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name: "Aditya Chopra"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/aditya-chopra"
fi1m_id: "aditya-chopra"
imdb_id: "nm0159147"
tmdb_id: 35771
wikidata_id: "Q357608"
roles: ["Director"]
born: "22 May 1971"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "director"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-26T02:38:55.535733+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Aditya Chopra

## Identity

Aditya Chopra

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/aditya-chopra
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** aditya-chopra
- **IMDb ID:** nm0159147
- **TMDB ID:** 35771
- **Wikidata ID:** Q357608
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aditya_Chopra, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q357608, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0159147/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/35771

Director. Born 22 May 1971 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 22 May 1971, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- **Also known as:** आदित्य चोपड़ा
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aditya_Chopra, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q357608, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0159147/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/35771

## Coming up

- *Mupapa* (2027-02-19), Producer
- *Boss 2* (2027-03-26), Producer

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge*](https://film.one/film/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge.md) (75)

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## Fi1m on Aditya Chopra

> Aditya Chopra makes romance answer to the family, and we like him most when the lovers get room to enjoy each other's company. His patience with parental objections gives the courtship weight, but can also make it drag.

In *Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge* (1995), Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan make falling in love look easier than getting permission. Aditya Chopra gives their courtship room for humour, then keeps returning to what the couple owe their parents. We were moved by their affection when he let them enjoy each other's company without another discussion of duty. It is a good romantic musical, though the broad comedy and prolonged family negotiations make it a more tiring evening than it needs to be.

As its writer and director, Chopra takes the parents' fears seriously. He wants youthful independence to be possible without treating the older generation as fools who need to get out of the way. That gives the romance a useful difficulty: the lovers have obligations that do not disappear because they have found each other. But once we understand those obligations, we need the film to trust its central couple and get on with things.

*Mohabbatein* (2000) continued with musical romance; *Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi* (2008) moved towards ordinary middle-class romance and gave Khan an alter ego. Songs are central to Chopra's method, carrying their own small stories and giving characters room to express feelings. Khan's ability to combine charm with vulnerability makes him an effective partner in this, as both the debut and *Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi* demonstrate. The latter's credibility gaps also suggest a limit: asking us to accept romantic make-believe is easier when the people remain convincing.

From the mid-2000s, producing and studio leadership at Yash Raj Films increasingly took precedence over directing. He returned with the Paris-set *Befikre* (2016), but the later work has drawn criticism for recycling familiar romantic formulas. Our reservation about the debut is simpler: Chopra already has two actors worth watching together, and too often makes us wait for them. Start with *Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge*, and be prepared to give the family discussions more patience than we could always muster.

## Biography

Aditya Chopra is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer and studio executive. He is the chairman of Yash Raj Films.

He began working in the industry as an assistant director to his father Yash Chopra on films including *Chandni* (1989), *Lamhe* (1991) and *Darr* (1993). Chopra made his directorial debut at the age of 23 with *Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge* (1995), for which he also wrote the story and screenplay.

His other directorial credits include *Mohabbatein* (2000), *Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi* (2008) and *Befikre* (2016). As a producer he has overseen numerous commercial successes. He is married to actress Rani Mukerji.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, yashrajfilms.com, cnn.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge* (1995), Fi1m 75, Story, Director, Screenplay, Dialogue — [page](https://film.one/film/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge.md)

## Complete filmography (82)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Boss 2* (2027), Producer
- *Mupapa* (2027), Producer
- *Alpha* (2026), Producer
- *Mardaani 3* (2026), Producer
- *War 2* (2025), Producer, Story
- *Mandala Murders* (2025), series, Executive Producer
- *Saiyaara* (2025), Producer
- *Maharaj* (2024), Executive Producer
- *The Railway Men - The Untold Story of Bhopal 1984* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *Tiger 3* (2023), Story, Producer
- *The Great Indian Family* (2023), Producer
- *Pathaan* (2023), Producer
- *Shamshera* (2022), Story, Producer
- *Samrat Prithviraj* (2022), Producer
- *Jayeshbhai Jordaar* (2022), Producer
- *Bunty Aur Babli 2* (2021), Story, Producer
- *Mardaani 2* (2019), Producer
- *War* (2019), Producer, Story
- *Thugs of Hindostan* (2018), Producer
- *Sui Dhaaga - Made in India* (2018), Producer
- *Tiger Zinda Hai* (2017), Producer, Story
- *Qaidi Band* (2017), Producer
- *Bank Chor* (2017), Producer
- *Meri Pyaari Bindu* (2017), Producer
- *Befikre* (2016), Director, Producer, Screenplay, Story
- *Sultan* (2016), Producer, Screenplay
- *Fan* (2016), Producer
- *Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!* (2015), Producer
- *Dum Laga Ke Haisha* (2015), Producer
- *Kill Dil* (2014), Producer
- *Daawat-e-Ishq* (2014), Producer
- *Mardaani* (2014), Producer
- *Bewakoofiyaan* (2014), Producer
- *Aaha Kalyanam* (2014), Producer
- *Gunday* (2014), Producer
- *Dhoom 3* (2013), Producer
- *Shuddh Desi Romance* (2013), Producer
- *Aurangzeb* (2013), Producer
- *Jab Tak Hai Jaan* (2012), Producer, Screenplay, Story
- *Ek Tha Tiger* (2012), Story, Producer
- *Ishaqzaade* (2012), Story
- *Ladies VS. Ricky Bahl* (2011), Story, Producer
- *Mere Brother Ki Dulhan* (2011), Producer
- *Luv Ka The End* (2011), Producer
- *Band Baaja Baaraat* (2010), Producer
- *Lafangey Parindey* (2010), Producer
- *Badmaash Company* (2010), Producer
- *Pyaar Impossible!* (2010), Producer
- *Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year* (2009), Producer
- *Dil Bole Hadippa!* (2009), Producer
- *New York* (2009), Producer
- *Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi* (2008), Director, Story, Producer, Screenplay, Dialogue
- *Bachna Ae Haseeno* (2008), Producer, Story
- *Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic* (2008), Producer
- *Tashan* (2008), Producer
- *Aaja Nachle* (2007), Producer, Story
- *Laaga Chunari Mein Daag* (2007), Producer
- *Chak De! India* (2007), Producer
- *Jhoom Barabar Jhoom* (2007), Producer
- *Ta Ra Rum Pum* (2007), Producer
- *Kabul Express* (2006), Producer
- *Dhoom 2* (2006), Producer, Story
- *Fanaa* (2006), Producer
- *Neal 'N' Nikki* (2005), Producer
- *Salaam Namaste* (2005), Producer
- *Bunty Aur Babli* (2005), Producer
- *Veer-Zaara* (2004), Screenplay, Producer, Story, Dialogue
- *Dhoom* (2004), Producer
- *Hum Tum* (2004), Producer
- *Saathiya* (2002), Producer
- *Mujhse Dosti Karoge!* (2002), Associate Producer, Story
- *Mohabbatein* (2000), Director, Screenplay, Dialogue, Story, Associate Producer
- *Dil To Pagal Hai* (1997), Screenplay, Story, Co-Producer, Dialogue
- *Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge* (1995), Director, Screenplay, Story, Dialogue — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/dilwale-dulhania-le-jayenge.md)
- *Parampara* (1993), Writer
- *Untitled Mohit Suri - RGV Film*, Producer
- *Krrish 4*, Producer
- *Dhoom 4*, Producer, Writer, Director
- *Pathaan II*, Producer
- *Untitled Ahaan-Aneet-Mohit Suri Film*, Producer
- *Yashraj First Horror Film*, Producer
- *Akka*, series, Producer

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Filmfare Award for Best Director 1996: Filmfare Award for Best Director (won), for *Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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