Uday Raj Chopra (born 5 January 1973) is an Indian actor, film producer, screenwriter and assistant director in Bollywood. He is the son of the late filmmaker Yash Chopra[1] 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.[2] 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, who owns the company.
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Uday Raj Chopra | |
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Chopra at the launch of his company "YOMICS" in July 2012 | |
| Born | (1973-01-05) 5 January 1973 (age 49) |
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| Years active | 1991–2013 (actor) 2014–present (director & producer) |
| Organization(s) | Yash Raj Films YOMICS |
| Known for | Mohabbatein (2000) Dhoom (2004, 2006 and 2013) |
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| Relatives | Aditya Chopra (brother) |
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 based on Yash Raj Films.[3]
Chopra received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Television Movie for producing Grace of Monaco at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards.[4]
In 1994, Chopra produced Yeh Dillagi starring Akshay Kumar, Kajol and Saif Ali Khan. He made his acting debut in the movie Mohabbatein.[2] 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.[5] 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.[6][7]
In summer of 2011, He went to Los Angeles to join a production work shop in UCLA.[8]
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.[9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1991 | Lamhe | – | Assistant director |
| 1993 | Parampara | – | Assistant director |
| 1993 | Darr | – | Assistant director |
| 1994 | Yeh Dillagi | – | Producer |
| 1995 | Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge | – | Assistant director |
| 1997 | Dil To Pagal Hai | – | Assistant director |
| 2000 | Mohabbatein | Vikram Kapoor/Oberoi | Nominated – Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut |
| 2002 | Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai | Sanjay Malhotra | |
| Mujhse Dosti Karoge! | Rohan Varma | Also producer | |
| 2003 | Supari | Aryan Pandit | |
| Kal Ho Naa Ho | Day 6 Announcer | Special appearance | |
| 2004 | Charas: A Joint Operation | Ashraf | |
| Dhoom | Ali Khan | ||
| Hum Tum | – | Assistant Director | |
| 2005 | Neal 'n' Nikki | Gurneal 'Neal' Ahluwalia | |
| 2006 | Dhoom 2 | Ali Khan | |
| 2009 | Dil Bole Hadippa! | bicycle driver in the song "Ishq Hi Hai Rab" | special appearance |
| 2010 | Pyaar Impossible | Abhay Sharma | Also producer and writer |
| 2011 | Ladies vs Ricky Bahl | – | Screenwriter |
| 2013 | Dhoom 3 | Ali Khan | |
| 2014 | Grace of Monaco | – | Producer |
| 2014 | The Longest Week | – | Producer |
IIFA Award for Star Debut of the Year – Male | |
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Dhoom franchise | |
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| Other | |