The second largest film industry of the world has contributed many talents – each brilliant in his own creative field. Very few, however, have enjoyed consistency in their creative endeavours and even fewer have managed to create an organization that has become an integral part of the entertainment business in India. Yash Raj Films (YRF) has merited this unique distinction.
YRF was established as a film-making company in 1970 and in the last three decades it has grown from strength to strength. Today, YRF has to its credit India's most enviable film catalogue - some of which have been the highest grossing films in the entertainment business.
YRF is spearheaded by Yash Chopra - a leading light of the Indian entertainment industry for the last five decades. Yash Chopra has been associated with almost 40 films, most of which have created box-office history. Arguably he can be called India's most successful confluence of creativity and administrative genius - as he dons his two hats - as a director and a producer. As a director his speciality has been romance – he possesses a rare aesthetic knack of making his films look larger than life. His films have always had a message and have never failed to bring
either a smile to the lips or a tear in the eye of the viewers. With his vast years of experience in the entertainment business, Yash Chopra is indisputably the leader of the Indian Film industry.
He has groomed various young talents through his films - as a director, his son Aditya Chopra, has been his most significant contribution. He has brought in new composers through his films, new singers, and new acting talent. To be a part of a YRF film is a dream for any talent in India – creative or technical.
YRF has recently constructed a large corporate office at a prime property in Mumbai, India’s Entertainment capital. A one-of-its-kind studio on the same property houses three shooting floors, the only complete soundproof and air-conditioned studio in India. It also houses a state-of-the-art recording studio with the most advanced audio and video recording and post-production facilities. This Studio is just another step towards the dream of consolidating YRF as the most complete Entertainment Conglomerate of India.
YRF already has around 30 films to its credit and has major growth plans for the future. The enviable catalogue of films continues to yield higher returns for the company and with passing years becomes more and more valuable. It will not be an exaggeration to say that films from this company get the highest values from distributors and exhibitors, satellite & terrestrial channels, licensees and various other users of catalogue film repertoire.
Collectively, the last 10 YRF productions have grossed in excess of 100 Million US Dollars. The 6 highest selling music albums of all times include 4 YRF productions.
Yash Chopra and Aditya Chopra are both committed to discover and groom talent in various aspects of filmmaking for the future. This in-house pool of talent forms the core creative team, working on all its future films.
YRF, over the years, has expanded to distribution of films all over the world - their own, as well as films made by other well-known Indian names. YRF has overseas offices in London (covering the territories of U.K. and Europe), New York (covering the territory of North America) and in Dubai (covering the territories of UAE). The rest of the world is handled through the U.K. Office. YRF has successfully released some of Indian Cinema's biggest blockbusters.
Out of the 10 highest grossing Hindi films of all times, 7 have been distributed by the Distribution Division of YRF.
YRF has also been involved in production of television software, ad films, music videos, and documentaries - with its enviable creative team always at the fore. It has also widened its horizons into home entertainment by marketing and distributing DVDs and VCDs of Indian films all over the world through its offices in UK, USA and UAE, under its own label ‘Yash Raj Films Home Entertainment’. With the growing popularity of home viewing of films through DVDs and VCDs, the YRF catalogue is the most popular. YRF also has acquired rights for other classic Indian films from reputed banners like R.K. Films [the creations of Raj Kapoor] and B.R. Films [the creations of B.R.Chopra] and has also launched some unique song compilation DVDs covering a range of genres across new films as well as the evergreen classics. ‘Yash Raj Films Home Entertainment’ has also launched DVD and VCD titles for the Indian market, through major stores across India and is the label most in demand.
YRF has been associated with producing various successful music albums and has also launched its own Music Label – ‘Yash Raj Music’.
YRF has its own Post-production facilities, Design Cell, Equipment Division, Marketing Division, Internet Division – all-in house facilities, which make it one of the most coveted creative houses in the country.
In 2004, Hollywood Reporter (the renowned international film magazine) carried a survey on the "Biggest Film Distribution Houses" in the world in which...

YRF, today, is recognized as the most prolific company on the Indian Entertainment horizon - with a very bright future. The company is committed to a spectacular growth and expansion with great plans for the future - a manifestation of the vision of Yash Chopra and Aditya Chopra - to establish YRF as the unrivalled Entertainment Conglomerate of India.
The vision is to live up to the standards expected of the Number One Entertainment Company in India and the biggest brand of Indian Filmed Entertainment.