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| captionĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  = Uday Chopra at the launch of 'YOMICS', July 2012.
| captionĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  = Chopra in 2012 Ā 
| yearsactiveĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  = 1991ā€“2014 (actor)
| birth_dateĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  =Ā {{birth date and age|1973|01|05|df=yes}}
| birth_nameĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  =
| birth_placeĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| birth_dateĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1973|01|05}}
| organizationĀ  Ā  Ā  =
| parentsĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  = [[Yash Chopra]]<br/>[[Pamela Chopra]]
| occupationĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  = {{hlist|Actor|producer}}
| relativesĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  = [[Aditya Chopra]] (Brother)<br/>[[Rani Mukerji]] (sister in-law)
| yearsactiveĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  = 1993ā€“present
| birth_placeĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| parentsĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  = [[Yash Chopra]]<br />[[Pamela Chopra]]
| occupationĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  = {{hlist|[[Actor]]|[[Film producer|producer]]|[[Film director|director]]}}
| relativesĀ  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  = [[List of Hindi film families#Chopra-Johar family|Chopra-Johar family]]
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'''Uday Chopra''' (born 5 January 1973) is a [[Bollywood]] actor, producer, screenwriter and assistant director. He is the son of the late [[Yash Chopra]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/exclusive/tanisha-uday-engage-250607.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717095730/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/exclusive/tanisha-uday-engage-250607.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 July 2012|title=Uday Chopra engagement|date=25 June 2007|publisher=[[Oneindia.in]]|access-date=19 January 2010}}</ref> and brother of [[Aditya Chopra]]. His sister-in-law is the actress [[Rani Mukerji]] and his cousins are film director [[Karan Johar]] and film producer [[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]]. Chopra worked as an assistant director on a number of his father's and brother's films under the [[Yash Raj Films]] banner.<ref name="Times">{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/media/entertainment-/entertainment/In-candid-conversation-with-Uday-Chopra/articleshow/5425704.cms|title=In Candid Conversation with Uday Chopra|date=9 January 2010|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=19 January 2010|archive-date=21 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121231309/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News-By-Industry/Media/Entertainment-/Entertainment/In-candid-conversation-with-Uday-Chopra/articleshow/5425704.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>
Chopra is the owner-manager ([[CEO]]) of [[YRF Entertainment]] and manager of [[Yash Raj Films]] along with his mother [[Pamela Chopra]] and his brother Aditya Chopra, who owns the company.


Chopra made his acting debut in the notable 2000 musical romantic drama [[Mohabbatein]] and featured in several other notable films including ''[[Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai]]'' (2002), ''[[Dhoom]]'' (2004), ''[[Dhoom 2]]'' (2006) and ''[[Dhoom 3]]'' (2013). In July 2012, Chopra founded his own company, Yomics, which creates comics about famous Yash Raj FilmsĀ  including ''[[Hum Tum]]'', ''[[Dhoom]]'' and ''[[Ek Tha Tiger]]''. <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.yomics.in/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=5 January 2015 |archive-date=18 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218143119/http://yomics.in/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
'''Uday Raj Chopra''' (born 5 January 1973) is an Indian actor and producer. He is the son of filmmaker [[Yash Chopra]]. He made his acting debut in the 2000 film ''[[Mohabbatein]]'' and featured in several other films including ''[[Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai]]'' (2002), ''[[Dhoom]]'' (2004), ''[[Dhoom 2]]'' (2006) and ''[[Dhoom 3]]'' (2013).


Chopra received an [[Emmy Award]] nomination for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie|Outstanding Television Movie]] for producing [[Grace of Monaco (film)|Grace of Monaco]] at the [[67th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|67th Primetime Emmy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://m.emmys.com/bios/uday-chopra |title=Archived copy |access-date=22 May 2017 |archive-date=11 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011221749/https://www.emmys.com/bios/uday-chopra |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Early life==
He is the son of director [[Yash Chopra]] and [[Pamela Chopra]]. His brother is filmmaker [[Aditya Chopra]] and his sister-in-law is the actress [[Rani Mukerji]]. Chopra worked as an assistant director on a number of his father's and brother's films under the [[Yash Raj Films]] banner.<ref name="Times">{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/media/entertainment-/entertainment/In-candid-conversation-with-Uday-Chopra/articleshow/5425704.cms|title=In Candid Conversation with Uday Chopra|date=9 January 2010|newspaper=[[The Economic Times]]|access-date=19 January 2010|archive-date=21 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100121231309/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News-By-Industry/Media/Entertainment-/Entertainment/In-candid-conversation-with-Uday-Chopra/articleshow/5425704.cms|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/exclusive/tanisha-uday-engage-250607.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717095730/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/exclusive/tanisha-uday-engage-250607.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 July 2012|title=Uday Chopra engagement|date=25 June 2007|publisher=[[Oneindia.in]]|access-date=19 January 2010}}</ref>
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In July 2012, Chopra founded his own company, "[[Yomics World|Yomics]]", which creates comics based on Yash Raj Films.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.yomics.in/ |title=Yomics &#124; Comic Books &#124; Comic Books India &#124; Comic Books Online |access-date=5 January 2015 |archive-date=18 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218143119/http://yomics.in/ |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
In 1994 Chopra produced ''[[Yeh Dillagi]]'' starring [[Akshay Kumar]], [[Kajol]] and [[Saif Ali Khan]]. He made his acting debut in the movie ''[[Mohabbatein]]''.<ref name="Times"/> Chopra has mostly done films under his father's production house. Ā 
In 1994, Chopra produced ''[[Yeh Dillagi]]'' starring [[Akshay Kumar]], [[Kajol]] and [[Saif Ali Khan]]. He made his acting debut in ''[[Mohabbatein]]'' (2000).<ref name="Times"/> Chopra had mostly acted in films under his father's production house.
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He starred in the action thriller ''[[Dhoom]]'' and in its sequels ''[[Dhoom 2]]'' and ''[[Dhoom 3]]'', released in 2006 and 2013 respectively.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Uday-Chopra-is-the-best-in-Dhoom-2/articleshow/551266.cms|title=Uday Chopra is the best in Dhoom 2|date=24 November 2006|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=19 January 2010|archive-date=4 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104174240/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-11-24/news-interviews/27820894_1_bipasha-abhishek-uday|url-status=live}}</ref> Although praised for his performance as ''Ali Akbar Fateh Khan'' in the first installment, a role he reprised in both the sequels, the sequels were met with mixed reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bowes|first=Danny|title=Dhoom: 3 movie review & film summary (2013) {{!}} Roger Ebert|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/dhoom-3-2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191130180449/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/dhoom-3-2013|archive-date=30 November 2019|access-date=2020-09-07|website=Rogerebert|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Dhoom: 3 movie review - NDTV Movies|url=https://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/dhoom-3-movie-review-907|access-date=2020-09-07|website=NDTVMovies.com|language=en|archive-date=3 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203012335/https://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/dhoom-3-movie-review-907|url-status=live}}</ref>
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In 2011, he went to [[Los Angeles]] to join a production work shop in [[UCLA]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-my-father-thought-i-was-stupid-to-do-this-uday-chopra-1995713|title=My father thought I was stupid to do this: Uday Chopra|date=16 June 2014|newspaper=[[DNA India]]|access-date=16 June 2014|archive-date=18 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140618130546/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-my-father-thought-i-was-stupid-to-do-this-uday-chopra-1995713|url-status=live}}</ref>


He starred in 2004 in the action thriller ''[[Dhoom]]'' and in its sequels ''[[Dhoom 2]]'' and ''[[Dhoom 3]]'', released in 2006 and 2013 respectively.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-11-24/news-interviews/27820894_1_bipasha-abhishek-uday|title=Uday Chopra is the best in Dhoom 2|date=24 November 2006|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=19 January 2010|archive-date=4 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104174240/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2006-11-24/news-interviews/27820894_1_bipasha-abhishek-uday|url-status=dead}}</ref> Although praised for his performance as ''Ali'' in the first instalment, a role he reprised in both the sequels, the sequels were met with mixed reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bowes|first=Danny|title=Dhoom: 3 movie review & film summary (2013) {{!}} Roger Ebert|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/dhoom-3-2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191130180449/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/dhoom-3-2013|archive-date=30 November 2019|access-date=2020-09-07|website=Rogerebert|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Dhoom: 3 movie review - NDTV Movies|url=https://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/dhoom-3-movie-review-907|access-date=2020-09-07|website=NDTVMovies.com|language=en|archive-date=3 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203012335/https://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/dhoom-3-movie-review-907|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2014, Chopra produced two films. ''[[Grace of Monaco (film)|Grace of Monaco]]'' was the [[biography film]] about [[Grace Kelly]] starring [[Nicole Kidman]] in the leading role. He produced the [[Hollywood (film industry)|Hollywood]] film ''[[The Longest Week]]'', a [[comedy drama]] starring [[Olivia Wilde]] and [[Jason Bateman]]. It is the first project of [[Yash Raj Film]]'s subsidiary [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]] production house [[YRF Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Yash-Raj-Films-ventures-into-Hollywood/Article1-772860.aspx |title=Yash Raj Films ventures into hollywood |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=2011-11-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124002708/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Yash-Raj-Films-ventures-into-Hollywood/Article1-772860.aspx |archive-date=24 November 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


In summer of 2011, He went to LA to join a production work shop in [[UCLA]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-my-father-thought-i-was-stupid-to-do-this-uday-chopra-1995713|title=My father thought I was stupid to do this: Uday Chopra|date=16 June 2014|newspaper=[[DNA India]]|access-date=16 June 2014|archive-date=18 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140618130546/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-my-father-thought-i-was-stupid-to-do-this-uday-chopra-1995713|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Chopra began dating actress [[Tanishaa Mukerji]] during the filming of ''[[Neal 'n' Nikki]]'' (2005). They broke up after two years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tanishaa Mukerji On Her Break-Up With Uday Chopra: "People Make A Big Deal Out Of It" |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/tanishaa-mukerji-on-uday-chopra-we-are-still-friends-4805435 |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=NDTV |language=en}}</ref>


In 2014 Chopra produced two films. ''[[Grace of Monaco (film)|Grace of Monaco]]'' was the [[biography film]] about [[Grace Kelly]] starring [[Nicole Kidman]] in the leading role. He produced the [[Hollywood]] film ''[[The Longest Week]]'', a [[comedy-drama]] starring [[Olivia Wilde]] and [[Jason Bateman]]. It is the first project of [[Yash Raj Film]]'s subsidiary [[Hollywood]] production house [[YRF Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Yash-Raj-Films-ventures-into-Hollywood/Article1-772860.aspx |title=Yash Raj Films ventures into hollywood |work=Hindustan Times |access-date=2011-11-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124002708/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Yash-Raj-Films-ventures-into-Hollywood/Article1-772860.aspx |archive-date=24 November 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
Chopra began dating [[Nargis Fakhri]] in 2013. The relationship attracted substantial media coverage in India and they speculated on an impending marriage.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/nargis-fakhri-and-uday-chopra-are-getting-married-say-rumours-are-they-true-1781695 |title=Nargis Fakhri And Uday Chopra Are Getting Married, Say Rumors. Are They True? |date=November 30, 2017 |work=NDTV |access-date=October 27, 2024 |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331094125/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/nargis-fakhri-and-uday-chopra-are-getting-married-say-rumours-are-they-true-1781695 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, the couple broke up towards the end of 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dazzling.news/a2660/how-uday-chopra-broke-up-with-nargis-fakhri-and-their-relationship-timeline |title=How Uday Chopra broke up with Nargis Fakhri and their relationship timeline! |date=November 17, 2017 |access-date=October 27, 2024 |archive-date=August 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210809172326/https://www.dazzling.news/a2660/how-uday-chopra-broke-up-with-nargis-fakhri-and-their-relationship-timeline |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Throwback: When Nargis Fakhri revealed she regretted keeping quiet about her relationship with Uday Chopra |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/nargis-fakhri-opens-up-about-her-regret-of-not-speaking-about-her-relationship-with-uday-chopra/articleshow/107174958.cms |access-date=2024-10-27 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Lamhe]]'' || {{dash}} || Assistant director
| style="text-align:center;" | 1991 Ā 
| ''[[Lamhe]]'' || {{n/a}} Ā 
|rowspan=3| Assistant director
|-
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Parampara (1993 film)|Parampara]]'' || {{dash}} || Assistant director
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2 | 1993 Ā 
| ''[[Parampara (1993 film)|Parampara]]'' || {{n/a}}
|-
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Darr]]'' || {{dash}} || Assistant director
| ''[[Darr]]'' || {{n/a}}
|-
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Yeh Dillagi]]'' || {{dash}} || Producer
| style="text-align:center;" | 1994 Ā 
| ''[[Yeh Dillagi]]'' || {{n/a}} || Producer
|-
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge]]'' || {{dash}} || Assistant director
| style="text-align:center;" | 1995 Ā 
| ''[[Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge]]'' || Biker in front of Simran || {{no wrap|Uncredited cameo;}}
Also assistant director
|-
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Dil To Pagal Hai]]'' || {{dash}} || Assistant director
| style="text-align:center;" | 1997 Ā 
| ''[[Dil To Pagal Hai]]'' || {{n/a}} || Assistant director Ā 
|-
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Mohabbatein]] '' || Vikram Kapoor/Oberoi || Nominated ā€“ [[Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut]]
| style="text-align:center;" | 2000 Ā 
| ''[[Mohabbatein]] '' || Vikram Kapoor
| rowspan=3 | Also associate producer
|-
|-
| rowspan="2"|2002 || ''[[Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai]]'' || Sanjay Malhotra ||
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | 2002 Ā 
| ''[[Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai]]'' || Sanjay Malhotra Ā 
|-
|-
|''[[Mujhse Dosti Karoge!]]'' || Rohan Varma || Also producer
|''[[Mujhse Dosti Karoge!]]'' || Rohan Verma
|-
|-
|rowspan="2"|2003 ||Ā  ''[[Supari (film)|Supari]]'' || Aryan Pandit ||
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | 2003 Ā 
|Ā  ''[[Supari (film)|Supari]]'' || Aryan Pandit ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Kal Ho Naa Ho]]'' || Day 6 Announcer || Special appearance
| ''[[Kal Ho Naa Ho]]'' || Day 6 Announcer || Cameo appearance Ā 
|-
|-
|rowspan="3"|2004 || ''[[Charas: A Joint Operation]]'' || Ashraf ||
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" | 2004 Ā 
| ''[[Charas: A Joint Operation]]'' || Ashraf ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Dhoom (movie)|Dhoom]]'' ||Ali Khan|| Ā 
| ''[[Dhoom]]'' || Ali Akbar Fateh Khan ||
|-
|-
| ''[[Hum Tum]]'' || {{dash}} || Assistant Director
| ''[[Veer-Zaara]]'' || {{n/a}} || Associate producer
|-
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Neal 'n' Nikki]]'' || Gurneal 'Neal' Ahluwalia || Ā 
| style="text-align:center;" | 2005 Ā 
| ''[[Neal 'n' Nikki]]'' || Gurneal 'Neal' Ahluwalia || Ā 
|-
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Dhoom 2]]'' ||Ali Khan|| Ā 
| style="text-align:center;" | 2006 Ā 
| ''[[Dhoom 2]]'' || Ali Akbar Fateh Khan ||
|-
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Dil Bole Hadippa!]]'' || bicycle driver in the song "Ishq Hi Hai Rab" || special appearance
| style="text-align:center;" | 2010
| ''[[Pyaar Impossible]]'' || Abhay Sharma || Also producer and screenwriter
|-
|-
|2010 || ''[[Pyaar Impossible]]'' || Abhay Sharma || Also producer and writer
| style="text-align:center;" | 2013
| ''[[Dhoom 3]]'' ||Ali Akbar Fateh Khan ||
|-
|-
|2011 || ''[[Ladies vs Ricky Bahl]]'' || {{dash}} || Screenwriter
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2 | 2014
| ''[[Grace of Monaco (film)|Grace of Monaco]]'' || {{n/a}} || rowspan="2" | Producer
|-
|-
|2013 || ''[[Dhoom 3]]'' ||Ali Khan|| Ā 
| ''[[The Longest Week]]'' || {{n/a}}
|}
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===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
|2014 || ''[[Grace of Monaco (film)|Grace of Monaco]]'' || {{dash}} || Producer
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|-
|2014 || ''[[The Longest Week]]'' || {{dash}} || Producer
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2 | 2023
| ''[[The Romantics (series)|The Romantics]]''
| Himself
| Documentary; also executive producer
|-
|-
| ''[[The Railway Men]]''
| {{n/a}}
| rowspan="2" | Executive producer
|-
|-
| style="text-align: center;" |2025
|''[[Mandala Murders]]''
| {{n/a}}
|}
|}
==Awards and nominations==
* Nominated - [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie]] for the ''[[Grace of Monaco (film)|Grace of Monaco]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Uday Chopra - Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins &#124; Television Academy |url=http://m.emmys.com/bios/uday-chopra |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011221749/https://www.emmys.com/bios/uday-chopra |archive-date=11 October 2020 |access-date=22 May 2017}}</ref>


==References==
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Uday Chopra
Chopra in 2012
Born  (1973-01-05) 5 January 1973 (age 53)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Occupation
  • Actor
  • producer
Years active1993ā€“present
Parent(s)Yash Chopra
Pamela Chopra
RelativesChopra-Johar family

Uday Raj Chopra (born 5 January 1973) is an Indian actor and producer. He is the son of filmmaker Yash Chopra. He made his acting debut in the 2000 film Mohabbatein and featured in several other films including Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (2002), Dhoom (2004), Dhoom 2 (2006) and Dhoom 3 (2013).

Early life[edit | edit source]

He is the son of director Yash Chopra and Pamela Chopra. His brother is filmmaker Aditya Chopra and his sister-in-law is the actress Rani Mukerji. Chopra worked as an assistant director on a number of his father's and brother's films under the Yash Raj Films banner.[1][2]

In July 2012, Chopra founded his own company, "Yomics", which creates comics based on Yash Raj Films.[3]

Career[edit | edit source]

In 1994, Chopra produced Yeh Dillagi starring Akshay Kumar, Kajol and Saif Ali Khan. He made his acting debut in Mohabbatein (2000).[1] Chopra had mostly acted in films under his father's production house.

He starred in the action thriller Dhoom and in its sequels Dhoom 2 and Dhoom 3, released in 2006 and 2013 respectively.[4] Although praised for his performance as Ali Akbar Fateh Khan in the first installment, a role he reprised in both the sequels, the sequels were met with mixed reviews.[5][6]

In 2011, he went to Los Angeles to join a production work shop in UCLA.[7]

In 2014, Chopra produced two films. Grace of Monaco was the biography film about Grace Kelly starring Nicole Kidman in the leading role. He produced the Hollywood film The Longest Week, a comedy drama starring Olivia Wilde and Jason Bateman. It is the first project of Yash Raj Film's subsidiary Hollywood production house YRF Entertainment.[8]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

Chopra began dating actress Tanishaa Mukerji during the filming of Neal 'n' Nikki (2005). They broke up after two years.[9]

Chopra began dating Nargis Fakhri in 2013. The relationship attracted substantial media coverage in India and they speculated on an impending marriage.[10] However, the couple broke up towards the end of 2017.[11][12]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Film[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Lamhe N/A Assistant director
1993 Parampara N/A
Darr N/A
1994 Yeh Dillagi N/A Producer
1995 Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge Biker in front of Simran Uncredited cameo;

Also assistant director

1997 Dil To Pagal Hai N/A Assistant director
2000 Mohabbatein Vikram Kapoor Also associate producer
2002 Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai Sanjay Malhotra
Mujhse Dosti Karoge! Rohan Verma
2003 Supari Aryan Pandit
Kal Ho Naa Ho Day 6 Announcer Cameo appearance
2004 Charas: A Joint Operation Ashraf
Dhoom Ali Akbar Fateh Khan
Veer-Zaara N/A Associate producer
2005 Neal 'n' Nikki Gurneal 'Neal' Ahluwalia
2006 Dhoom 2 Ali Akbar Fateh Khan
2010 Pyaar Impossible Abhay Sharma Also producer and screenwriter
2013 Dhoom 3 Ali Akbar Fateh Khan
2014 Grace of Monaco N/A Producer
The Longest Week N/A

Television[edit | edit source]

Year Title Role Notes
2023 The Romantics Himself Documentary; also executive producer
The Railway Men N/A Executive producer
2025 Mandala Murders N/A

Awards and nominations[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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  2. ā†‘ "Uday Chopra engagement". Oneindia.in. 25 June 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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  4. ā†‘ "Uday Chopra is the best in Dhoom 2". The Times of India. 24 November 2006. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
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  8. ā†‘ "Yash Raj Films ventures into hollywood". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  9. ā†‘ "Tanishaa Mukerji On Her Break-Up With Uday Chopra: "People Make A Big Deal Out Of It"". NDTV. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  10. ā†‘ "Nargis Fakhri And Uday Chopra Are Getting Married, Say Rumors. Are They True?". NDTV. 30 November 2017. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  11. ā†‘ "How Uday Chopra broke up with Nargis Fakhri and their relationship timeline!". 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 9 August 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  12. ā†‘ "Throwback: When Nargis Fakhri revealed she regretted keeping quiet about her relationship with Uday Chopra". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
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External links[edit | edit source]

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