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{{ | {{Infobox company | ||
| image = Yash_raj_films_logo_small.png | |||
| name = Yash Raj Films | |||
| logo = | |||
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]] | |||
| founded = {{start date|1970}} | |||
| founder = [[Yash Chopra]] | |||
| key_people = {{ubl|[[Aditya Chopra]]<br />{{small|(Chairman & Managing Director)}}|Akshaye Widhani<br />{{small|(CEO)}}}} | |||
| divisions = [[Filmmaking#Production|Production]] <br />[[Film distribution|Distribution]]<br />[[Studio]] <br />[[Marketing]]<br />[[Merchandising]]<br />[[Licensing]]<br />[[Home Video]]<br />[[Music]]<br />[[digital media|Digital]]<br/>[[Actors|Talent]]<br />Brand Partnerships<br />[[Communications]]<br />[[Technical support|Technical]]<br /> [[Visual Effects]]<br />[[YRF Entertainment]] | |||
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| subsid = *[[YRF Studios]] | |||
*'''yFX''' | |||
*[[YRF Entertainment]] | |||
*[[Y-Films]] | |||
*[[YRF Television]] | |||
*[[YRF Music]] | |||
| location_city = [[Mumbai]] | |||
| location_country = [[India]] | |||
| homepage = {{Official website}} | |||
}} | |||
'''Yash Raj Films''' ('''YRF''') is an [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[film production]] and [[Distribution (business)|distribution company]] founded by veteran filmmaker [[Yash Chopra]] in 1970. It mainly produces and distributes [[Bollywood|Hindi]] and [[Punjabi cinema|Punjabi films]]. The company has grown to be one of the largest film studios in [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/special/producers-who-scored-at-the-box-office/34631/1|title=Producers Who Scored at the Box Office|website=Forbes India|language=en|access-date= 5 December 2018}}</ref> | |||
== | ==History== | ||
YRF was founded by [[Yash Chopra|Yash Raj Chopra]], a [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] veteran director and producer of the [[India]]n film industry, in 1970. He started out as an assistant to his elder brother, [[Baldev Raj Chopra|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. | |||
=== YRF Studios === | |||
Upon realising the lack of a proper film shooting studio during their years of film-making, YRF went on build their dream film production studio in the year 2005, located in [[Mumbai]] city. The first film to be shot in YRF Studios was the company's 2006 critical and commercial blockbuster ''[[Fanaa (film)|Fanaa]]''. Some of the notable films of outside banners that were shot in the studio over the years are; ''[[Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna]]'' (2006), ''[[Partner (2007 film)|Partner]]'' (2007), ''[[Taare Zameen Par]]'' (2007), ''[[Dostana (2008 film)|Dostana]]'' (2008), ''[[Wanted (2009 film)|Wanted]]'' (2009), ''[[3 Idiots]]'' (2009), ''[[My Name Is Khan]]'' (2010), ''[[Dabangg]]'' (2010), ''[[Bodyguard (2011 Hindi film)|Bodyguard]]'' (2011), ''[[Ra.One]]'' (2011), ''[[Agneepath (2012 film)|Agneepath]]'' (2012), ''[[Chennai Express]]'' (2013), ''[[Jai Ho (2014 film)|Jai Ho]]'' (2014) and ''[[P.K.(2014 film)|P.K.]]'' (2014). The studio was created and designed by Chopra and his then wife, Payal Khanna and is equipped with high technology film shooting equipment and materials. The studio, sprawling over {{convert|20|acre|m2}} and towering up to six floors, is used to shoot films for the company and is also rented for other filming and television shoots such as ''10 Ka Dum'' and ''Kaun Banega Crorepati'' for [[Sony Entertainment Television (India)|Sony]] and ''Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain'', ''[[Koffee With Karan]]'' and ''Satyamev Jayate'' for [[STAR India|STAR]].<ref>{{cite web|title=YRF Studios|url=http://www.yrfstudios.com/?CatalogID=BE714428-43EC-4D04-8B70-96D684F5B60B?CatalogID=A4A74BBF-A235-4D9F-93E2-5EB6D48EA43C?SectionCode=TV0001?itemCat=210&catName=MjAwNA==|publisher=Yash Raj Films|access-date=30 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109105322/http://www.yrfstudios.com/?CatalogID=BE714428-43EC-4D04-8B70-96D684F5B60B%3FCatalogID%3DA4A74BBF-A235-4D9F-93E2-5EB6D48EA43C%3FSectionCode%3DTV0001%3FitemCat%3D210&catName=MjAwNA%3D%3D|archive-date=9 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
=== YRF Home Entertainment === | |||
Apart from film production, Chopra's YRF also distributed (theatrical, home entertainment and satellite) and canvassed a wide variety of [[Independent films]] that came out of the [[Parallel Cinema]] industry of [[India]], such as ''[[Godmother (film)|Godmother]]'' (1999), ''[[Zubeidaa]]'' (2001), ''[[Maqbool]]'' (2004), ''[[Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities]]'' (2004), ''[[Black (2005 film)|Black]]'' (2005), ''[[My Brother Nikhil]]'' (2005), ''[[Mangal Pandey: The Rising]]'' (2005) and ''[[Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara]]'' (2005), that helped them leverage with a powerful film production house such as his, and thereby reach a wider audience on their release. YRF Distributors also released several big-budgeted films such as ''[[Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]]'' (1998), ''[[Biwi No.1]]'' (1999), ''[[Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai]]'' (2000), ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham]]'' (2001), ''[[Koi Mil Gaya]]'' (2003), ''[[Kal Ho Naa Ho]]'' (2003), ''[[Krrish]]'' (2006) and ''[[Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna]]'' (2006). In 2013, the company's distribution leg reportedly sold the satellite rights of its highly anticipated venture ''Dhoom 3'' for {{INRConvert|75|c}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Earners: Box Office 2004|url=http://businessindia.co.uk/2013/05/dhoom-3-satellite-rights-sold-to-sony-for-75-crores/|publisher=BusinessIndia.com|access-date=30 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219051049/http://businessindia.co.uk/2013/05/dhoom-3-satellite-rights-sold-to-sony-for-75-crores/|archive-date=19 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> to Sony Entertainment Television.<ref>{{cite web|title=YRF Home Entertainment|url=http://www.yashrajfilms.com/OnlineStore/InnerLanding.aspx?CatalogID=BE714428-43EC-4D04-8B70-96D684F5B60B?CatalogID=A4A74BBF-A235-4D9F-93E2-5EB6D48EA43C?SectionCode=TV0001?itemCat=210&catName=MjAwNA==|publisher=Yash Raj Films|access-date=30 May 2010}}</ref> | |||
=== YRF Music === | |||
After constantly delivering musical successes such as ''[[Darr]]'', ''[[Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge]]'' and ''[[Dil To Pagal Hai]]'' throughout the years of its existence, the company decided to leverage their growing clout in the music industry. YRF established their independent feature music distribution leg under the name '''YRF Music''' in 2004. The leg was developed for the purpose of digital as well as physical distribution of all the film soundtracks released under the banner. The first soundtrack to be distributed under YRF Music was the company's critical and commercial musical blockbuster ''[[Veer Zaara]]''. The leg established careers of many budding music composers throughout the years, who leveraged themselves by scoring music for YRF projects such as [[Jatin–Lalit]] (''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge''), [[Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy]] (''Bunty Aur Babli''), [[Pritam]] (''Dhoom''), [[Vishal–Shekhar]] (''Salaam Namaste''), [[Salim–Sulaiman]] (''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi''), [[Amit Trivedi]] (''Ishaqzaade''), [[Ram Sampath]] (''Luv Ka The End''), [[Sajid–Wajid]] (''Daawat-e-Ishq''), [[Sohail Sen]] (''Mere Brother Ki Dulhan''), [[Raghu Dixit]] (''Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge''), [[Sachin–Jigar]] (''Shuddh Desi Romance'') and Amartya Rahut (''Aurangzeb'').<ref>{{cite web|title=YRF Music|url=http://www.yashrajfilms.com/OnlineStore/InnerLanding.aspx?CatalogID=A4A74BBF-A235-4D9F-93E2-5EB6D48EA43C?SectionCode=TV0001?itemCat=210&catName=MjAwNA==|publisher=Yash Raj Films|access-date=30 May 2010}}</ref> | |||
=== Walt Disney buyout-refusal === | |||
[[The Walt Disney Company]] entered Indian Entertainment in 2007 through a three-film co-production agreement (''[[Ta Ra Rum Pum]]'', ''[[Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic]]'' and ''[[Roadside Romeo]]'') with YRF. [[Disney]]'s move was seen as a bid to increase its global clout and finally enter the increasingly lucrative [[Indian Cinema]] arena. The company offered a 49% acquisition of YRF at {{INRConvert|2500|c}}<ref name="Walt Disney Yash Raj Films">{{cite web|url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/walt-disney-studios-teams-up-with-yash-raj-films-to-create-computer-animated-feature-films|title=Walt Disney Yash Raj Films |publisher=MovieWeb|date=|accessdate=27 December 2013}}</ref> (unadjusted for inflation) in 2009, which took the valuation of the Indian entertainment company to {{INRConvert|5000|c|year=2009}},<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/yash-raj-disney-in-animation-films-tie-up-107061301114_1.html|title=Walt Disney Yash Raj Films |work=Business Standard|date=13 June 2007 |access-date=27 December 2013}}</ref> at the time. YRF however declined the acquisition offer made by the American conglomerate. | |||
In 2011, a 99% share acquisition offer by Disney was accepted by [[UTV Software Communications|UTV]] at {{INRConvert|2000|c}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/article2296094.ece|title=Walt Disney Yash Raj Films |work=The Hindu|access-date=27 December 2013}}</ref> (unadjusted for inflation). The two companies together established [[UTV Motion Pictures|Disney UTV]], that functioned as the Indian subsidiary of the American company. In December 2016, [[Disney]] announced that is restructuring its Indian operations and UTV will no longer produce movies and will focus only on distribution of its Hollywood films.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/media/entertainment/walt-disney-to-restructure-india-operations/articleshow/56129407.cms|title=Walt Disney UTV|work=Business Standard|access-date=27 December 2016|last1=Laghate|first1=Gaurav}}</ref> | |||
=== Aditya Chopra as Vice-Chairman === | |||
The company 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. The films broke YRF's perfect success ratio and were oddly released one after another. Some of the most unsuccessful films produced under the banner were ''[[Jhoom Barabar Jhoom]]'', ''[[Laaga Chunari Mein Daag]]'', ''[[Tashan (film)|Tashan]]'', ''[[Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic]]'', ''[[Roadside Romeo]]'', and ''[[Pyaar Impossible]]''. [[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.<ref name="Profile">{{cite web|title=Profile|url=http://www.yashrajfilms.com/profile/adi.htm?SectionCode=PRO003a1?itemCat=210&catName=MjAwNA|publisher=Yash Raj Films|access-date=30 May 2010}}</ref> | |||
=== 2011 landmark deal === | |||
In 2011, the company took the critical decision of banking on the successes of ''[[3 Idiots]]'', ''[[Ra.One]]'' and ''[[Bodyguard (2011 Hindi film)|Bodyguard]]'' and went into production of three individual [[Mainstream|mainstream films]] with [[Aamir Khan]] for ''Dhoom 3'' , [[Shah Rukh Khan|Shahrukh Khan]] for ''Jab Tak Hai Jaan'' and with [[Salman Khan]] for ''Ek Tha Tiger'' the first installment in the [[YRF Spy Universe]], a feat that has never been achieved by any film production company to date. The move was seen as a landmark deal by YRF as it engaged three of the most successful box office actors of [[Indian Cinema]] in independent projects at the time. Moreover, the three films turned out to be the most expensive productions by YRF; ''Ek Tha Tiger''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mdb.org.in/titles/78/tiger-zinda-hai|title=TIGER ZINDA HAI Trailer |access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=YRF}}</ref> was produced at {{INRConvert|75|c}},<ref name=Budget>{{cite web|title=Ek Tha Tiger: It's Salman's show all the way |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ek-tha-tiger-its-salmans-show-all-the-way/282723-8-66.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120818125111/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ek-tha-tiger-its-salmans-show-all-the-way/282723-8-66.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 August 2012|publisher=IBNLive.com|access-date=16 August 2012}}</ref> ''Jab Tak Hai Jaan'' was produced at {{INRConvert|60|c}}<ref name=taran>{{cite news|last=Adarsh|first=Taran|url=https://twitter.com/taran_adarsh/status/269036107033890816|title = JTHJ P&A 60 crore| publisher = [[Twitter]] | date = 15 November 2012 | access-date=1 January 2013}}</ref> and ''Dhoom 3'' was produced at {{INRConvert|150|c}}.<ref name=taran60>{{cite news|last=Adarsh|first=Taran|url=http://epaper.telegraphindia.com/detail/49952-175527875.html|title = Dhoom 3 decoded| publisher = [[Telegraph India]] | date = 27 December 2013 | access-date=27 December 2013}}</ref> | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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! | ! Film !! Day of Release !! Screen Releases !! Distribution !! Budget !! Worldwide Gross | ||
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| ''[[Ek Tha Tiger]]'' || [[Eid al-Fitr|Eid]] <small>(2012)</small> || 3,850 screens<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Salman-Khans-Ek-Tha-Tiger-gets-extraordinary-advance-booking/articleshow/15495421.cms |title=Salman Khan's Ek Tha Tiger gets 'extraordinary' advance booking |work=The Times of India |author=Bharti Dubey |date=14 August 2012 |access-date=15 August 2012}}</ref> || YRF Distributors || {{INRConvert|75|c}}<ref name="Budget"/> || {{INRConvert|320|c}}{{refn|{{cite web|title=Chennai Express Crosses Ek Tha Tiger Worldwide in Ten Days |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5979&nCat=|publisher=Boxofficeindia.com|access-date=19 August 2013}}}} | |||
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| ''[[Jab Tak Hai Jaan]]'' || [[Diwali]] <small>(2012)</small> || 3,100 screens<ref name=boiscr>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/youdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5057&nCat= |title=JTHJ screen count |publisher=[[Box Office India]] |access-date=9 November 2012}}</ref> || YRF Distributors || {{INRConvert|60|c}}<ref name=taran /> || {{INRConvert|241|c}}<ref name="Yash Raj Films"/> | |||
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| ''[[Dhoom 3]]'' || [[Christmas]] <small>(2013)</small> || 5,250 screens<ref name="Live Mint">{{cite web | url=http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/7K3WaBJHUg2nawEWnNvVOI/All-eyes-and-wallets-on-Dhoom-3-this-Friday.html | title=All eyes (and wallets) on Dhoom: 3 this Friday | publisher=Live Mint | work=Nandini Ramnath | date=17 December 2013 | access-date=18 December 2013}}</ref> || YRF Distributors || {{INRConvert|150|c}}<ref name=taran60 /> || {{INRConvert|542|c}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Dhoom 3 crosses INR 500 crore|url=http://profit.ndtv.com/topic/dhoom-3-box-office-collection?page=shownews&articleid=5979&nCat=|publisher=Boxofficeindia.com|access-date=30 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Dhoom 3 rakes in more than INR 500 crore|date = 8 January 2014|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/dhoom-3-becomes-first-indian-film-to-gross-rs-500-crore/?page=shownews&articleid=5979&nCat=|publisher=Boxofficeindia.com|access-date=30 July 2016}}</ref> | |||
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== | All three of these films shattered [[List of highest-grossing Indian films worldwide|Box Office]] records of India and went on to become some of the highest-grossing films of their time. ''Ek Tha Tiger'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mdb.org.in/titles/78/tiger-zinda-hai|title=TIGER ZINDA HAI Trailer |access-date=19 November 2017|publisher=YRF}}</ref> which released on the 66th Independence Day of India, earned approximately {{INRConvert|320|c}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Yash Raj Films makes more than INR 500 crore|date = 8 January 2014|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/dhoom-3-becomes-first-indian-film-to-gross-rs-500-crore/?page=shownews&articleid=5979&nCat=|publisher=Boxofficeindia.com|access-date=30 July 2016}}</ref> and thereby became the eleventh highest-grossing film of Indian Cinema.''Jab Tak Hai Jaan'' opened worldwide on the Diwali day of 2012 and went on to earn {{INRConvert|241|c}}<ref name="Yash Raj Films">{{cite web|title=Jab Tak Hai Jaan Worldwide Blockbuster|url=http://www.yashrajfilms.com/News/NewsDetails.aspx?newsid=1d3cf0a4-a473-4513-ae21-2864f6464dd5|publisher=[[Yash Raj Films]]|access-date=5 December 2012}}</ref> and became the fifteenth highest-grossing film in India. ''Dhoom 3'' released in (Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Arabic) on the Christmas week of 2013 and grossed approximately {{INRConvert|542|c}},<ref name="Dhoom 3 crosses INR 530 crore">{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/box-office/2014/dhoom-3-28-days-4th-week-collection-box-office-129967.html?itemCat=313&catName=TGlmZXRpbWUgQWRqdXN0ZWQ= |title=Dhoom 3 crosses INR 530 crore|date=18 January 2014|publisher=Entertainment One|access-date=18 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="Dhoom 3 crosses INR 532 crore">{{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/534924/20140118/dhoom-3-box-office-collection-timepass-marathi.html?itemCat=313&catName=TGlmZXRpbWUgQWRqdXN0ZWQ= |title=Dhoom 3 crosses INR 532 crore|work=IBI Times|date=18 January 2014|access-date=19 January 2014}}</ref> in the worldwide market and went on to become the twelfth highest-grossing film of Indian Cinema, {{as of|2022|January|lc=y}}. The three films gradually helped re-cement the dominant position of YRF in the Indian Entertainment market. | ||
=== Aditya Chopra as Chairman === | |||
After the demise of Yash Chopra in October 2012, [[Aditya Chopra]] was elevated to the position of chairman and Chief Executive of the company's studio wing. Facing overwhelming pressure by the [[National Stock Exchange of India|Indian bourses]] to be publicly listed around the same period, the company went for a [[Soft launch|soft-Launch]] on 3 January 2013. | |||
The company received angel investment by institutional fund-raisers such as [[Life Insurance Corporation|LIC of India]], [[Ratan Tata|RNT Associates]], [[Azim Premji|PremjiInvest]], [[N. R. Narayana Murthy|Catamaran Ventures]], [[Maruti Suzuki|Maruti Udyog]] and [[Ronnie Screwvala|Unilazer Ventures]]. YRF was made open to Indian enterprises only and no [[Foreign direct investment|FDI]] was accepted. Venture capitalists also showed interest with [[Adi Godrej]], [[Yogesh Chander Deveshwar|Y. C. Deveshwar]], [[Kumar Mangalam Birla|Kumar Birla]], [[Arundhati Bhattacharya]], [[Anand Mahindra]], [[Chanda Kochhar]], [[Sunil Mittal]], [[Shikha Sharma]] and [[Uday Kotak]] investing undisclosed sums. YRF came out with more films, under the chairmanship of Chopra and the new management.<ref>{{cite web|title=Profile|url=http://www.yashrajfilms.com/AboutUs/YRFTeam.aspx?SectionCode=PRO003a1?itemCat=210&catName=MjAwNA==|publisher=Yash Raj Films|access-date=30 May 2010}}</ref> | |||
==Work with newcomers== | |||
YRF launched a number of budding screenwriters and directors under their banner throughout these years. Directors and screenwriters such as [[Karan Johar]] (his ''[[Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]]'' was co-produced and released by Yash Raj Film Distributors), [[Kunal Kohli]], [[Kabir Khan (director)|Kabir Khan]], [[Sanjay Gadhvi]], [[Jaideep Sahni]], [[Siddharth Anand]], [[Shimit Amin]], [[Habib Faisal]], [[Shaad Ali]], [[Maneesh Sharma]] and [[Vijay Krishna Acharya|Vijay Acharya]] debuted under YRF and have gone on to become independent entities in films. The company also produced films for filmmakers such as [[Anil Mehta]] and [[Pradeep Sarkar]] under their banner. The company was eventually ranked Number 1 (among the most successful film production companies in India) in a survey conducted by [[Filmfare]] and Number 27 (among the most successful film production companies in the world) in a survey by ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Aditya Chopra Powerlist|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-01-23/news-interviews/27875191_1_filmfare-power-list-woman-power-powerful-person?itemCat=210&catName=MjAwNA==|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131227113101/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-01-23/news-interviews/27875191_1_filmfare-power-list-woman-power-powerful-person?itemCat=210&catName=MjAwNA==|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 December 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=30 May 2010}}</ref> | |||
=== Talent Management === | |||
Apart from producing big-budgeted films with established actors, YRF also announced several films featuring relative newcomers in the fourth quarter of [[Fiscal year]] 2012; ''[[Aurangzeb (film)|Aurangzeb]]'' starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Sashaa Agha and Arjun Kapoor, ''[[Gunday]]'' starring Ranveer Singh, ''Bewakoofiyan'' starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Sonam Kapoor, ''Daawat-e-Ishq'' with Aditya Roy Kapoor, ''[[Mardaani]]'' with Rani Mukerji and ''[[Kill Dil]]'' starring Ali Zafar and Govinda.<ref>{{cite web|title=YFilms|url=http://www.yfilms.in/?itemCat=210&catName=MjAwNA==|publisher=Yash Raj Films|access-date=30 May 2010}}</ref> The films released all through 2013 and 2014 were seen as a strategic move by the company to infuse newer talent into [[Indian Cinema]] in the form of actors, screenwriters, directors and technicians. In a bid to break away from the traditional [[Star system (filmmaking)|star system]] of [[Indian Cinema]], the company ventured into producing low-budgeted independent films with new talent (actors, creatives and technicians) from 2008. Apart from working with upcoming actors, the company independently launched several new faces as leading actors in several of their big-budgeted films through their home banner and through [[Y-Films]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Yash Raj Films Newcomers|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-19/news-interviews/31367500_1_yrf-yash-raj-films-workshops?itemCat=210&catName=MjAwNA==|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131227113033/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-19/news-interviews/31367500_1_yrf-yash-raj-films-workshops?itemCat=210&catName=MjAwNA==|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 December 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=30 May 2010}}</ref> including: | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
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! | ! Talent !! Film !! Description !! Year !! Contract Status | ||
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|''[[ | | [[Ranbir Kapoor]] || rowspan="2" | ''[[Bachna Ae Haseeno]]''|| rowspan="2" | Second film || rowspan="3" | 2008 || rowspan="4" | Existing | ||
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| | | [[Deepika Padukone]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[Anushka Sharma]] | ||
|''[[Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi]]'' | |||
| rowspan="4" |Debut | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | [[Ranveer Singh]]|| ''[[Band Baaja Baaraat]]''|| 2010 | ||
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| | | [[Saqib Saleem]]|| ''[[Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge]]''|| rowspan="3" | 2011 ||Terminated | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | [[Parineeti Chopra]]|| ''[[Ladies vs Ricky Bahl]]''|| Existing | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[ | | [[Shraddha Kapoor]]|| ''[[Luv Ka The End]]''|| Second film || Terminated<ref>{{cite web|title=Profile|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/shraddha-kapoor-shown-the-door-by-yash-raj-films-605564?itemCat=210&catName=MjAwNA==|publisher=Yash Raj Films 1|access-date=15 July 2016}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[ | | [[Arjun Kapoor]] || ''[[Ishaqzaade]] '' || Debut || 2012 || Existing | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] || [[Aurangzeb (film)|''Aurangzeb'']]|| rowspan="2" | Second Film || rowspan="3" | 2013 ||Terminated | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | [[Sushant Singh Rajput]] || rowspan="2" | ''[[Shuddh Desi Romance]]''|| Terminated<ref>{{cite web|title=Profile|url=http://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/346191/sushant-singh-rajput-upset-aditya-chopra-cuts-ties-yrf?itemCat=210&catName=MjAwNA==|publisher=Yash Raj Films 1|access-date=15 July 2016}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | [[Vaani Kapoor]] || Debut || rowspan="2" | Existing | ||
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| | | [[Ayushmann Khurrana]] || ''Bewakoofiyan''|| Third film || rowspan="3" | 2014 | ||
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| | | [[Aditya Roy Kapur]] || ''[[Daawat-e-Ishq]] '' || Second film (as lead) || | ||
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| | | [[Tahir Raj Bhasin]] || ''[[Mardaani]] '' || rowspan="8" | Debut || | ||
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| | | [[Bhumi Pednekar]] || ''[[Dum Laga Ke Haisha]]''|| 2015 || Existing | ||
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| | | [[Aadar Jain]] || rowspan="2" | ''[[Qaidi Band]]''|| rowspan="2" | 2017 || Terminated | ||
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| | | [[Anya Singh]] || rowspan="5" | Existing | ||
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| | | [[Vishal Jethwa]] || ''[[Mardaani 2]]''|| 2019 | ||
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| | |[[Sharvari Wagh]] | ||
|''[[Bunty Aur Babli 2]]'' | |||
|2021 | |||
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| | | [[Manushi Chhillar]]|| ''[[Samrat Prithviraj]]''|| rowspan="2" | 2022 | ||
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| | | [[Shalini Pandey]]|| ''[[Jayeshbhai Jordaar]]'' | ||
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== Offices == | |||
YRF is headquartered in [[Mumbai]]. 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]].<ref name="About">{{cite web |title=THE COMPANY |url=https://www.yashrajfilms.com/about-us/the-company |publisher=YRF |access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref> | |||
== Produced and distributed films == | |||
{{Main|List of films released by Yash Raj Films}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{ | {{reflist}} | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
* | * {{Official website}} | ||
{{ | {{Film Studios in India}} | ||
[[Category:Yash Raj Films| ]] | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:Hindi cinema]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Film production companies based in Mumbai]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Indian companies established in 1970]] | ||
[[Category:Producers who won the Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment National Film Award]] |