Aditya Chopra

Aditya Chopra
Chopra in 2012
Born	(1971-05-21) 21 May 1971 (age 45) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Residence	JVPD, Mumbai, India
Alma mater	Bombay Scottish HRCCE University of Mumbai
Occupation	Filmmaker Distributor Chairman of Yash Raj Films
Years active	1988–present
Known for	Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge The Dhoom Trilogy Sultan
Net worth	US$930 million
Spouse(s)	Payal Khanna (m. 2001; div. 2009) Rani Mukerji (m. 2014)
Parent(s)	Yash Chopra Pamela Chopra
Awards	National Award (as director) Filmfare Award (screenplay)

Aditya Chopra (born 21 May 1971) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, broadcast producer and distributor. His work as a director includes Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Mohabbatein (2000), Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) and Befikre (2016).

He is also the current chairman of India's multi-national film, media and entertainment conglomerate, Yash Raj Films (YRF). Chopra has written and produced a number of critically acclaimed and commercially successful films under the banner like Veer-Zaara (2004), Fanaa (2006), Band Baaja Baaraat (2010), Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012), The Dhoom Trilogy (2004, 2006 & 2013) and Sultan (2016). He has tried to break away from typecast and forayed into production of off-beat films in projects like Kabul Express (2006), Chak De India (2007), Rocket Singh (2009), Dum Laga Ke Haisha (2015) and Fan (2016), that do not necessarily fit into the realms of Masala films. Chopra is also the first Indian film producer to move towards a true film studio model through independent projects helmed by producers, writers and directors under his YRF banner. Major production and post-production work of the company is now carried out of YRF Studios, (co-founded by Payal Khanna and Yash Chopra) where Chopra serves as Chief Executive. As of July 2016, Chopra has produced eight films that have accumulated worldwide gross earnings of more than INR 200 crore (which is the most for an Indian film producer).