
Sharvari made her acting debut with Bunty Aur Babli 2 (2021) and has collaborated with the company on three more films.
Aamir Khan has starred in two top-grossing films of the company, Fanaa (2006) and Dhoom 3 (2013).
Salman Khan has starred in four of the company's highest-grossing releases, including the three films in the Tiger film series.
Ali Abbas Zafar has directed five films for the company, including Sultan (2016) and Tiger Zinda Hai (2017).
Siddharth Anand has directed five films for the company, including the YRF Spy Universe films War (2019) and Pathaan (2023).
More information Year, Title ...
Year Title Director Cast Synopsis Ref.
1973 Daag Yash Chopra Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore, Raakhee A woman learns her presumed-dead husband is alive and married to someone else. [7]
1976 Kabhi Kabhie Yash Chopra Amitabh Bachchan, Raakhee, Shashi Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh An aspiring poet and a young woman fall in love but marry others, only to be brought together years later through their children. [8]
1977 Doosra Aadmi Ramesh Talwar Raakhee, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Shashi Kapoor A successful woman becomes infatuated with a younger married man who reminds her of her late lover. [9]
1979 Noorie Manmohan Krishna Farooq Sheikh, Poonam Dhillon After a young woman takes her life following a sexual assault, her fiancé sets out to avenge her death. [10]
1979 Kaala Patthar Yash Chopra Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Raakhee, Parveen Babi, Neetu Singh, Prem Chopra A disgraced sea captain becomes a coal miner and, with the support of his colleagues, leads a fight for workers’ rights. [11]
[12]
1981 Nakhuda Dilip Naik Raj Kiran, Swaroop Sampat, Kulbhushan Kharbanda A loyal protégé’s relationship with his mentor begins to fracture after his wealthy father-in-law manipulates him for personal gain. [13]
Silsila Yash Chopra Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Rekha, Sanjeev Kumar After his brother's death, a man marries his brother's pregnant girlfriend, only to later reignite a love affair with his now-married former lover. [14]
1982 Sawaal Ramesh Talwar Sanjeev Kumar, Poonam Dhillon, Shashi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman, Prem Chopra A powerful criminal's world unravels when his daughter falls in love with a police officer and his son turns against his criminal empire. [15]
1984 Mashaal Yash Chopra Dilip Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Anil Kapoor, Rati Agnihotri An honest journalist who exposes a drug lord loses his career and seeks revenge, but a vagabond he once saved tries to steer him away from a life of crime. [5]
[16]
1985 Faasle Yash Chopra Sunil Dutt, Rekha, Farooq Sheikh, Farah, Deepti Naval, Raj Kiran, Rohan Kapoor A widower struggles to balance raising his children and his relationship with a younger woman, but disapproves when his daughter chooses to marry her lover. [17]
1988 Vijay Yash Chopra Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini, Rishi Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Anupam Kher Two friends become enemies upon discovering they are first cousins, with their destinies shaped by the manipulation of their evil grandfather. [18]
1989 Chandni Yash Chopra Sridevi, Rishi Kapoor, Vinod Khanna, Waheeda Rehman After her fiancé becomes paralysed in an accident and pushes her away, a heartbroken woman finds comfort in the home of a middle-aged widower. [19]
1991 Lamhe Yash Chopra Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Waheeda Rehman, Anupam Kher A man falls in love with an older woman who marries someone else, and years later, her daughter falls in love with him. [20]
1993 Aaina Deepak Sareen Jackie Shroff, Amrita Singh, Juhi Chawla Two sisters fall in love with the same man, leading to jealousy and heartbreak when he marries one, only for the other to return and claim him. [21]
Darr Yash Chopra Sunny Deol, Juhi Chawla, Shah Rukh Khan A newly-wed woman is stalked by an obsessed man claiming to be in love with her, and with her husband's help, she tries to escape his harassment. [22]
1994 Yeh Dillagi Naresh Malhotra Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Kajol Two brothers with contrasting personalities fall in love with their chauffeur's daughter, a model, causing tension with their domineering mother. [23]
1995 Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Aditya Chopra Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol A teenage girl falls in love with a flirtatious boy during a trip across Europe, but is forced by her father to marry someone else. [24]
1997 Dil To Pagal Hai Yash Chopra Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Karisma Kapoor, Akshay Kumar A stage dancer falls for her director, but he is in love with another dancer who is engaged to her childhood friend. [25]
2000 Mohabbatein Aditya Chopra Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Uday Chopra, Shamita Shetty, Jugal Hansraj, Kim Sharma, Jimmy Shergill, Preeti Jhangiani A music teacher inspires his students to stand up against their authoritarian principal to avenge the suicide of his girlfriend. [26]
2002 Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai Sanjay Gadhvi Uday Chopra, Sanjana, Jimmy Shergill, Bipasha Basu A man decides to break the engagement of his childhood friend after realising that he is in love with her. [27]
Mujhse Dosti Karoge! Kunal Kohli Rani Mukerji, Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor, Uday Chopra A man falls for a woman, believing her e-mails were written by her, unaware that they were actually sent by her childhood friend, who secretly loves him. [28]
Saathiya Shaad Ali Rani Mukerji, Vivek Oberoi A couple faces a series of troubles and misunderstandings after eloping and getting married. [29]
2004 Hum Tum Kunal Kohli Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji A man and a woman cross paths at various stages of their lives and eventually fall in love after the woman's husband dies. [30]
Dhoom Sanjay Gadhvi Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, Uday Chopra, Esha Deol, Rimi Sen A police officer and a motorbike dealer team up to catch a group of bank robbers. [31]
Veer-Zaara Yash Chopra Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Rani Mukerji An Indian Air Force pilot falls in love with a Pakistani woman, leading to his wrongful imprisonment for 22 years, while a Pakistani lawyer fights for his freedom. [32]
2005 Bunty Aur Babli Shaad Ali Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerji Two villagers run away and become con artists under the aliases Bunty and Babli, while an alcoholic policeman tries to catch them. [33]
Salaam Namaste Siddharth Anand Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta A couple living together in Melbourne faces complications when the woman becomes pregnant, and the man refuses to take responsibility. [34]
Neal 'n' Nikki Arjun Sablok Uday Chopra, Tanishaa Mukerji A man plans to sleep with 21 women before marriage, but his plans are interrupted by a free-spirited woman. [35]
2006 Fanaa Kunal Kohli Aamir Khan, Kajol A blind woman falls in love with an undercover terrorist who abandons her, and years later, after regaining her sight, she cares for him without realizing his true identity. [36]
Dhoom 2 Sanjay Gadhvi Hrithik Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Uday Chopra, Bipasha Basu, Rimi Sen A team of police officers tries to catch a skilled jewel thief, using a petty thief to seduce him, but her loyalty to the police is called into question. [37]
Kabul Express Kabir Khan John Abraham, Arshad Warsi, Salman Shahid, Linda Arsenio Two Indian journalists and an American journalist are held hostage by a Taliban militant while trying to cross the border into Pakistan. [38]
2007 Ta Ra Rum Pum Siddharth Anand Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji A car racing champion loses his career after an accident, and his family faces hardships before he makes a triumphant comeback. [39]
Jhoom Barabar Jhoom Shaad Ali Abhishek Bachchan, Bobby Deol, Preity Zinta, Lara Dutta, Amitabh Bachchan Two strangers at a train station lie about their partners while secretly falling for each other, and hire others to be their partners for a dance competition. [40]
Chak De! India Shimit Amin Shah Rukh Khan A disgraced hockey player tries to redeem himself by coaching a group of underachievers in the India women's national field hockey team to win the world cup. [41]
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag Pradeep Sarkar Jaya Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Konkona Sen Sharma, Kunal Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Anupam Kher To support her family, a young woman moves to the city in search of work, but hardships lead her to become a female escort. [42]
Aaja Nachle Anil Mehta Madhuri Dixit, Konkona Sen Sharma, Akshaye Khanna, Kunal Kapoor A New York-based choreographer returns to her hometown in India to save a dance theatre from being demolished by a local politician. [43]
2008 Tashan Vijay Krishna Acharya Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Anil Kapoor A woman steals money from her criminal boss, who then hires her disgruntled ex-lover and a gangster to track her down. [44]
Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic[b] Kunal Kohli Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji, Rishi Kapoor, Ameesha Patel An angel comes to Earth to help four troubled kids after a judge orders a loner to take custody of them following an accident that kills their parents. [46]
Bachna Ae Haseeno Siddharth Anand Ranbir Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Bipasha Basu, Minissha Lamba, Kunal Kapoor, Hiten Paintal A womanizer seeks forgiveness from two women he abandoned after his heart is broken by another. [47]
Roadside Romeo[c] Jugal Hansraj Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor A deserted dog befriends four strays and battles an evil neighborhood dog. [49]
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi Aditya Chopra Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, Vinay Pathak An under-confident middle-aged man pretends to be a boisterous younger man to win the affection of his newly-wed bride. [50]
2009 New York Kabir Khan John Abraham, Katrina Kaif, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Irrfan Khan After being wrongly imprisoned post-9/11, a Muslim student turns to terrorism for revenge, while the FBI uses his friend to spy on him. [51]
Dil Bole Hadippa! Anurag Singh Rani Mukerji, Shahid Kapoor, Rakhi Sawant, Anupam Kher, Sherlyn Chopra, Dalip Tahil A woman disguises herself as a man to pursue her dream of playing professional cricket. [52]
Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year Shimit Amin Ranbir Kapoor, Gauahar Khan, Shazahn Padamsee A disillusioned salesman starts his own firm with the help of other disgruntled employees from a computer service company. [53]
2010 Pyaar Impossible Jugal Hansraj Uday Chopra, Priyanka Chopra, Dino Morea A software engineer becomes a nanny for the daughter of a divorced businesswoman he once had a crush on in college. [54]
Badmaash Company Parmeet Sethi Shahid Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Meiyang Chang, Vir Das Four underachieving friends start a successful scam business, but misunderstandings within the group threaten their venture. [55]
Lafangey Parindey Pradeep Sarkar Neil Nitin Mukesh, Deepika Padukone A blind girl trains to win a skating competition, and is helped in her quest by a street fighter who was responsible for her loss of sight. [56]
Band Baaja Baaraat Maneesh Sharma Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma An ambitious girl and a street-smart boy start a wedding-planning business, but a one-night stand turns them into rivals. [57]
2011 Mere Brother Ki Dulhan Ali Abbas Zafar Katrina Kaif, Imran Khan, Ali Zafar, Tara D'Souza A man arranges for the marriage of his brother to a loquacious woman, but falls in love with her instead. [58]
Ladies vs Ricky Bahl Maneesh Sharma Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma, Parineeti Chopra, Dipannita Sharma, Aditi Sharma Three women, who have been robbed and deceived by a con man, hire a con woman whom he loves to teach him a lesson. [59]
2012 Ishaqzaade Habib Faisal Parineeti Chopra, Arjun Kapoor, Gauahar Khan A Hindu man and a Muslim woman from warring political families engage in a passionate affair with each other. [60]
Ek Tha Tiger Kabir Khan Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Ranvir Shorey An Indian RAW agent is on a mission to recover confidential information from a scientist, during which he falls in love with a mysterious Pakistani ISI agent. [61]
Jab Tak Hai Jaan Yash Chopra Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma After a car accident, a woman promises to break up with her boyfriend to save his life, leading him to defy death as a bomb-disposal expert. [62]
2013 Aurangzeb Atul Sabharwal Arjun Kapoor, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Sashaa Agha, Rishi Kapoor, Jackie Shroff The doppelganger of a criminal's son, is forced by his family to go undercover in the criminal's home to take down their criminal syndicate. [63]
Shuddh Desi Romance Maneesh Sharma Sushant Singh Rajput, Parineeti Chopra, Vaani Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor A man runs away from his arranged wedding to live with another woman, only for her to leave him on their wedding day. [64]
Dhoom 3 Vijay Krishna Acharya Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Katrina Kaif, Uday Chopra, Jackie Shroff A circus boy, trained in circus theatrics, vows to take down a corrupt Chicago-based bank after his father's suicide. Two police officers from Mumbai try to catch them. [65]
2014 Gunday Ali Abbas Zafar Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Irrfan Khan Two refugees from Bangladesh emerge as the most powerful coal bandits in Calcutta. Misunderstandings arise when they both fall in love with the same cabaret dancer. [66]
Aaha Kalyanam[d] A. Gokul Krishna Nani, Vaani Kapoor An ambitious girl and a street-smart boy begin a wedding-planning business, but a one-night stand turns them into rivals. [68]
Bewakoofiyaan Nupur Asthana Ayushmann Khurrana, Sonam Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor A man fired from his job during the Indian recession must convince his rich girlfriend's father to let her marry him. [69]
Titli[e] Kanu Behl Shashank Arora, Shivani Raghuvanshi, Ranvir Shorey, Amit Sial The youngest son of a criminal family and his reluctant bride manipulate and ultimately help each other to escape the family. [72]
Mardaani Pradeep Sarkar Rani Mukerji, Tahir Raj Bhasin Following the disappearance of a teenage girl, a policewoman uncovers secrets of a high-profile sex trafficking racket in India. [73]
Daawat-e-Ishq Habib Faisal Aditya Roy Kapur, Parineeti Chopra A young woman and her father trap a man under the dowry law in India to fund her trip to America. [74]
Kill Dil Shaad Ali Ranveer Singh, Parineeti Chopra, Ali Zafar, Govinda Two orphans are trained to be assassins by a gangster. Trouble arises when one of them falls in love and decides to leave the business. [75]
2015 Dum Laga Ke Haisha Sharat Katariya Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar An unambitious man is forced into marrying an aspiring schoolteacher. Initially hesitant to accept his overweight bride, the couple eventuality grow closer. [76]
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy![e] Dibakar Banerjee Sushant Singh Rajput, Swastika Mukherjee During World War II, Byomkesh Bakshy, a young detective in Calcutta, becomes embroiled in a murder mystery. [77]
2016 Fan Maneesh Sharma Shah Rukh Khan A star's doppelganger fan turns into a dangerous foe when the former refuses the latter's advances. [78]
Sultan Ali Abbas Zafar Salman Khan, Anushka Sharma A middle-aged former wrestler with a tragic past overcomes his insecurities to return to the sport. [79]
Befikre Aditya Chopra Ranveer Singh, Vaani Kapoor An impulsive couple in Paris engage in an affair while promising not to fall in love with each other. [80]
2017 Meri Pyaari Bindu Akshay Roy Ayushmann Khurrana, Parineeti Chopra A successful writer, stuck with writer's block, returns to his roots to write an old-fashioned love story. [81]
Qaidi Band Habib Faisal Aadar Jain, Anya Singh Seven innocent under-trials give a band performance in the prison to secure their acquittal. [82]
Tiger Zinda Hai Ali Abbas Zafar Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif Tiger and his wife, Zoya, unite to rescue Indian and Pakistani nurses held hostage by an Islamic terror group. [83]
2018 Hichki Siddharth P. Malhotra Rani Mukerji An aspiring teacher suffering from Tourette syndrome must prove herself by educating a group of underprivileged students. [84]
Sui Dhaaga Sharat Katariya Anushka Sharma, Varun Dhawan An unemployed small town couple start their own garment business. [85]
Thugs of Hindostan Vijay Krishna Acharya Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif, Fatima Sana Shaikh In 1795, a band of thugs aspire to free Hindostan from the rule of the East India Company. Alarmed, the British send a con-artist to infiltrate and counter the threat. [86]
2019 War Siddharth Anand Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff, Vaani Kapoor An Indian soldier is assigned to eliminate his mentor, a former soldier gone rogue. [87]
Mardaani 2 Gopi Puthran Rani Mukerji, Vishal Jethwa A policewoman goes up against a young rapist and serial killer. [88]
2021 Bunty Aur Babli 2 Varun V. Sharma Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Sharvari Two scam artists are forced out of retirement when their calling card begins appearing across India. [89]
2022 Jayeshbhai Jordaar Divyang Thakkar Ranveer Singh, Shalini Pandey A timid man flees with his wife to protect their daughter from foeticide. [90]
Samrat Prithviraj Chandraprakash Dwivedi Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Sonu Sood, Manushi Chhillar Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan of the Chauhan dynasty, clashes with Muhammad Ghori, a ruler from the Ghurid dynasty who led the Islamic Conquest of Hindustan. [90]
Shamshera Karan Malhotra Ranbir Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Vaani Kapoor Set in the 1800s, a dacoit tribe fight for independence against British rule. [90]
2023 Pathaan Siddharth Anand Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, John Abraham An exiled RAW agent must prevent a disgruntled terrorist from releasing a deadly synthetic virus. [91]
The Great Indian Family Vijay Krishna Acharya Vicky Kaushal, Manushi Chhillar A religious Hindu man has a crisis when he finds out that he is Muslim by birth. [92]
Tiger 3 Maneesh Sharma Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Emraan Hashmi Framed as traitors by a vengeful terrorist, two spies embark on a dangerous mission to clear their names. [93]
2025 Saiyaara Mohit Suri Ahaan Panday, Aneet Padda Two artistic souls find harmony through music despite their contrasting worlds. As feelings deepen, age and circumstances challenge their undeniable bond. [94]
War 2 Ayan Mukerji Hrithik Roshan, N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Kiara Advani A rogue agent infiltrates a multinational terror syndicate while being pursued by another, equally dangerous agent who has a history with him. [95]
2026 Mardaani 3 Abhiraj Minawala Rani Mukerji, Janki Bodiwala, Mallika Prasad A veteran policewoman investigates the case of 93 young girls who have gone missing in three months. [96]
Alpha Shiv Rawail Alia Bhatt, Sharvari, Bobby Deol, Anil Kapoor A young assassin seeks to take down her mentor's illicit super-soldier program while learning the truth about her family. [97]
2027 Mupapa †[f] Sameer Saxena Ayushmann Khurrana, Shreya Chaudhry TBA [99]
Ali Abbas Zafar's Untitled Next † Ali Abbas Zafar Ahaan Panday, Sharvari, Aaishvary Thackeray, Bobby Deol, Jimmy Sheirgill TBA [100]
Close

YRF Studios

In 2005, Chopra built YRF Studios in Mumbai. In 2006, the first film shot at YRF Studios was the romantic thriller Fanaa. Since then, several notable films have been shot at YRF Studios, including Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), Partner (2007), Taare Zameen Par (2007), Dostana (2008), Wanted (2009), 3 Idiots (2009), Dabangg (2010), Bodyguard (2011), Ra.One (2011), Agneepath (2012), Chennai Express (2013), Jai Ho (2014), and PK (2014). The studio consists of six floors and spans 20 acres. YRF Studios has also been rented out for other film and television productions, including 10 Ka Dum and Kaun Banega Crorepati for Sony Entertainment Television, as well as Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?, Koffee With Karan, and Satyamev Jayate for STAR India.[101]

YRF Distributors

YRF since launching their distribution arm, has not just distributed films produced by them but also several films made by other production companies, within India as well as overseas, which includes a variety of independent films and Parallel Cinema productions such as Godmother (1999), Zubeidaa (2001), Maqbool (2004), and Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (2004) among others. In recent years, YRF has distributed successful films like Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar (2023), Laapataa Ladies (2024), and Chhaava (2025). While they mostly distribute Hindi films, they have also distributed a few regional films in various languages.[102]

In 2013, the company's distribution team sold the satellite rights of its venture Dhoom 3 for ₹75 crore (US$7.8 million)[103] to Sony Entertainment Television.[104]

YRF Home Entertainment

YRF Home Entertainment division produces and releases Audio CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray Discs & VCDs. While these include films from YRF's own film catalogue, the division also selectively acquires films from outside banners for releasing them across Home Video formats. YRF Home Entertainment Forever Classics Collection includes many of their own classic films, directed by the company's founder, Yash Chopra and his son Aditya Chopra, besides several popular films from Raj Kapoor Films and B.R. Films, among others.[citation needed]

YRF Music

The company impacted the music industry through chartbuster soundtracks in their filmography such as Darr (1993), Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995), Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) and Saiyaara (2025).[105]

2009 Disney buyout-refusal

In 2007, The Walt Disney Company entered Indian entertainment through a three-film co-production agreement with YRF, Ta Ra Rum Pum, Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic, and Roadside Romeo. Disney's move was seen as a bid to increase its global recognition and finally enter the increasingly lucrative Indian cinema arena. In 2009, Disney offered a 49% acquisition of YRF for ₹2,500 crore (US$260 million)[106] (unadjusted for inflation), which took the valuation of the Indian entertainment company to ₹5,000 crore (equivalent to ₹140 billion or US$1.4 billion in 2026).[107] The acquisition proposal did not materialise, as Yash Raj Films chose not to proceed with Disney's offer and continued to operate independently till date.

Aditya Chopra (2007 - present)

Aditya Chopra as Vice-Chairman

From 2007 to 2010, the company saw an all-time low, with several of their high-budgeted films failing at the box office, and thereby suffering losses amounting to millions. The films broke YRF's perfect success ratio and were oddly released one after another. Some of the most unsuccessful films produced under the banner were Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, Laaga Chunari Mein Daag, Aaja Nachle, Tashan, Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic, Roadside Romeo, Dil Bole Hadippa!, Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year and Pyaar Impossible.[citation needed]

Aditya Chopra then took over as the vice-chairman of Yash Raj Films in 2010, soon after the release of the film Badmaash Company under the same banner.[108]

In 2011, the company went into production of three individual films with Aamir Khan for Dhoom 3, Shah Rukh Khan for Jab Tak Hai Jaan and with Salman Khan for Ek Tha Tiger, the first installment in the YRF Spy Universe. The three films would become the most expensive productions ever undertaken by YRF; Ek Tha Tiger[109] was produced at ₹75 crore (US$7.8 million),[110] Jab Tak Hai Jaan was produced at ₹60 crore (US$6.2 million)[111] and Dhoom 3 was produced at ₹150 crore (US$16 million).[112]

More information Film, Day of Release ...
FilmDay of ReleaseScreen ReleasesDistributionBudgetWorldwide Gross
Ek Tha TigerEid (2012)3,850 screens[113]YRF Distributors₹75 crore (US$7.8 million)[110]₹320 crore (US$33 million)[114]
Jab Tak Hai JaanDiwali (2012)3,100 screens[115]₹60 crore (US$6.2 million)[111]₹241 crore (US$25 million)[116]
Dhoom 3Christmas (2013)5,250 screens[117]₹150 crore (US$16 million)[112]₹542 crore (US$56 million)[118][119]
Close

All three of these films broke box office records in India and went on to become some of the highest-grossing films of their time. Ek Tha Tiger,[109] which released on the 66th Independence Day of India, earned approximately ₹320 crore (US$33 million)[119] and became the eleventh highest-grossing film of Indian cinema. Jab Tak Hai Jaan opened worldwide on the Diwali day of 2012 and went on to earn ₹241 crore (US$25 million)[116] and became the fifteenth highest-grossing film in India. Dhoom 3 released in (Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Arabic) on the Christmas week of 2013 and grossed approximately ₹542 crore (US$56 million),[120][121] in the worldwide market and went on to become the twelfth highest-grossing film of Indian cinema, as of January 2022.[citation needed]

Aditya Chopra as Chairman

After the death of Yash Chopra in October 2012, Aditya Chopra was elevated to the position of chairman and Chief Executive of the company's studio wing. Facing overwhelming pressure by the Indian bourses to be publicly listed around the same period, the company went for a soft-launch on 3 January 2013.[citation needed]

The company received angel investment by institutional fund-raisers such as LIC of India, RNT Associates, PremjiInvest, Catamaran Ventures, Maruti Udyog and Unilazer Ventures. YRF was made open to Indian enterprises only, and no FDI was accepted. Venture capitalists also showed interest in Adi Godrej, Y. C. Deveshwar, Kumar Birla, Arundhati Bhattacharya, Anand Mahindra, Chanda Kochhar, Sunil Mittal, Shikha Sharma and Uday Kotak investing undisclosed sums. YRF produced more films under the chairmanship of Chopra and the new management.[122]

Produced and distributed films

Main article: List of films produced and released by Yash Raj Films

YRF Entertainment

In November 2011, YRF Entertainment was announced as a subsidiary of Yash Raj Films, in Beverly Hills, California, US, with Uday Chopra as the CEO.[123]

By 2023, YRF Entertainment was transformed into the streaming division of Yash Raj Films.[124]

Film

More information Year, Title ...
Year Title Language Notes Ref.
2014 The Longest Week English [123]
Grace of Monaco [125]
2024 Maharaj Hindi Released on Netflix [126]
Vijay 69 [126]
Close

Television

More information Year, Title ...
Year Title Language Platform Notes Ref.
2023 The Romantics English
Hindi		 Netflix Documentary series
The Railway Men Hindi [124]
2025 Mandala Murders [126]
2026 Akka † [127]
Close

YRF Television

YRF Television was a TV production company, based in Mumbai, India,[128] and promoted by Aditya Chopra. YRF Television, although it produced a small number of programmes, all of which were content-oriented productions. It was mainly focused on creating and producing unique, distinctive shows for television audiences, rather than most of the shows that were developed during that time, aiming to provide television viewers with compelling content through fresh, contemporary, and engaging storylines.[citation needed]

YRF Television's shows include Lift Kara De, Seven - The Ashvamedha Prophecy, Mahi Way, Rishta.com, Powder, Khotey Sikkey, Kismat. [129] It was owned by Yash Raj Films (YRF) and entered into an exclusive agreement with Sony Entertainment Television to produce exclusive fiction and non-fiction content for the channel.[130]

Works with newcomers

YRF launched a number of budding screenwriters and directors under their banner throughout these years. Directors and screenwriters such as Kunal Kohli, Kabir Khan, Sanjay Gadhvi, Ali Abbas Zafar, Jaideep Sahni, Siddharth Anand, Shimit Amin, Habib Faisal, Shaad Ali, Maneesh Sharma and Vijay Krishna Acharya debuted under YRF and have gone on to become independent entities in films. The company also produced films for filmmakers such as Anil Mehta, Chandraprakash Dwivedi, and Pradeep Sarkar under their banner. The company was ranked as one of the most powerful film production companies in India in a survey conducted by Filmfare in 2006.[131]

Talent Management

YRF Talent, the talent management division of Yash Raj Films, also manages several actors and actresses.[132]

Offices

YRF is headquartered in Mumbai. In India, YRF has a network of distribution offices in Mumbai, Delhi, Jalandhar, Jaipur, Amravati, Indore, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Chennai and Kochi. Internationally, there are offices in the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and the United Arab Emirates.[133]

Tie-ups

Throughout the years of its existence, YRF entered into various business agreements with independent film and media entities present in the country.

More information Entity, Period ...
EntityPeriodDescription
Saregama[134]1995–2005Music rights of all films produced under the YRF banner (deal existed until the launch of the company's independent music distribution leg, YRF Music)
Raj Kapoor Films[135]1995–presentSatellite and home entertainment rights to all films produced under the Raj Kapoor Films banner through the company's home entertainment division, YRF Home Entertainment
Sony Pictures Networks India[136]1995–2018; 2025–presentExclusive satellite rights of all films produced under the YRF banner
Dharma Productions[137]1998–2008Film distribution and home entertainment rights of all films produced by Dharma Productions (deal existed until the release of Dostana)
FilmKRAFT[138]2000–2008Theatrical and home entertainment rights to all films produced under the FilmKRAFT banner (deal existed until the release of Krazzy 4)
Disney[139]2006–20083-film (Ta Ra Rum Pum, Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic and Roadside Romeo) co-production agreement with Walt Disney Studios
The IMAX Corporation[140]2012–presentMulti film co-production agreement for releasing films such as Dhoom 3, Thugs of Hindostan, War, Shamshera, Pathaan, Tiger 3, and War 2 in the IMAX format.
Dolby Laboratories[141]2013–presentMulti-film co-production agreement for all YRF projects (as of October 2013)
The Nikkatsu Corporation[142]3-film exclusive distribution agreement for Ek Tha Tiger, Jab Tak Hai Jaan and Dhoom 3 in the Japanese market
Dell Inc.[143]Joint Venture agreement with Dell Computers for digitization and electronic re-distribution of the entire YRF Library up to Fiscal year 2015
Dibakar Banerjee Productions[144]2013–20153-film (Titli, Detective Byomkesh Bakshy, Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar) co-production agreement for feature films to be directed by Dibakar Banerjee and his assistant Kanu Behl.
Red Chillies Entertainment[145][146][147][148] 2014–presentTheatrical film distribution of multiple films
Luv Films[149][150]2019–presentTheatrical film distribution of multiple films
Star India[151]Exclusive satellite rights of all films produced under the YRF banner
Amazon Prime Video[152]2016–2025Exclusive streaming rights of all films produced under the YRF banner
Netflix[153]2025–present (films)Exclusive streaming rights of web series and films produced under YRF Entertainment, the streaming division of YRF.
Posham Pa Pictures[154]2024–presentTheatrical films co-production
Rusk Media[155]2026Strategic Investment for co-creating original animation and vertical micro-drama intellectual property(IP) targeting Gen Z and Gen Alpha audiences.
Close

Notes

  1. [a]
    This does not include a guest appearance in Jab Tak Hai Jaan.[4]
  2. [b]
    The film was co-produced with Kunal Kohli Productions.[45]
  3. [c]
    The film was co-produced with Walt Disney Pictures.[48]
  4. [d]
    The Tamilfilm was a remake of Band Baaja Baaraat and the company's first film not in the Hindi language.[67]
  5. [e]
    The film was co-produced with Dibakar Banerjee Productions.[70][71]
  6. [f]
    The film is co-produced with Posham Pa Pictures.[98]

References

External links

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks