| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | NY, United States |
| Headquarters | NY, USA |
| Key people | Yash Chopra(Founder & chairman of Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd.)[1] Vaibhav Rajput(Head Of Operations-The Americas)[2] Avtar Panesar(Vice President of International Operations) |
| Parent | Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd. |
| Website | www.yashrajfilms.com |
Yash Raj Films USA, Inc. is an American film distribution company based in New York. It is a fully owned subsidiary of Indian Film Studio Yash Raj Films Pvt. Ltd..[3][4]
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Other than just being a subsidiary company and distributing films in the Americas it is actively involved in production of movies such as New York and Ta Ra Rum Pum which was shot entirely in the United States.[5].
Yash Raj Films Tashan flopped in the United States miserably. According to early figures, the Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor starrer has managed a meagre $301,226, entering at number 24. This can only be defined as ‘terrible’. The opening is worse than Jhoom Barabar Jhoom. It managed $455,000 on 83 screens, while this, on 75 screens, sits at just over $4000 per screen.[6]. The movie was also a disaster in other parts of the world and also in the home country India.
Yash Raj Films (USA) Inc. has previously commenced criminal and civil copyright infringement actions in various jurisdictions in the United States. On June 30, 2003, the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey handed down the following Judgments:
Yash Raj Films even made India's first 3d Animated movie Roadside Romeo in collaboration with Walt Disney Company.[8]
As a distributor YRF USA has released various movies in the United States.Some of them are: