Aditya Chopra remembers father Yash Chopra on YRF’s 50th anniversary
Aditya Chopra has taken to social media to share some heartfelt words as a tribute to his late father, Yash Chopra on his birth anniversary. The date also coincides with Yash Raj Films’ 50th anniversary.
In the moving tribute, Aditya, who now owns Yash Raj Films, said, “In 1970, my father left the security and comfort of his brother Mr B R Chopra and formed his own company. Till then, he was a salaried employee of BR Films and didn’t own anything of his own. He did not know how to run a business and did not even have the basic knowledge of what goes into making a company. All he had was a strong belief in his talent and hardwork and a dream to be self-reliant. That conviction of a creative man backing nothing but himself and his art, gave birth to Yash Raj Films.”
He added, “In 1995, as Yash Raj Films entered its 25th year, my directorial debut film Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaenge released. The historic success of that film gave me confidence to give wings to some crazy risky ideas that I had for the future of YRF. I wanted us to achieve a certain scale, so that we could retain our independence before they came in. My father contradicted his own conservative mindset and bravely indulged all my bold initiatives. And in a span of 10 quick years, we went from a film production house to India’s first fully integrated independent film studio…. Across 5 decades YRF, at its core, has been a traditional company with deep-rooted old world values and a conservative approach to business. But at the same time, it’s also been a bold, forward-looking company, constantly trying to push itself in embracing technology and innovations to be ahead of the curve. This perfect balance of traditional and modern is what defines Yash Raj Films. Today, we enter the 50th year of Yash Raj Films.”
Read the full message below:
50 years of celebrating movies, 50 years of entertaining you. On this occasion #AdityaChopra pens down a heartfelt note. #YRF50 pic.twitter.com/Pfj182ylvy
— Yash Raj Films (@yrf) September 27, 2020
See the Yash Raj Films’ 50th anniversary logo below:
5 decades of capturing your hearts… and we have only just begun. Reserve your seats as we promise to entertain you for the next 50. #YRF50 pic.twitter.com/pDcP3ckHDK
— Yash Raj Films (@yrf) September 27, 2020
