Uday Chopra

Uday Chopra (born 5 January 1973) is a Bollywood actor, producer, screenwriter and assistant director. He is the son of the late 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 Chopra, who owns the company.

Uday Chopra
Uday Chopra at the launch of 'YOMICS', July 2012.
Born (1973-01-05) 5 January 1973
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Occupation
Years active1991–2014(actor)
Parent(s)Yash Chopra
Pamela Chopra
RelativesAditya Chopra (Brother)
Rani Mukerji (sister in-law)

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 about famous Yash Raj Films including Hum Tum, Dhoom and Ek Tha Tiger. [3]

Chopra received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Television Movie for producing Grace of Monaco at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards.[4]

Career

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 in the first instalment, a role he reprised in both the sequels, the sequels were met with mixed reviews.[6][7] Following an incident involving a broken bike, some critics even gave him the notorious name Chuday Chopra.[8]

In summer of 2011, He went to LA to join a production work shop in UCLA.[9]

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.[10]

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
1991Lamhe – Assistant director
1993Parampara – Assistant director
1993Darr – Assistant director
1994Yeh Dillagi – Producer
1995Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge – Assistant director
1997Dil To Pagal Hai – Assistant director
2000Mohabbatein Vikram Kapoor/OberoiNominated – Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut
2002Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi HaiSanjay Malhotra
Mujhse Dosti Karoge!Rohan VarmaAlso producer
2003SupariAryan Pandit
Kal Ho Naa HoDay 6 AnnouncerSpecial appearance
2004Charas: A Joint OperationAshraf
DhoomAli Khan
Hum Tum – Assistant Director
2005Neal 'n' NikkiGurneal 'Neal' Ahluwalia
2006Dhoom 2Ali Khan
2009Dil Bole Hadippa!bicycle driver in the song "Ishq Hi Hai Rab"special appearance
2010Pyaar ImpossibleAbhay SharmaAlso producer and writer
2011Ladies vs Ricky Bahl – Screenwriter
2013Dhoom 3Ali Khan
2014Grace of Monaco – Producer
2014The Longest Week – Producer

References
  1. "Uday Chopra engagement". Oneindia.in. 25 June 2007. Archived from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  2. "In Candid Conversation with Uday Chopra". The Economic Times. 9 January 2010. Archived from the original on 21 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Uday Chopra is the best in Dhoom 2". The Times of India. 24 November 2006. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  6. Bowes, Danny. "Dhoom: 3 movie review & film summary (2013) | Roger Ebert". Rogerebert. Archived from the original on 30 November 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  7. "Dhoom: 3 movie review - NDTV Movies". NDTVMovies.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  8. "Uday Chopra breaks a bike for Dhoom 3". Hindustan Times. 10 February 2012. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  9. "My father thought I was stupid to do this: Uday Chopra". DNA India. 16 June 2014. Archived from the original on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  10. "Yash Raj Films ventures into hollywood". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
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