24-443: YRF may refer to: Yash Raj Films , an Indian film production company YRF (YouTube channel) YRF Television , a defunct Indian TV production company YRF Spy Universe , a fictional universe and related Indian media franchise Cartwright Airport , IATA airport code Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
48-504: A primary school and loves him dearly. His mother Anita Rosario Kapoor ( Lillete Dubey ) adores him and from her he inherited his artistic side to his personality. After Nikhil is diagnosed with HIV his life falls apart. He is removed from the swimming team and his parents throw him out of their house. One day he is arrested because he is HIV positive. He is kept in forced isolation by law as the Goa Public Health Act allowed
72-554: A strategic move by the company to infuse newer jobs into Indian Cinema in the form of actors, screenwriters, directors and technicians. In a bid to break away from the traditional star system of Indian cinema, the company ventured into producing low-budgeted independent films with new creatives (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 . YRF
96-400: A three-film co-production agreement with YRF, Ta Ra Rum Pum , Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic and Roadside Romeo . Disney's move was seen as a bid to increase its global recognition and finally enter the increasingly lucrative Indian Cinema arena. In 2009, Disney offered a 49% acquisition of YRF for ₹ 2,500 crore (US$ 300 million) (unadjusted for inflation), which took the valuation of
120-699: A variety of independent films and Parallel Cinema productions within India, such as Godmother (1999), Zubeidaa (2001), Maqbool (2004), Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (2004), My Brother Nikhil (2005), Mangal Pandey: The Rising (2005) and Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (2005). YRF Distributors released several films such as Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998), Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai (2000), Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (2001), Koi... Mil Gaya (2003), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), Black (2005), Krrish (2006) and Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006). In 2013,
144-526: Is an Indian film production and distribution company founded by filmmaker Yash Chopra in 1970. Since 2012, it has been led by his son Aditya Chopra . The company mainly produces and distributes Hindi films . In 1970, YRF was founded by Yash Raj Chopra , a veteran director and producer in the Indian film industry . In 2005, Chopra built YRF Studios in Mumbai . In 2006, The first film shot at YRF Studios
168-660: 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 . Throughout the years of its existence, YRF inked various business agreements with independent film and media entities present in
192-527: The Diwali day of 2012 and went on to earn ₹ 241 crore (US$ 29 million) 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 ₹ 542 crore (US$ 65 million), in the worldwide market and went on to become the twelfth highest-grossing film of Indian cinema, as of January 2022 . After
216-544: The Indian entertainment company to ₹ 5,000 crore (equivalent to ₹ 130 billion or US$ 1.5 billion in 2023), In 2011, a 99% share acquisition offer by Disney was accepted by UTV for ₹ 2,000 crore (US$ 240 million) (unadjusted for inflation). The two companies together established Disney UTV , which functioned as the Indian subsidiary of the American company. In December 2016, Disney announced that it
240-448: The company's distribution team sold the satellite rights of its venture Dhoom 3 for ₹ 75 crore (US$ 9.0 million) to Sony Entertainment Television. The company impacted the music industry through Darr (1993), Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (1995) and Dil To Pagal Hai (1997). In 2004, YRF established its independent feature music distribution company named YRF Music. The first soundtrack to be distributed under YRF Music
264-401: The country. My Brother Nikhil My Brother… Nikhil is a 2005 Indian Hindi -language drama film directed by Onir , based on the life of Dominic d'Souza . The movie portrays the life of Nikhil Kapoor (played by Sanjay Suri ) from 1987 to 1994 when AIDS awareness in India was considerably low. Onir , the film director, stated that the film is based on true historical facts, and
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#1732802135277288-552: The death 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 Indian bourses to be publicly listed around the same period, the company went for a soft-launch on 3 January 2013. The company received angel investment by institutional fund-raisers such as LIC of India , RNT Associates , PremjiInvest , Catamaran Ventures , Maruti Udyog and Unilazer Ventures . YRF
312-402: The government to isolate HIV positive people. His parents desert him and his friends move away. The only people who stand by him are his sister Anamika, her boyfriend Sam (Gautam Kapoor) and his friend Nigel ( Purab Kohli ). Despite facing threats from the community, Anamika and Nigel are able to secure his release with the help of a lawyer. Nikhil is unable to find a job at first, but then becomes
336-519: The most unsuccessful films produced under the banner were Jhoom Barabar Jhoom , Laaga Chunari Mein Daag , Aaja Nachle , Tashan , Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic , Roadside Romeo , Dil Bole Hadippa! , Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year 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
360-491: The same banner. In 2011, the company went into production of three individual films with Aamir Khan for Dhoom 3 , Shah Rukh Khan for Jab Tak Hai Jaan and with Salman Khan for Ek Tha Tiger , the first installment in the YRF Spy Universe . The three films would become the most expensive productions ever undertaken by YRF; Ek Tha Tiger was produced at ₹ 75 crore (US$ 9.0 million), Jab Tak Hai Jaan
384-538: The standard disclaimer about fictitious content was just a compromise with the Indian government to gain permission to make the film. This film is set in Goa between 1986 and 1994. Nikhil Kapoor ( Sanjay Suri ) is the state all round swimming champion. His father Navin Kapoor ( Victor Banerjee ) has raised his son to be a sports man, a dream that he never achieved for himself. His elder sister Anamika ( Juhi Chawla ) teaches in
408-464: The title YRF . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=YRF&oldid=1214077392 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Yash Raj Films Yash Raj Films ( YRF )
432-884: Was announced as a subsidiary of Yash Raj Films, in Beverly Hills, California , USA, with Uday Chopra serving as the CEO. By 2023, YRF Entertainment was transformed into the streaming division of Yash Raj Films. YRF launched a number of budding screenwriters and directors under their banner throughout these years. Directors and screenwriters such as Kunal Kohli , Kabir Khan , Sanjay Gadhvi , Ali Abbas Zafar , Jaideep Sahni , Siddharth Anand , Shimit Amin , Habib Faisal , Shaad Ali , Maneesh Sharma and Vijay Krishna 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 , Chandraprakash Dwivedi and Pradeep Sarkar under their banner. The company
456-420: Was made open to Indian enterprises only and no FDI was accepted. Venture capitalists also showed interest with Adi Godrej , Y. C. Deveshwar , Kumar Birla , Arundhati Bhattacharya , Anand Mahindra , Chanda Kochhar , Sunil Mittal , Shikha Sharma and Uday Kotak investing undisclosed sums. YRF produced more films under the chairmanship of Chopra and the new management. In November 2011, YRF Entertainment
480-484: Was produced at ₹ 60 crore (US$ 7.2 million) and Dhoom 3 was produced at ₹ 150 crore (US$ 18 million). All three of these films broke box office records in India and went on to become some of the highest-grossing films of their time. Ek Tha Tiger , which released on the 66th Independence Day of India, earned approximately ₹ 320 crore (US$ 38 million) and became the eleventh highest-grossing film of Indian cinema. Jab Tak Hai Jaan opened worldwide on
504-822: Was ranked #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 . Apart from producing big-budgeted films with established actors, YRF also announced several films featuring relative newcomers in the fourth quarter of 2012; Aurangzeb starring Prithviraj Sukumaran , Sashaa Agha and Arjun Kapoor , Gunday starring Ranveer Singh , Bewakoofiyaan starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Sonam Kapoor , Daawat-e-Ishq with Aditya Roy Kapur , Mardaani with Rani Mukerji , and Kill Dil starring Ali Zafar and Govinda . The films released all through 2013 and 2014 were seen as
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#1732802135277528-411: Was restructuring its Indian operations and UTV will no longer produce movies and will focus only on the distribution of its Hollywood films. From 2007 to 2010 the company saw an all-time low, with several of their high-budgeted films failing at the box office, and thereby suffering losses amounting to millions. The films broke YRF's perfect success ratio and were oddly released one after another. Some of
552-748: Was the company's critical and commercial blockbuster epic love saga Veer-Zaara . It supported the careers of upcoming composers such as Jatin–Lalit ( Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge ), Anu Malik ( Dum Laga Ke Haisha ), 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 ), Mithoon ( Shamshera ), Jasleen Royal ( Hichki ), and Amartya Rahut ( Aurangzeb ). In 2007, The Walt Disney Company entered Indian Entertainment through
576-773: Was the romantic thriller Fanaa in 2006. Since then, several notable films have been shot at YRF Studios, including Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006), Partner (2007), Taare Zameen Par (2007), Dostana (2008), Wanted (2009), 3 Idiots (2009), Dabangg (2010), Bodyguard (2011), Ra.One (2011), Agneepath (2012), Chennai Express (2013), Jai Ho (2014), and PK (2014). The studio consists of six floors and spans 20 acres. YRF Studios has also been rented out for other film and television productions, including 10 Ka Dum , and Kaun Banega Crorepati for Sony Entertainment , as well as Kya Aap Paanchvi Pass Se Tez Hain? , Koffee With Karan , and Satyamev Jayate for STAR India . The YRF has distributed
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