Aditya Chopra

Aditya Chopra

Aditya Chopra (born 21 May 1971) is an Indian filmmaker. His work as a director includes Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Mohabbatein (2000), Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008), and Befikre (2016). He is also the current Chairman of India's multi-national film, media and entertainment conglomerate Yash Raj Films (YRF) becoming the second person to hold that position in the company's history after Sanjeev Kohli. Chopra has written and produced a number of films under the banner such as Veer-Zaara (2004), Fanaa (2006), Band Baaja Baaraat (2010), Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012), the Dhoom series (2004, 2006 & 2013), Sultan (2016), the Tiger series (2012 & 2017), and War (2019). He has broken away from typecast through production of off-beat films such as Chak De! India (2007), Rocket Singh (2009), and Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015), that do not necessarily fit into the realm of "masala films". Chopra is also the first to move towards a true film studio model through independent projects helmed by talent under his banner. Major post-production work of the company is now carried out of YRF Studios (co-founded by his ex-wife Payal Khanna), where Chopra serves as Chief Executive. He has produced ten films that have accumulated worldwide gross earnings of more than $250 million, which is the most for an Indian film producer.

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