Yash Chopra with his sons Aditya and Uday Chopra. (Image courtesy: Karanjohar )
Strong points
- Yash Chopra formed YRF on September 27, 1970
- He died in 2012
- Yash Chopra’s son Aditya now leads the YRF
New Delhi:
Sure Films by Yash Raj(YRF) 50th birthday filmmaker Aditya Chopra remembered her father Yash Chopra, who founded the production house on September 27 in 1970. This date also marks the anniversary of the birth of the legendary filmmaker, who “left the comfort and safety of his brother”, famous director-producer BR Chopra, and created his own company, which today is one of the best production houses in Bollywood. On this special occasion, Aditya Chopra, who now owns YRF, wrote a note about the production house’s 50-year long journey: “In 1970 my father left the safety and comfort of his brother Mr. BR Chopra and started his own business. Until then he was an employee of BR Films and didn’t own anything of his own. He didn’t know how to run a business and didn’t even have the basic knowledge of what’s going on to start a business. was a strong belief in his talent and hard work and a dream of being self-reliant. This belief of a creative man supporting nothing but himself and his art, gave birth to Yash Raj Films. “
“In 1995, as Yash Raj Films entered its 25th year, my first directorial film Dilwale Dulhaniya The Jaenge released. The historic success of this film gave me confidence to give wings to some crazy and risky ideas I had for the future of YRF. I wanted us to reach a certain scale, so that we could maintain our independence before they arrived. My father contradicted his own conservative mindset and bravely gave in to all my bold initiatives. And in the space of 10 years, we’ve grown from a film production house to India’s first fully integrated independent film studio …. Over 5 decades, YRF, within it, has been a traditional company with deeply rooted old world values and a conservative approach to business. But at the same time, it’s also a bold and forward-looking company, constantly trying to push itself to embrace technology and innovations to be ahead of the curve. This perfect balance between traditional and modern is what defines Yash Raj Films. Today we enter the 50th anniversary of Yash Raj Films ”, added Aditya Chopra. He also thanked the artists, workers and people for making YRF a success.
Read the full note here:
50 years of celebrating movies, 50 years of entertaining you. On this occasion #AdityaChopra wrote a heartfelt note. # YRF50pic.twitter.com/Pfj182ylvy
– Yash Raj Films (@yrf) September 27, 2020
Director Karan Johar, in his special tweet for Yash Chopra and YRF on Sunday, thanked the legendary filmmaker and his close friend Aditya Chopra for giving him “the strength” to pursue his career in film. “His films made me love films … his hand on my head gave me the strength to stand behind the camera … Yash Chopra was not just a filmmaker but a bona fide institution. .. a legacy so beautifully and brilliantly taken by my mentor and teacher Aditya Chopra …. # YRF50, ”he tweeted.
His films made me love films … his hand on my head gave me the strength to stand behind the camera..Yash Chopra was not only a filmmaker but a bona fide institution … a legacy so beautifully and brilliantly taken up by my mentor and teacher Aditya Chopra ….# YRF50pic.twitter.com/uj4NLwpypB
– Karan Johar (@karanjohar) September 27, 2020
YRF has delivered several blockbusters like Kabie Kabhie, Silsila, Chandni, Lamhe, Darr, Dil Toh Pagal Hai, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Mohabbatein, Veer-Zaara, Bunty Aur Babli, Band Baaja Baaraat, Chak De India, Sultan and War.
Yash Chopra died in 2012. His son Uday Chopra is best known for his role in the Dhoom series of films.
