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Yash Raj Films (YRF) is an Indian
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and
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company founded by 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 ...
in 1970. Since 2012, it has been led by his son
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).
. The company mainly produces and distributes
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.


History

In 1970, YRF was founded by Yash Raj Chopra, a veteran director and producer in the
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YRF Studios

In 2005, Chopra built YRF Studios in
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. 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 ''Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna'' (transl. ''Never Say Goodbye''), also abbreviated as ''KANK'', is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic drama film directed by Karan Johar, who co-wrote the screenplay with Shibani Bathija. It was produced b ...
'' (2006), '' Partner'' (2007), (2007), '' Dostana'' (2008), '' Wanted'' (2009), ''
3 Idiots ''3 Idiots'' is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language coming-of-age comedy-drama film written, edited and directed by Rajkumar Hirani, co-written by Abhijat Joshi and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The film stars Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan and Shar ...
'' (2009), ''
Dabangg ''Dabangg'' () is a 2010 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Abhinav Singh Kashyap and produced by Malaika Arora and Arbaaz Khan under Arbaaz Khan Productions with Dhilin Mehta under Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision. The fil ...
'' (2010), ''
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'' (2011), ''
Ra.One ''Ra.One'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language superhero film directed by Anubhav Sinha and produced by Gauri Khan under Red Chillies Entertainment. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role and Arjun Rampal as the titular antagonist, with K ...
'' (2011), '' Agneepath'' (2012), ''
Chennai Express ''Chennai Express'' is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Rohit Shetty and produced by UTV Motion Pictures and Red Chillies Entertainment. It stars Deepika Padukone, Shah Rukh Khan and with Nikitin Dheer and Sath ...
'' (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 ''
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'' and ''
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'' for
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, as well as '' Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain?'', ''
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,'' and ''Satyamev Jayate'' for
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.


YRF Distributors

YRF since launching their distribution arm, has not just distributed films produced by them but also but also several films made by other production companies, within India as well as overseas, which includes a variety of
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s and
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productions such as '' Godmother'' (1999), '' Zubeidaa'' (2001), ''
Maqbool ''Maqbool'' is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language crime drama film directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, starring Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Pankaj Kapur, Naseeruddin Shah, Om Puri, Piyush Mishra, Murali Sharma, and Masumeh Makhija in an adaptation of the play ' ...
'' (2004), '' Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities'' (2004), '' My Brother Nikhil'' (2005), '' Mangal Pandey: The Rising'' (2005) and '' Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara'' (2005). YRF Distributors released several mainstream commercial films such as ''
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai ''Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'' (transl. ''Something Happens'') is a 1998 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Karan Johar, in his directorial debut, and produced by his father Yash Johar. It stars Shah Rukh Khan, ...
'' (1998), '' Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai'' (2000), '' Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...'' (2001), '' Koi... Mil Gaya'' (2003), ''
Kal Ho Naa Ho ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' (, ), also abbreviated as ''KHNH'', is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language romance film, romantic Comedy drama, comedy drama film directed by debutant Nikkhil Advani, Nikhil Advani from a script written by Karan Johar and Niranjan Iy ...
'' (2003), ''
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'' (2005), ''
Krrish ''Krrish'' () is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language superhero action thriller film directed and produced by Rakesh Roshan. The film stars Hrithik Roshan in a dual role, alongside Priyanka Chopra, Naseeruddin Shah, Rekha, Sharat Saxena and Man ...
'' (2006), ''
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna ''Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna'' (transl. ''Never Say Goodbye''), also abbreviated as ''KANK'', is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language musical romantic drama film directed by Karan Johar, who co-wrote the screenplay with Shibani Bathija. It was produced b ...
'' (2006), '' Dostana'' (2008), '' All The Best: Fun Begins'' (2009), ''
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'' (2014), ''
Piku ''Piku'' is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language comedy drama film directed by Shoojit Sircar and produced by N. P. Singh, Ronnie Lahiri and Sneha Rajani. Released in India on 8 May 2015, the film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone and Irrfan ...
'' (2015), '' De De Pyaar De'' (2019), among others. In recent years, YRF has distributed successful films like '' Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar'' (2023), '' Laapataa Ladies'' (2024), ''
Chhaava ''Chhaava'' () is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language historical action film based on the life of Sambhaji Maharaj, the second ruler of the Maratha Empire, who is played by Vicky Kaushal. An adaptation of the Marathi novel ''Chhava'' by Shivaji Sa ...
'' (2025). While they mostly distribute Hindi films, they also have distributed a few regional films in various languages. In 2013, the company's distribution team sold the satellite rights of its venture ''
Dhoom 3 ''Dhoom 3'' (), stylised as ''Dhoom: 3'', is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language heist action film written & directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya and produced by Aditya Chopra, who co-wrote the story. The film, which is the third installment of '' Dho ...
'' for to Sony Entertainment Television.


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 films 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 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 ...
and his son
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).
, besides several popular films from Raj Kapoor Films and B.R. Films, among others.


YRF Music

The company impacted the music industry through ''
Darr ''Darr: A Violent Love Story'' (; ''Fear'') is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language psychological thriller film directed and produced by Yash Chopra under his banner Yash Raj Films. It stars Sunny Deol and Juhi Chawla in lead roles with Shah Rukh K ...
'' (1993), '' Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge'' (1995), and ''
Dil To Pagal Hai ''Dil To Pagal Hai'' (; ) is a 1997 Indian Hindi-language musical romance film directed by Yash Chopra. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Karisma Kapoor, and Akshay Kumar. It follows the love lives of the members of a musical tro ...
'' (1997). In 2004, YRF established its independent feature music distribution company named YRF Music. The first soundtrack to be distributed under YRF Music was the critical and commercial blockbuster epic love saga ''
Veer-Zaara ''Veer-Zaara'' is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language romantic film directed and produced by Yash Chopra, and written by his son Aditya Chopra. It stars Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta as the titular star-crossed lovers: Veer Pratap Singh is an ...
''. It supported the careers of upcoming composers such as
Jatin–Lalit Jatin–Lalit is a renowned Indian music director duo consisting of brothers Jatin Pandit and Lalit Pandit. They are celebrated for their contribution to Bollywood music during the 1990s and early 2000s. The duo is known for their melodious com ...
(''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge''),
Anu Malik Anwar Sardar "Anu" Malik (born 2 November 1960) is an Indian music composer, singer, music arranger and score composer. He is the recipient of a National Film Award and three Filmfare Awards, who primarily composes music for the Hindi film ...
(''Dum Laga Ke Haisha''),
Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy () is an Indian musical trio consisting of Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa. They have composed music for over 50 soundtracks across five languages: Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi and English. Amongst ...
(''Bunty Aur Babli''),
Pritam Pritam Chakraborty (born 14 June 1971), also popularly known mononymously as Pritam, is a National Award winning Indian composer, instrumentalist, music producer and singer. Graduating from FTII in Sound Engineering, he worked as an ad jin ...
(''Dhoom''),
Vishal–Shekhar Vishal–Shekhar are an Indian music composition, production, singing, and songwriting duo consisting of Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravjiani from Mumbai. Known predominantly for their work as music composers in Hindi cinema, Vishal–Shekhar h ...
(''Salaam Namaste''),
Salim–Sulaiman Salim–Sulaiman are an Indian music composer duo consisting of siblings Salim Merchant and Sulaiman Merchant. The duo has composed music predominantly for Hindi films. Life and early career Salim–Sulaiman's ancestral town is Mundra, Kutch, ...
(''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi''),
Amit Trivedi Amit Trivedi (born 8 April 1979) is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer, songwriter, musician who works primarily for Indian cinema. After working as a theatre and jingle composer and composing for non-film albums, he debuted as ...
(''Ishaqzaade''),
Ram Sampath Ram Sampath (born 25 July 1977) is an Indian composer, music producer and musician, who started his career composing advertising jingles for Mumbai-based advertising industry, subsequently he started composing for pop albums like ''Tanha Dil'' ...
(''Luv Ka The End''),
Sajid–Wajid Sajid–Wajid was an Indian Bollywood Hindi film music director duo consisting of brothers Sajid Khan and Wajid Khan, the sons of Sharafat Ali Khan, a tabla player. Wajid Khan, the younger of the two brothers, died on June 1, 2020. Members ...
(''Daawat-e-Ishq''),
Sohail Sen Sohail Sen (born 24 June 1984) is an Indian film composer, musician and singer who works in Bollywood. He debuted as a film composer with the Hindi film ''Sirf'' (2008), which went majorly unnoticed. Later, he gained fame as a Hindi film compo ...
(''Mere Brother Ki Dulhan''),
Raghu Dixit Raghupati Dwarakanath Dixit (born 11 November 1974) is an Indian singer-composer, producer, and film score composer who is the frontman for the Raghu Dixit Project, a multilingual folk music band. Dixit prominently works in Kannada cinema as s ...
(''Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge''),
Sachin–Jigar Sachin–Jigar are an Indian music composer duo consisting of Sachin Sanghvi and Jigar Saraiya. They are both known for their compositions in both Hindi and Gujarati language films. Personal life Sachin Sanghvi and Jigar Saraiya are both orig ...
(''Shuddh Desi Romance''),
Mithoon Mithun Sharma, also known as Mithoon, is an Indian Hindi film music director, lyricist-composer and singer. Mithoon composed the Hindi song " Tum Hi Ho" from the 2013 Bollywood romantic film '' Aashiqui 2''. Mithoon received the Filmfare Awa ...
(''Shamshera''),
Jasleen Royal Jasleen Kaur Royal is an Indian singer, songwriter and composer who sings in Punjabi, Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati as well as in English. She has received many awards and nominations including a Filmfare Award. In 2022, she became the first fema ...
(''Hichki''), and Amartya Rahut (''Aurangzeb'').


2009 Disney buyout-refusal

In 2007,
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entered Indian entertainment through a three-film co-production agreement with YRF, ''
Ta Ra Rum Pum ''Ta Ra Rum Pum'' is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language sports drama film directed by Siddharth Anand and written by Habib Faisal. Produced by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner, the film stars Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji, alongside ...
'', ''
Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic ''Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic'' (transl. ''A Little Love, A Little Magic'') is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Kunal Kohli and produced by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner. The film stars Saif Ali Khan ...
'', and '' Roadside Romeo''. Disney's move was seen as a bid to increase its global recognition and finally enter the increasingly lucrative
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arena. In 2009, Disney offered a 49% acquisition of YRF for (unadjusted for inflation), which took the valuation of the Indian entertainment company to .


2011 Acquisition by Disney

In 2011, a 99% share acquisition offer by Disney was accepted by UTV for (unadjusted for inflation). The two companies together established
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, which functioned as the Indian subsidiary of the American company. In December 2016, Disney announced that it was restructuring its Indian operations and UTV will no longer produce movies and will focus only on the distribution of its Hollywood films.


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 ''Laaga Chunari Mein Daag – Journey Of A Woman'' (transl. ''My Veil Is Stained'') is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Pradeep Sarkar and produced by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner. The film stars Jaya Bachchan ...
'', ''
Aaja Nachle ''Aaja Nachle'' (transl. ''Come, let's dance'') is a 2007 Indian Hindi-language dance drama film directed by Anil Mehta in his directorial debut, and produced by Aditya Chopra under the banner of Yash Raj Films. The film stars Madhuri Dixit in ...
'', '' Tashan'', ''
Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic ''Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic'' (transl. ''A Little Love, A Little Magic'') is a 2008 Indian Hindi-language fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Kunal Kohli and produced by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner. The film stars Saif Ali Khan ...
'', '' Roadside Romeo,
Dil Bole Hadippa! ''Dil Bole Hadippa!'' (transl. ''The heart says hurray!'') is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language Sports film, sports comedy film directed by Anurag Singh (director), Anurag Singh and produced by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner. The film ...
, Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year'' and '' Pyaar Impossible''.
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).
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. In 2011, the company went into production of three individual films with
Aamir Khan Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan (; born 14 March 1965) is an Indian actor, filmmaker, and television personality who works in Bollywood, Hindi films. Referred to as "Mr. Perfectionist" in the media, he is known for his work in a variety of film g ...
for ''
Dhoom 3 ''Dhoom 3'' (), stylised as ''Dhoom: 3'', is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language heist action film written & directed by Vijay Krishna Acharya and produced by Aditya Chopra, who co-wrote the story. The film, which is the third installment of '' Dho ...
'',
Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan (; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Hindi cinema. Referred to in the media as the "Padishah, Baadshah of Bollywood" and "King Khan", he has Shah Rukh K ...
for ''Jab Tak Hai Jaan'' and with
Salman Khan Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (; born 27 December 1965) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who predominantly works in Hindi films. In a career spanning over three decades, his awards include two National Film Awa ...
for ''Ek Tha Tiger'', the first installment in the
YRF Spy Universe YRF Spy Universe is an Indian media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of spy action films, which feature various fictional RAW agents. The first three films in the universe - '' Ek Tha Tiger'' (2012), ''Tiger Zinda Hai'' (20 ...
. The three films would become the most expensive productions ever undertaken by YRF; ''Ek Tha Tiger'' was produced at , ''Jab Tak Hai Jaan'' was produced at and ''Dhoom 3'' was produced at . All three of these films broke
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records in India and went on to become some of the highest-grossing films of their time. ''Ek Tha Tiger'', which released on the 66th Independence Day of India, earned approximately 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 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 , in the worldwide market and went on to become the twelfth highest-grossing film of Indian cinema, .


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. The company received angel investment by institutional fund-raisers such as LIC of India, RNT Associates, PremjiInvest, Catamaran Ventures,
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and Unilazer Ventures. YRF was made open to Indian enterprises only and no FDI was accepted. Venture capitalists also showed interest with
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, Y. C. Deveshwar,
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, Arundhati Bhattacharya,
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,
Chanda Kochhar Chanda Kochhar ( Advani, born 17 November 1961) is an Indian banker. She was the managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of ICICI Bank from 2009 to 2018 She resigned from her positions in 2018 due a case of conflict of interest ...
,
Sunil Mittal Sunil Bharti Mittal (born 23 October 1957) is an Indian industrialist and philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of Bharti Enterprises, which has diversified interests in telecom, insurance, real estate, education, malls, hospitality, ...
,
Shikha Sharma Shikha Sharma (born 19 November 1958) is an Indian economist and banker. She was the managing director and CEO of Axis Bank from 2009 to 2018. She also worked for nearly thirty years at the ICICI Group, across its bank and insurance companies. ...
and
Uday Kotak Uday Suresh Kotak (born 15 March 1959) is an Indian billionaire banker and founder of Kotak Mahindra Bank, where he is a non-executive director. He resigned from his CEO position in September 2023. He handed over the digital banking CEO role t ...
investing undisclosed sums. YRF produced more films under the chairmanship of Chopra and the new management.


Produced and distributed films


YRF Entertainment

In November 2011, YRF Entertainment was announced as a subsidiary of Yash Raj Films, in
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, US, with
Uday Chopra Uday Raj Chopra (born 5 January 1973) is an Indian actor and producer. He is the son of filmmaker Yash Chopra. He made his acting debut in the 2000 film ''Mohabbatein'' and featured in several other films including ''Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai'' ...
as the CEO. By 2023, YRF Entertainment was transformed into the streaming division of Yash Raj Films.


Film


Television


YRF Television

YRF Television was a TV production company, based in
Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...
, India, and promoted by
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).
. YRF Television, although produced a small number of programmes, but all of these were content oriented productions. It was mainly focused on creating and producing unique, distinctive shows for television audiences, than most of the shows that were developed during that time, aiming to provide television viewers compelling content through fresh, contemporary and engaging storylines. Some of YRF Television's shows include
Mahi Way ''Mahi Way'' is an Indian comedy drama television series, which premiered on Sony Entertainment Television on 2 January 2010 and ran till 18 June 2010. The series is written by Devika Bhagat, directed by Nupur Asthana, and produced by Aditya Ch ...
, Rishta.com,
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,
Khotey Sikkey ''Khotey Sikkey'' () is a crime television series that aired on Sony Entertainment Television, Sony TV. It premiered on 28 January 2011. The show revolves around an unlikely gang of five privileged youngsters and one stubborn cop. The group rese ...
, Kismat, It was owned by Yash Raj Films (YRF) and entered into an exclusive agreement with
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to produce exclusive fiction and non-fiction content for the channel.


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 Kunal Kohli is an Indian film director, producer, writer and actor in Bollywood. He is best known for directing the romantic comedy '' Hum Tum'' (2004), which won him the Filmfare Award for Best Director, and the romantic thriller '' Fanaa'' (2 ...
, Kabir Khan,
Sanjay Gadhvi Sanjay Gadhvi (22 November 1966 – 19 November 2023) was an Indian film director and writer, who was known for the first two instalments of the '' Dhoom series''. Early life Sanjay Gadhvi was born to Manubhai Gadhvi, a well-known figure in G ...
,
Ali Abbas Zafar Ali Abbas Zafar is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is known for directing ''Mere Brother Ki Dulhan'' (2011), ''Gunday'' (2014), ''Sultan (2016 film), Sultan'' (2016), ''Tiger Zinda Hai'' (2017) and ''Bharat (film), Bharat' ...
,
Jaideep Sahni Jaideep Sahni is an Indian screenwriter and lyricist who is known for his work in Hindi films. He has written screenplays for films such as '' Bunty Aur Babli'' (2005), ''Chak De! India'' (2007), '' Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year'' (2009) a ...
,
Siddharth Anand Siddharth Raj Anand is an Indian filmmaker. He is the grandson of screenwriter Inder Raj Anand and is primarily known for his work in Hindi films. He received recognition for directing the successful romantic comedies '' Salaam Namaste'' (2005 ...
,
Shimit Amin Shimit Amin is an Indian American film director and film editing, editor. He is best known for the award-winning film ''Chak De! India'' (2007) starring Shah Rukh Khan. Biography Amin was born in Kampala, Uganda but grew up in Florida, in th ...
,
Habib Faisal Habib Faisal is an Indian filmmaker and lyricist. He is best known for directing '' Do Dooni Chaar'' (2010) and '' Ishaqzaade'' (2012). Career He made his directorial debut, '' Do Dooni Chaar'', for which he won Filmfare Award for Best Dialog ...
,
Shaad Ali Shaad Ali is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Hindi films. Early life and education Ali was born to Muzaffar Ali and Subhashini Ali (née Sahgal), an Indian politician and member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). ...
,
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debuted under YRF and have gone on to become independent entities in films. The company also produced films for filmmakers such as
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Pradeep Sarkar Pradeep Sarkar (30 April 1955 – 24 March 2023) was an Indian director and screenwriter, best known for directing ''Parineeta (2005 film), Parineeta'' (2005). Personal life Sarkar was born in Kolkata, West Bengal, on 30 April 1955. He wa ...
under their banner. The company was ranked as the most powerful film production companies in India in a survey conducted by
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in 2006.


Talent Management

Apart from producing big-budgeted films with established actors, YRF also announced several films featuring relative newcomers in the fourth quarter of 2012; ''
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'' starring
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, Sashaa Agha and
Arjun Kapoor Arjun Kapoor (born 26 June 1985) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. Born to the Surinder Kapoor family, he is the son of film producers Boney Kapoor and Mona Shourie. Kapoor made his acting debut in 2012 with the drama '' Ishaqzaade ...
, '' Gunday'' starring
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, '' Bewakoofiyaan'' starring
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, '' Daawat-e-Ishq'' with
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, ''
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'' with
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'' starring
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. The films released all through 2013 and 2014 were seen as a strategic move by the company to infuse newer jobs into Hindi cinema in the form of actors, screenwriters, directors and technicians. In a bid to break away from the traditional
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of Hindi cinema, the company ventured into producing low-budgeted independent films with new creatives (actors, creatives and technicians) from 2008. Apart from working with upcoming actors, the company independently launched several new faces as leading actors in several of their big-budget films through their home banner and through Y-Films.


Offices

YRF is headquartered in
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. In India, YRF has a network of distribution offices in Mumbai,
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and
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. Internationally, there are offices in the
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, the
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, and the
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.


Tie-ups

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


References


External links

* {{Film Studios in India Hindi cinema Film production companies based in Mumbai Indian companies established in 1970 Film distributors of India Film production companies of India International sales agents Producers who won the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment National Film Award