Yash Raj Films

Yash Raj Films
Type	Private
Founded	1970
Founder	Yash Chopra
Headquarters	Mumbai, India
Key people	Aditya Chopra (Chairman and Managing Director) Uday Chopra (Director) Pamela Chopra (Director) Rani Mukerji (Director) Aashish Singh (Vice President - Production) Rohan Malhotra (Vice President - Distribution) Avtar Panesar (Vice President - International Operations) Manan Mehta (Vice President - Marketing and Merchandising) Akshay Widhani (Vice President - Finance & YRF Studios) Vijay Kumar (Vice President - Home Video & Licensing) Ashish Patil (Vice President - Y Films) Anand Gurnani (Vice President - Digital)
Products	Movies Studio Production Distribution Marketing Music Home Video Talent Management Vfx Post production Brand Partnerships Licensing Merchandising Special Effects Digital
Subsidiaries	YRF Studios YRF Production YRF Distribution YRF Marketing YRF Music YRF Home Video Y-Films YRF Television YRF Entertainment yFX VFX Studio YRF Talent YRF Licensing YRF Merchandising YRF Brand Partnerships YRF Digital YRF U.S.A YRF U.K. YRF UAE YRF Store YRF South Yomics World Diva'ni Aditya Films First Step Productions
Website	www.yashrajfilms.com

Yash Raj Films (YRF) is India's foremost multi-national movie, media and entertainment conglomerate, established by Yash Chopra, an Indian film director and producer who was considered an entertainment mogul in India.^[1] His elder son Aditya Chopra took charge of the studio in 1995 and he started directing, writing & producing multiple movies under the YRF banner.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Initial years

Yash Chopra started out as an assistant to his elder brother, B.R.Chopra, and went on to direct five films for his brother's banner - B.R.Films - each of which proved to be a significant milestone in his development as a director. These were Dhool Ka Phool (1959), Dharmputra (1961), Waqt (1965), Ittefaq (1969) and Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969). He has wielded the baton, additionally, for 4 films made by other film companies -Joshila (1973), Deewaar (1975), Trishul (1978) and Parampara (1993).

Out of the films 52 produced by YRF till 2012, Yash Chopra directed only 13 films.

Darr (1993), Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), Veer-Zaara (2004) and Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012) were his latter movies and all of them featured Shah Rukh Khan. Khan has played the lead role in nine movies produced by Yash Raj Films and remains their most illustrious collaborator, most of them directed by Yash Chopra or his son Aditya Chopra.

The corporation of Yash Raj Films

Yash Raj Films has launched its own music label called Yash Raj Music and markets and distributes DVDs, Audio CDs and VCDs under the Yash Raj Films Home Entertainment label. YRF Home Entertainment has acquired the rights for classic films created by Raj Kapoor and his production company R.K. Films, as well as B.R. Chopra and his production company B.R. Films. In 2006, Yash Raj Films unveiled its new film studio. Since 2007, it has sold its music in digital format through the site along with DVDs and audio CDs. It has also started selling its music on iTunes. In May 2007, it linked with The Walt Disney Company to co-produce animated movies in India.^[5]

In 2004, The Hollywood Reporter placed Yash Raj Films at number 27 in a survey of the "Biggest Film Distribution Houses" in the world; it is India's biggest production company as of 2006. Yash Raj Films has launched its own merchandise label called YRF Merchandise which offers a range of products embellished with pictures and posters from Yash Raj Films like Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Band Baaja Baraat.

Subsidiaries of YRF

YRF Studios
YRF Production
YRF Distribution
YRF Marketing
YRF Music
YRF Home Video
YRF Television
YRF Entertainment
yFX VFX Studio ^[6]
YRF Talent
YRF Licensing
YRF Merchandising
YRF Brand Partnerships
YRF Digital
YRF U.S.A
YRF U.K.
YRF UAE
YRF South
Aditya Films ^[7]
First Step Productions ^[8]
YRF Store
Y-Films, a production house created in April 2011 to provide a platform for young talent and innovative marketing.
Yomics World
Diva'ni, India's first Bollywood inspired fashion label ^[9]

Offices

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.^[10]

Films produced and distributed by Yash Raj Films

References

↑ "Yash Raj Films digitises 'Dhoom: 3' to combat piracy". Indian Express. 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
↑ "Yash Raj Films enter K-town - The Times of India". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
↑ "YRF responds to Dhoom 3 parody - The Times of India". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2013-12-23. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
↑ "Dhoom 3: 10 completely fake spoilers from the film". Ibnlive.in.com. 2013-12-20. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
↑ "Walt Disney Studios Teams Up with Yash Raj Films to Create Computer-Animated Feature Films". Movieweb.com. 2007-06-11. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
↑ https://www.yashrajfilms.com/business/yfx
↑ http://www.imdb.com/company/co0129109/
↑ http://www.imdb.com/company/co0456697/?ref_=fn_al_co_1
↑ http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1896300/YRF-announces-first-Bollywood-fashion-label-Divani
↑ "Yash Raj Films Office Contact Address, Phone Number, Email, Website | Customer Care Phone Number". Customercarephonenumber.in. Retrieved 2014-04-09.

External links

Official website
Yash Raj Films on IMDb

Yash Raj Films
About	Head Office Y-Films
Yash Chopra	Daag: A Poem of Love (1973) Kabhie Kabhie (1976) Kaala Patthar (1979) Silsila (1981) Mashaal (1984) Faasle (1985) Vijay (1988) Chandni (1989) Lamhe (1991) Darr (1993) Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) Veer-Zaara (2004) Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012)
Aditya Chopra	Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) Mohabbatein (2000) Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) Befikre (2016)
Kunal Kohli	Mujhse Dosti Karoge (2002) Hum Tum (2004) Fanaa (2006) Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic (2008)
Shaad Ali	Saathiya (2002) Bunty Aur Babli (2005) Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007) Kill Dil (2014)
Siddharth Anand	Salaam Namaste (2005) Ta Ra Rum Pum (2007) Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008)
Sanjay Gadhvi	Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (2002) Dhoom (2004) Dhoom 2 (2006)
Shimit Amin	Chak De! India (2007) Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009)
Jugal Hansraj	Roadside Romeo (2008) Pyaar Impossible! (2010)
Kabir Khan	Kabul Express (2006) New York (2009) Ek Tha Tiger (2012)
Pradeep Sarkar	Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (2007) Lafangey Parindey (2010) Mardaani (2014)
Maneesh Sharma	Band Baaja Baaraat (2010) Ladies vs Ricky Bahl (2011) Shuddh Desi Romance (2013) Fan (2016)
Vijay Krishna Acharya	Tashan (2008) Dhoom 3 (2013)
Ramesh Talwar	Doosra Aadmi (1977) Sawaal (1982)
Ali Abbas Zafar	Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011) Gunday (2014) Sultan (2016) Tiger Zinda Hai (2017)
Habib Faisal	Ishaqzaade (2012) Daawat-e-Ishq (2014) Qaidi Band (2017)
Other	Noorie (1979) Nakhuda (1981) Aaina (1993) Yeh Dillagi (1994) Neal 'n' Nikki (2005) Aaja Nachle (2007) Dil Bole Hadippa! (2009) Badmaash Company (2010) Aurangzeb (2013) Aaha Kalyanam (2014) Bewakoofiyaan (2014) Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015) Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015) Titli (2015) Meri Pyaari Bindu (2017) Hichki (TBA)
List of films released by Yash Raj Films

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