Yash Raj Films

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Yash Raj Films
TypePrivate
Founded1970
FounderYash Chopra
Headquarters
Mumbai
,
India
Key people
Aditya Chopra (Chairman & Managing Director)
Uday Chopra (Director - YRF, CEO - YRF Entertainment)
DivisionsProduction
Distribution
Studio
Marketing
Merchandising
Licensing
Home Video
Music
Digital
Talent

Communications
Technical
Visual Effects
YRF Entertainment
Subsidiaries
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Yash Raj Films (also known as YRF) is an Indian film production and distribution company working in Hindi and Punjabi cinema which was founded by veteran filmmaker Yash Chopra in 1970. The company has grown to be one of the largest film studios in India.[1]

History[]

YRF was founded by Yash Raj Chopra, a Punjabi veteran director and producer of the Indian film industry, in the year 1970. 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. YRF controls almost every part of the value chain from production to post production, domestic and international distribution, music, home entertainment, marketing, design, digital, licensing, merchandising, talent management, brand partnerships, music studios and film studios – all in-house facilities. YRF has its own fully integrated studio that houses shooting stages and sound studios and is headquartered in Mumbai. After the death of founder Yash Chopra in 2012, his son Aditya Chopra took over as Chairman and Managing Director of the company.

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.[2]

Films produced and distributed by Yash Raj Films[]

Main article: List of films released by Yash Raj Films

References[]

  1. ^ "Producers Who Scored at the Box Office". Forbes India. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Contact Us – Yash Raj Films". yashrajfilms.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.

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