Uday Raj Chopra (born 5 January 1973) is an Indian actor and producer. He is the son of filmmaker

Yash Chopra Yash Raj Chopra (27 September 1932 21 October 2012) was an Indian film director and film producer who worked in Bollywood, Hindi cinema. The founding chairman of the film production and distribution company Yash Raj Films, Chopra was the reci ...

. He made his acting debut in the 2000 film ''

Mohabbatein ''Mohabbatein'' () is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic drama film written and directed by Aditya Chopra, and produced by Yash Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films. The ensemble cast is led by Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan ...

'' and featured in several other films including '' Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai'' (2002), ''

Dhoom ''Dhoom'' (transl. ''Blast'') is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language motorcycle, moto action film directed by Sanjay Gadhvi and produced by Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films. The story was written by Chopra with a screenplay by Vijay Kr ...

'' (2004), '' Dhoom 2'' (2006) and '' Dhoom 3'' (2013).

Early life

He is the son of director

and Pamela Chopra. His brother is filmmaker

Aditya Chopra Aditya Chopra (born 21 May 1971) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and studio executive who works in Hindi cinema. He is the Chairman of India's multi-national film, media, and entertainment conglomerate Yash Raj Films (YRF).

and his sister-in-law is the actress

Rani Mukerji Rani Mukerji (; born 21 March 1978) is an Indian actress who works in Hindi films. Noted for her versatility, she is the recipient of multiple accolades, including eight Filmfare Awards. Mukerji has featured in listings of the leading and hi ...

. Chopra worked as an assistant director on a number of his father's and brother's films under the

Yash Raj Films Yash Raj Films (YRF) 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 mainly produces and distributes Hindi films. History In 19 ...

banner. In July 2012, Chopra founded his own company, " Yomics", which creates comics based on Yash Raj Films.

Career

In 1994, Chopra produced '' Yeh Dillagi'' starring

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, Kajol and

Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan (; born Sajid Ali Khan Pataudi; 16 August 1970) is an Indian actor and film producer who primarily works in Hindi cinema, Hindi films. The titular head of the Pataudi family since 2011, he is the son of actress Sharmila Tagore a ...

. He made his acting debut in ''

'' (2000). Chopra had mostly acted in films under his father's production house. He starred in the action thriller ''

'' and in its sequels '' Dhoom 2'' and '' Dhoom 3'', released in 2006 and 2013 respectively. Although praised for his performance as ''Ali Akbar Fateh Khan'' in the first installment, a role he reprised in both the sequels, the sequels were met with mixed reviews. In 2011, he went to

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to join a production work shop in

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. In 2014, Chopra produced two films. '' Grace of Monaco'' was the biography film about

Grace Kelly Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982), also known as Grace of Monaco, was an American actress and Princess of Monaco as the wife of Prince Rainier III from their marriage on April 18, 1956, until her death in 1982. ...

starring

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in the leading role. He produced the

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film '' The Longest Week'', a

comedy drama Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, il ...

starring

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and

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. It is the first project of Yash Raj Film's subsidiary

production house YRF Entertainment.

Personal life

Chopra began dating actress Tanishaa Mukerji during the filming of '' Neal 'n' Nikki'' (2005). They broke up after two years. Chopra began dating Nargis Fakhri in 2013. The relationship attracted substantial media coverage in India and they speculated on an impending marriage. However, the couple broke up towards the end of 2017.

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

* Nominated -

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for the '' Grace of Monaco''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chopra, Uday Male actors from Mumbai Indian male film actors Indian male voice actors Living people Male actors in Hindi cinema 21st-century Indian male actors 1973 births International Indian Film Academy Awards winners