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| nameĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā = Uday | | nameĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā = Uday Chopra | ||
| imageĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā = Uday Chopra launch 'YOMICS' 07.jpg | | imageĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā = Uday Chopra launch 'YOMICS' 07.jpg | ||
| captionĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā = Chopra | | captionĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā = Chopra in 2012 Ā | ||
| | | birth_date =Ā {{birth date and age|1973|01|05|df=yes}} | ||
| | | birth_place =Ā [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], India | ||
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| organizationĀ Ā Ā = | | occupationĀ Ā Ā Ā = {{hlist|Actor|producer}} | ||
| occupationĀ Ā Ā Ā = {{hlist| | | yearsactiveĀ Ā Ā Ā = 1993-present | ||
| yearsactiveĀ Ā Ā Ā = | | parentsĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā = [[Yash Chopra]]<br />[[Pamela Chopra]] | ||
| parentsĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā = | | relativesĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā = [[Aditya Chopra]] (brother) | ||
| relativesĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā = [[Aditya Chopra]] (brother | | family = See [[List of Hindi film clans#Chopra family|Chopra family]] | ||
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'''Uday Raj Chopra''' is an Indian actor | '''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 [[Musical film|musical]] [[romantic drama]] ''[[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== | |||
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><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> | |||
Chopra | In July 2012, Chopra founded his own company, "Yomics", which creates comics based on Yash Raj Films.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.yomics.in/ |title=Yomics | Comic Books | Comic Books India | 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 the movie ''[[Mohabbatein]]''.<ref name="Times"/> Chopra has mostly done films under his father's production house. | ||
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 Akbar Fateh Khan'' 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> | 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 Akbar Fateh Khan'' 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> | ||
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In summer of 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> | In summer of 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> | ||
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 | 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> | ||
==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||
===Films=== | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes | ! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1991 | | style="text-align:center;" | 1991 Ā | ||
| ''[[Lamhe]]'' || {{n/a}} Ā | |||
|rowspan=3| Assistant director only | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1993 | | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| 1993 Ā | ||
| ''[[Parampara (1993 film)|Parampara]]'' || {{n/a}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Darr]]'' || {{n/a}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | style="text-align:center;" | 1995 || ''[[Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge]]'' || Biker infront of Simran || {{no wrap|Uncredited cameo;}} | ||
Also assistant director | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | style="text-align:center;" | 1997 || ''[[Dil To Pagal Hai]]'' || {{n/a}} || Assistant director only | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | style="text-align:center;" | 2000 || ''[[Mohabbatein]] '' || Vikram Kapoor | ||
| rowspan=3|Also associate producer | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2002 || ''[[Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai]]'' || Sanjay Malhotra | ||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[Mujhse Dosti Karoge!]]'' || Rohan Varma | |||
|- | |- | ||
|''[[ | | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2003 ||Ā ''[[Supari (film)|Supari]]'' || Aryan Pandit || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | ''[[Kal Ho Naa Ho]]'' || Day 6 Announcer || Cameo | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[ | | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"|2004 || ''[[Charas: A Joint Operation]]'' || Ashraf || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[Dhoom (movie)|Dhoom]]'' ||Ali Khan|| | |||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[ | | style="text-align:center;" | 2005 || ''[[Neal 'n' Nikki]]'' || Gurneal 'Neal' Ahluwalia || Ā | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[ | | style="text-align:center;" | 2006 || ''[[Dhoom 2]]'' ||Ali Khan|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | style="text-align:center;" | 2009 || ''[[Dil Bole Hadippa!]]'' || Bicycle driver || Cameo | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | style="text-align:center;" |2010 || ''[[Pyaar Impossible]]'' || Abhay Sharma || {{no wrap|Also producer and }} screenwriter | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | style="text-align:center;" |2013 || ''[[Dhoom 3]]'' ||Ali Khan|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|2014 || ''[[Grace of Monaco (film)|Grace of Monaco]]'' || {{n/a}} || Producer only | ||
|- | |- | ||
| ''[[The Longest Week]]'' || {{n/a}} || Producer only | |||
|- | |- | ||
|- | |- | ||
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===Television=== | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
|- | |- | ||
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes | |||
|- | |- | ||
| style="text-align:center;" | 2023 | |||
| ''[[The Romantics (2022 tv series)|The Romantics]]'' | |||
| Himself | |||
| Documentary; also executive producer | |||
|} | |} | ||
==Awards== | |||
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=Uday Chopra - Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins | Television Academy |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> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Uday Chopra | |
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| Born | 5 January 1973 Bombay, Maharashtra, India |
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| Years active | 1993-present |
| Parent(s) | Yash Chopra Pamela Chopra |
| Relatives | Aditya Chopra (brother) |
| Family | See Chopra 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 musical romantic drama 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
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.[1][2]
In July 2012, Chopra founded his own company, "Yomics", which creates comics based on Yash Raj Films.[3]
Career
In 1994, Chopra produced Yeh Dillagi starring Akshay Kumar, Kajol and Saif Ali Khan. He made his acting debut in the movie Mohabbatein.[1] Chopra has mostly done films under his father's production house.
He starred in 2004 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 instalment, a role he reprised in both the sequels, the sequels were met with mixed reviews.[5][6]
In summer of 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]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Lamhe | N/A | Assistant director only |
| 1993 | Parampara | N/A | |
| Darr | N/A | ||
| 1995 | Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge | Biker infront of Simran | Uncredited cameo;
Also assistant director |
| 1997 | Dil To Pagal Hai | N/A | Assistant director only |
| 2000 | Mohabbatein | Vikram Kapoor | Also associate producer |
| 2002 | Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai | Sanjay Malhotra | |
| Mujhse Dosti Karoge! | Rohan Varma | ||
| 2003 | Supari | Aryan Pandit | |
| Kal Ho Naa Ho | Day 6 Announcer | Cameo | |
| 2004 | Charas: A Joint Operation | Ashraf | |
| Dhoom | Ali Khan | ||
| 2005 | Neal 'n' Nikki | Gurneal 'Neal' Ahluwalia | |
| 2006 | Dhoom 2 | Ali Khan | |
| 2009 | Dil Bole Hadippa! | Bicycle driver | Cameo |
| 2010 | Pyaar Impossible | Abhay Sharma | Also producer and screenwriter |
| 2013 | Dhoom 3 | Ali Khan | |
| 2014 | Grace of Monaco | N/A | Producer only |
| The Longest Week | N/A | Producer only |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Romantics | Himself | Documentary; also executive producer |
Awards
Chopra received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Television Movie for producing Grace of Monaco at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards.[9]
References
- ā 1.0 1.1 "In Candid Conversation with Uday Chopra". The Economic Times. 9 January 2010. Archived from the original on 21 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ā "Uday Chopra engagement". Oneindia.in. 25 June 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ā "Yomics | Comic Books | Comic Books India | Comic Books Online". Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- 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.
- ā Bowes, Danny. "Dhoom: 3 movie review & film summary (2013) | Roger Ebert". Rogerebert. Archived from the original on 30 November 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ā "Dhoom: 3 movie review - NDTV Movies". NDTVMovies.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ā "My father thought I was stupid to do this: Uday Chopra". DNA India. 16 June 2014. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ā "Yash Raj Films ventures into hollywood". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ā "Uday Chopra - Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins | Television Academy". Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
