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Yash Raj Films (abbreviated as YRF) is an Indian entertainment company, established by filmmaker Yash Chopra in 1970, that produces and distributes motion pictures.[1][2] As of 2022, the company has produced over 80 Hindi films and one Tamil film. YRF started a film distribution business in 1997;[3] in addition to distributing their own productions, the company has handled the domestic and/or international distribution of over 50 films from other companies. The most frequent collaborations of the company have been with the actors Rani Mukerji, Rishi Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, Katrina Kaif, and Saif Ali Khan.
YRF's first release came in 1973 with the Chopra-directed Daag, a drama about bigamy, starring Rajesh Khanna, Raakhee and Sharmila Tagore.[4] The company had four more releases in the 1970s, including the ensemble romantic drama Kabhi Kabhie and the action film Kaala Patthar, both of which starred Amitabh Bachchan and Raakhee.[5] YRF's sole commercial success in the 1980s was the Sridevi-starring romantic musical Chandni.[5] The year 1995 marked the directorial debut of Chopra's elder son Aditya Chopra with the highly successful romantic drama Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge.[6][7] Starring Shahrukh Khan and Kajol, the film has the longest theatrical run in Indian cinema history.[8] Other successful releases of the 1990s were Darr (1993) and Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), both starring Khan.[9]
Since the 2000s, YRF produced a larger number of films. In addition to directorial ventures from Yash and Aditya, the company launched several new directors, including Sanjay Gadhvi, Vijay Krishna Acharya, Kunal Kohli, Siddharth Anand, Shaad Ali, and Ali Abbas Zafar.[10] Some of the company's top-grossing films in the 2000s include Gadhvi's action thrillers Dhoom (2004) and Dhoom 2 (2006), Kohli's romantic thriller Fanaa (2006), Ali's crime comedy Bunty Aur Babli (2005), Yash's period romantic drama Veer-Zaara (2004), and Aditya Chopra's dramas Mohabbatein (2000) and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008).[11] Beginning in 2008, the company introduced a number of new actors such as Anushka Sharma, Ranveer Singh, Parineeti Chopra, Arjun Kapoor, Bhumi Pednekar, and Vaani Kapoor.[12]
YRF's highest-grossing films came in the 2010s with the YRF Spy Universe action thrillers Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Tiger Zinda Hai (2017) and War (2019), the action sequel Dhoom 3 (2013), and the sports drama Sultan (2016). All five films rank among the highest-grossing Hindi films of all time.[13] Following a series of commercial failures in the early 2020s,[14] the company produced the fourth instalment in the YRF Spy Universe, Pathaan (2023), starring Shah Rukh Khan and directed by Siddharth Anand, which earned over ₹10 billion (US$130 million) to rank as the company's highest-grossing release.[13]
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- ^ Chintamani, Gautam (15 September 2014). Dark Star: The Loneliness of Being Rajesh Khanna. HarperCollins Publishers India. pp. 76–78. ISBN 978-93-5136-340-8. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017.
- ^ a b Gulzar; Nihalani, Govind; Chatterjee, Saibal (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 565. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014.
- ^ "All Time Grossers". Box Office India. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ^ Somaaya, Bhawana (1 January 2008). Fragmented Frames: Reflections of a Critic. Pustak Mahal. p. 114. ISBN 978-81-223-1016-0. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017.
- ^ "'DDLJ' to complete 1000 weeks at Maratha Mandir theatre on Friday". CNN-IBN. 11 December 2014. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
- ^ "Top Lifetime Grossers 1990–1999 (Figures in Ind Rs)". Box Office India. 1 January 2014. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ Jain, Priyanka (13 July 2012). "Come on, show me the money!". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "Top Lifetime Grossers 2000–2009 (Figures in Ind Rs)". Box Office India. 1 January 2014. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ "Yash Raj Films to launch newcomers every two years". The Times of India. 19 April 2012. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Bollywood Top Grossers Worldwide: All Time". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ Seta, Fenil (29 July 2012). "With Shamshera's debacle, Yash Raj Films has given five back-to-back flops. Trade experts share their views on whether brand YRF has got affected". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 28 January 2023.