34 Facts About Aditya Chopra

Aditya Chopra was born on 21 May 1971 and is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and studio executive who works in Hindi cinema.

Aditya Chopra is the Chairman of India's multi-national film, media, and entertainment conglomerate Yash Raj Films.

Widely regarded as the most influential executive in Indian entertainment, Aditya Chopra has however rejected the publicity and fame that came with being Yash Aditya Chopra's son and the chief executive of Yash Raj Films.

Aditya Chopra completed his secondary education at Bombay Scottish School, earning his Indian Certificate of Secondary Education.

Aditya Chopra started his film-making career at the age of 18 as an assistant director, working with his father on films such as Chandni, Lamhe and Darr.

Aditya Chopra wrote his first screenplays for his father's Parampara and his mother's independently produced film Aaina, which was the only film not directed by his father that he was an assistant director on.

Aditya Chopra, after gaining a respectable amount of experience, started independently at the age of 23 with the all-time blockbuster romantic comedy-drama Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, with Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, for which he was the director and writer.

The film was scripted by Aditya Chopra and produced by his father Yash Aditya Chopra, under the YRF banner.

Aditya Chopra started work on the script of the film in 1990, at the age of 19, and gradually spent time making about five drafts of the film's original script.

Aditya Chopra even managed to convince his brother Uday Aditya Chopra and Karan Johar, both aspiring filmmakers, to enter the film industry as assistant directors with the film.

Aditya Chopra once said that the presence of his relatives during the making of the film worked as a huge emotional support.

The film was written and co-produced by Aditya Chopra and emerged as the highest-grossing film of the year, earning Aditya Chopra his second nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Director.

In 2004, Aditya Chopra produced the romantic comedy Hum Tum, the action thriller Dhoom and the epic love saga Veer-Zaara under the YRF banner.

Aditya Chopra won most of the Indian film awards in the year, with Veer-Zaara winning the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.

Aditya Chopra then produced and wrote several other highly critically and commercial successful films over the years, namely Bunty Aur Babli, Salaam Namaste, Fanaa, Dhoom 2 and Chak De India.

Aditya Chopra made his third film as a director in 2008 with the romantic comedy Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi starring Shahrukh Khan and launching newcomer Anushka Sharma.

Aditya Chopra produced films for filmmakers such as Anil Mehta and Pradeep Sarkar under their banner.

Aditya Chopra was eventually ranked at Number 1 in a survey conducted by Filmfare and at number 27 in a survey by The Hollywood Reporter, both under the vice-chairmanship of Chopra.

Aditya Chopra produced Hum Tum, Dhoom and Veer-Zaara, all three films went on to become critical and commercial blockbusters, earning more than 200 crore in the worldwide market.

Aditya Chopra won most of the Indian film awards in the year, with Veer-Zaara winning the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.

Aditya Chopra saw an all-time low, with several of their high-budgeted films not doing well at the box office, despite favourable critical reviews and the company thereby suffering losses amounting to millions from 2007 to 2010.

Aditya Chopra then took over as the Vice Chairman of Yash Raj Films in 2010, soon after the release of the film Badmaash Company under the same banner.

Aditya Chopra has produced several commercially viable projects including off-beat content not necessarily fitting into the realm of "masala films".

Aditya Chopra is the first to move towards the film studio model through independent projects helmed by talent under his banner.

Major post-production work of the company is completed at YRF Studios, where Aditya Chopra is chief executive.

Aditya Chopra was present at a private screening of Ghajini that was held by Khan, for members of the film industry.

Aditya Chopra was seen leaving through the back entrance of the theatre premise around 2 am, just before the end credits of the film.

Aditya Chopra pulled down the sun visor of his car and drove away.

However, Aditya Chopra disagreed to shift his release date stating the poor performance of Khan's prior releases in the global box office.

Aditya Chopra advised Rajput to turn down the role to focus solely on Paani and led Bhansali to sign Ranveer Singh instead.

In November 2013, Aditya Chopra shelved Paani stating affordability issues faced by YRF during pre-production work.

Aditya Chopra wrote to the Office of the Prime Minister explaining this issue a week before the release of the film.

Aditya Chopra was married to Payal Khanna until their divorce in 2009.

In 2023, Aditya Chopra sat down for an extensive interview for the first time in 28 years for the Netflix series The Romantics, which highlights the rise of Yash Aditya Chopra and Yash Raj Films.