List of films released by Yash Raj Films
Introduction Yash Chopra, the founder of Yash Raj Films, pictured in 2012.He directed 13 films for the company between 1973 and 2012.|alt=Yash Chopra is standing with his hands in his pockets, and looking away from the cameraYash Raj Films (abbreviated as YRF) is an Indian entertainment company, established by filmmaker Yash Chopra in 1970, that produces and distributes motion pictures. As of 2022, the company has produced over 80 Hindi films and one Tamil film. YRF started a film distribution business in 1997; in addition to distributing their own productions, the company has handled the domestic and/or international distribution of over 50 films from other companies. The most frequent collaborations of the company have been with the actors Rani Mukerji, Rishi Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma, Katrina Kaif, and Saif Ali Khan.YRF's first release came in 1973 with the Chopra-directed ''Daag'', a drama about bigamy, starring Rajesh Khanna, Raakhee and Sharmila Tagore. The company had four more releases in the 1970s, including the ensemble romantic drama ''Kabhi Kabhie'' and the action film ''Kaala Patthar'', both of which starred Amitabh Bachchan and Raakhee. YRF's sole commercial success in the 1980s was the Sridevi-starring romantic musical ''Chandni''. The year 1995 marked the directorial debut of Chopra's elder son Aditya Chopra with the highly successful romantic drama ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge''. Starring Shahrukh Khan and Kajol, the film has the longest theatrical run in Indian cinema history. Other successful releases of the 1990s were ''Darr'' (1993) and ''Dil To Pagal Hai'' (1997), both starring Khan.Since the 2000s, YRF produced a larger number of films. In addition to directorial ventures from Yash and Aditya, the company launched several new directors, including Sanjay Gadhvi, Vijay Krishna Acharya, Kunal Kohli, Siddharth Anand, Shaad Ali, and Ali Abbas Zafar. Some of the company's top-grossing films in the 2000s include Gadhvi's action thrillers ''Dhoom'' (2004) and ''Dhoom 2'' (2006), Kohli's romantic thriller ''Fanaa'' (2006), Ali's crime comedy ''Bunty Aur Babli'' (2005), Yash's period romantic drama ''Veer-Zaara'' (2004), and Aditya Chopra's dramas ''Mohabbatein'' (2000) and ''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'' (2008). Beginning in 2008, the company introduced a number of new actors such as Anushka Sharma, Ranveer Singh, Parineeti Chopra, Arjun Kapoor, Bhumi Pednekar, and Vaani Kapoor.YRF's highest-grossing films came in the 2010s with the YRF Spy Universe action thrillers ''Ek Tha Tiger'' (2012), ''Tiger Zinda Hai'' (2017) and ''War'' (2019), the action sequel ''Dhoom 3'' (2013), and the sports drama ''Sultan'' (2016). All five films rank among the highest-grossing Hindi films of all time. Following a series of commercial failures in the early 2020s, the company produced the fourth instalment in the YRF Spy Universe, ''Pathaan'' (2023), starring Shah Rukh Khan and directed by Siddharth Anand, which earned over  to rank as the company's highest-grossing release.
Films produced Raakhee played the lead female role in four of the five productions of Yash Raj Films in the 1970s.Amitabh Bachchan has collaborated with Yash Raj Films on six projects, playing leading roles in three of them.Rishi Kapoor has collaborated with Yash Raj Films on ten projects.Sridevi played the title role in Yash Raj Films' most successful film of the 1980s  ''Chandni'' (1989).Shah Rukh Khan has worked with Yash Raj Films on ten projects, including their highest-grossing release ''Pathaan'' (2023)Hrithik Roshan has worked with Yash Raj Films on three projects, beginning with ''Mujhse Dosti Karoge!'' (2002).Kajol played the lead role in ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' (1995)  the film with the longest theatrical run in Indian cinema history.Rani Mukerji has worked with Yash Raj Films on twelve projects, beginning with ''Mujhse Dosti Karoge!'' (2002).Preity Zinta starred in three of the company's productions in the 2000s.Abhishek Bachchan played the lead role in the ''Dhoom'' franchise  (2004–13).Saif Ali Khan has played leading roles in seven of the company's films.Katrina Kaif has collaborated with Yash Raj Films on eight projects, beginning with ''New York'' (2009)Ranveer Singh made his acting debut with ''Band Baaja Baaraat'' (2010), after which he worked with the company four more times.Anushka Sharma made her acting debut with ''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'' (2008) and has collaborated with the company six more times.Parineeti Chopra has collaborated with Yash Raj Films on seven projects, including her debut film ''Ladies vs Ricky Bahl'' (2011).Arjun Kapoor made his acting debut with ''Ishaqzaade'' (2012) and has since worked with the company three more times.Vaani Kapoor made her acting debut with ''Shuddh Desi Romance'' (2013) and has collaborated with the company on four more films.Aamir Khan has starred in two top-grossing films of the company, ''Fanaa'' (2006) and ''Dhoom 3'' (2013).Salman Khan has starred in four of the company's highest-grossing releases, including the three films in the ''Tiger'' film series.Aditya Chopra, the company's managing director and CEO Ali Abbas Zafar has directed four films for the company, including ''Sultan'' (2016) and ''Tiger Zinda Hai'' (2017).Siddharth Anand has directed five films for the company, including the YRF Spy Universe films ''War'' (2019) and ''Pathaan'' (2023).+Key  Denotes films that have not yet been released Title Year Director Cast Synopsis ''Daag'' 1973 Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore, RaakheeA man is presumed dead, but his wife discovers that he is alive, and married to another woman. ''Kabhi Kabhie''1976 Amitabh Bachchan, Raakhee, Shashi Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu SinghAn aspiring poet and a young woman fall in love, but they both marry different people. 20 years later, their children reunite them. ''Doosra Aadmi'' 1977  Raakhee, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Shashi KapoorAn accomplished architect falls obsessively in love with a younger married man who reminds her of her deceased boyfriend. ''Noorie'' 1979  Farooq Sheikh, Poonam DhillonNoorie is a young woman engaged to Yusuf. She commits suicide after being raped, and Yusuf tries to avenge her death. ''Kaala Patthar'' 1979  Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Raakhee, Parveen Babi, Neetu Singh, Sanjeev KumarA sea captain is court-martialled for cowardice, after which he starts working as a coal miner. With help from two co-workers, he fights for better rights for his fellow workers. ''Nakhuda'' 1981  Raj Kiran, Swaroop Sampat, Kulbhushan KharbandaShaikhoo Dada is the mentor of an ambitious young man, Ravi. When Ravi marries an industrialist's daughter, his father-in-law plants seeds of discord between him and Dada. ''Silsila'' 1981  Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Rekha, Sanjeev Kumar Amit and Chandni are lovers, but the death of Amit's brother forces him to marry his brother's pregnant girlfriend. Later, Amit rekindles his affair with a now married Chandni. ''Sawaal'' 1982  Sanjeev Kumar, Poonam Dhillon, Shashi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman A powerful criminal's life is altered when his daughter falls in love with a police officer, and his son rebels against his empire. ''Mashaal'' 1984  Dilip Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Anil Kapoor, Rati Agnihotri An honest journalist exposes a powerful drug lord but ends up losing his career. He wants to exact revenge but a vagabond he had once rescued tries to stop him from a life of crime. ''Faasle'' 1985 Sunil Dutt, Rekha, Farooq Sheikh, Farah, Deepti Naval, Raj Kiran, Rohan Kapoor A widower raises his children while continuing a relationship with a younger woman. When his daughter decides to marry her lover, he disapproves of the match. ''Vijay'' 1988 Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini, Rishi Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Meenakshi Sheshadri Two friends turn foes when they discover that they are first cousins, and that their destinies were manipulated by their evil grandfather. ''Chandni'' 1989 Sridevi, Rishi Kapoor, Vinod Khanna, Waheeda Rehman When Chandni's husband is paralysed in an accident, he separates from her so she can live a normal life. Heartbroken, she finds support in the home of a middle-aged widower. ''Lamhe'' 1991 Anil Kapoor, Sridevi, Waheeda Rehman, Anupam Kher Viren falls in love with an older woman, but she marries another man. When her daughter grows up, she falls in love with Viren. ''Aaina'' 1993  Jackie Shroff, Amrita Singh, Juhi Chawla  Two sisters, Roma and Reema, fall in love with Ravi. Ravi decides to wed Roma but she abandons him. Ravi marries Reema instead, and a jealous Roma returns to claim Ravi. ''Darr'' 1993  Sunny Deol, Juhi Chawla, Shah Rukh Khan A newly-wed woman is stalked by an unknown man who claims to be in love with her. With the help of her husband, she tries to escape from the harassment of the obsessed lover. ''Yeh Dillagi'' 1994  Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Kajol Two brothers of contrasting personalities fall in love with their chauffeur's daughter, a professional model, much to the chagrin of their domineering mother. ''Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge'' 1995  Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol A teenage girl falls in love with a flirtatious boy on a trip across Europe, but is forced by her father to marry against her wishes. ''Dil To Pagal Hai'' 1997  Shah Rukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Karisma Kapoor, Akshay Kumar A stage dancer develops a one-sided attraction towards her director, Rahul. However, Rahul loves another dancer who is engaged to her childhood friend. ''Mohabbatein'' 2000  Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Uday Chopra, Shamita Shetty, Jugal Hansraj, Kim Sharma, Jimmy Shergill, Preeti Jhangiani A music teacher encourages his students to rebel against their authoritarian school principal to exact revenge for the suicide of his girlfriend. ''Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai'' 2002  Uday Chopra, Sanjana, Jimmy Shergill, Bipasha Basu A man decides to break the engagement of his childhood friend after realising that he is in love with her. ''Mujhse Dosti Karoge!'' 2002  Rani Mukherji, Hrithik Roshan, Kareena Kapoor Raj and Tina fall in love while corresponding through e-mails. After Raj proposes to Tina, he realises that the e-mails were written by Tina's friend, Pooja. ''Saathiya'' 2002  Rani Mukerji, Vivek Oberoi A couple face a series of troubles and misunderstandings after they elope and marry. ''Hum Tum'' 2004  Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji Karan and Rhea casually encounter each other at various stages of their lives and eventually fall in love after the death of Rhea's husband. ''Dhoom'' 2004  Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham, Uday Chopra, Esha Deol, Rimi Sen A police officer and a motorbike dealer team up to stop a group of bank robbers. ''Veer-Zaara'' 2004  Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Rani Mukerji An Indian Air Force pilot falls in love with a Pakistani woman. Misunderstandings lead to his imprisonment for 22 years and a Pakistani lawyer fights for his rights. ''Bunty Aur Babli'' 2005  Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerji Two villagers run away from home and become con artists, under the alias of Bunty and Babli. An alcoholic policeman tries to catch them. ''Salaam Namaste'' 2005  Saif Ali Khan, Preity Zinta A couple cohabiting in Melbourne face trouble after the woman gets pregnant and the man refuses to take responsibility of the child. ''Neal 'n' Nikki'' 2005  Uday Chopra, Tanishaa Mukerji Before getting married, Neal wants to sleep with 21 women, but his plans are foiled by a free-spirited girl Nikki. ''Fanaa'' 2006  Aamir Khan, Kajol Zooni, a blind girl falls in love with Rehan, an undercover-terrorist who impregnates and abandons her. Several years later, with her eyesight restored, Zooni tends to a wounded Rehan, not realising his true identity. ''Dhoom 2'' 2006  Hrithik Roshan, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Bipasha Basu, Uday Chopra A team of police officers try to catch a proficient jewel thief. They use a petty thief to seduce him, but her loyalties to the police are questioned. ''Kabul Express'' 2006  John Abraham, Arshad Warsi, Salman Shahid, Linda Arsenio Two Indian journalists travel for work to Afghanistan. They unite with an American journalist but are held hostage by a Taliban militant who wishes to cross the border to Pakistan. ''Ta Ra Rum Pum'' 2007  Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji A car racing champion loses his career after an accident. His wife and two children face many hardships before he makes a comeback. ''Jhoom Barabar Jhoom'' 2007  Abhishek Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Bobby Deol, Lara Dutta, Amitabh Bachchan Two strangers at a train station lie about their respective partners, while secretly harbouring feelings for one another. They both hire other people to be their partners for a dance competition. ''Chak De! India'' 2007  Shah Rukh Khan A disgraced hockey player tries to redeem himself by coaching a group of underachievers in the India women's national field hockey team to win the world cup. ''Laaga Chunari Mein Daag'' 2007  Jaya Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Konkona Sen Sharma, Kunal Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan To fend for her family, a young woman travels to the city to find work. Difficulties lead to her becoming a female escort. ''Aaja Nachle'' 2007  Madhuri Dixit, Konkona Sen Sharma, Akshaye Khanna, Kunal Kapoor A choreographer living in New York returns to her hometown in India to save a dance theatre from being demolished by a local politician. ''Tashan'' 2008  Akshay Kumar, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor, Anil Kapoor A woman steals money from her criminal boss, who hires a disgruntled ex-lover and a gangster to catch her. ''Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic'' 2008  Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji An angel comes to Earth to help four troubled kids after a judge orders a loner to take custody of them after he accidentally kills their parents. ''Bachna Ae Haseeno'' 2008  Ranbir Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Minissha Lamba, Deepika Padukone A womaniser sets out to seek forgiveness from two women he deserted in the past after having his heart broken by another. ''Roadside Romeo'' 2008  Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor A dog is deserted on the streets by the family he used to live with. He befriends four stray dogs and fights an evil neighbourhood dog. ''Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi'' 2008  Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma An under-confident middle-aged man tries to woo his newly-wed bride by masquerading as a boisterous younger man. ''New York'' 2009  John Abraham, Katrina Kaif, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Irrfan Khan Post-9/11, a Muslim student in New York is wrongly imprisoned. He becomes a terrorist to exact revenge on the government, but the Federal Bureau of Investigation uses his friend to spy on his activities. ''Dil Bole Hadippa!'' 2009  Rani Mukerji, Shahid Kapoor A woman interested in pursuing a career in cricket masquerades as a man to play the game. ''Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year'' 2009  Ranbir Kapoor, Gauahar Khan, Shazahn Padamsee A disillusioned salesman of a computer service company begins his own sales firm with the help of other disgruntled employees. ''Pyaar Impossible'' 2010  Uday Chopra, Priyanka Chopra, Dino Morea A software engineer is forced to work as a nanny for the daughter of a divorced businesswoman he used have a crush on in college. ''Badmaash Company'' 2010  Shahid Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Meiyang Chang, Vir Das Four underachieving friends begin a scam business enterprise to considerable success, but misunderstandings arise within the group. ''Lafangey Parindey'' 2010  Neil Nitin Mukesh, Deepika Padukone A blind girl trains to win a skating competition, and is helped in her quest by a street fighter who was responsible for her loss of sight. ''Band Baaja Baaraat'' 2010  Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma An ambitious girl and a street-smart boy begin a wedding-planning business, but a one-night stand turns them into rivals. ''Mere Brother Ki Dulhan'' 2011  Katrina Kaif, Imran Khan, Ali Zafar A man arranges for the marriage of his brother to a loquacious woman, but falls in love with her instead. ''Ladies vs Ricky Bahl'' 2011   Ranveer Singh, Anushka Sharma, Parineeti Chopra, Dipannita Sharma, Aditi Sharma Three women, who have been robbed and deceived by a con man, hire a con woman whom he loves to teach him a lesson. ''Ishaqzaade'' 2012  Parineeti Chopra, Arjun Kapoor A Hindu man and a Muslim woman from warring political families engage in a passionate affair with each other. ''Ek Tha Tiger'' 2012  Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif An Indian RAW agent is on a mission to recover confidential information from a scientist, during which he falls in love with a mysterious Pakistani ISI agent. ''Jab Tak Hai Jaan'' 2012  Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma Following a car accident, a woman makes a promise to God to break-up with her boyfriend in exchange for his life. Heartbroken, he defies death by working as a bomb-disposal expert. ''Aurangzeb'' 2013  Arjun Kapoor, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Sashaa Agha, Rishi Kapoor, Jackie Shroff A police officer, who is the doppelganger of a criminal's son, is forced by his family to go undercover in the criminal's home. ''Shuddh Desi Romance'' 2013  Sushant Singh Rajput, Parineeti Chopra, Vaani Kapoor Raghu runs away from his arranged wedding to Tara and begins cohabiting with Gayatri. On the day of his marriage to her, Gayatri runs out on him too. ''Dhoom 3'' 2013  Aamir Khan, Abhishek Bachchan, Katrina Kaif, Uday Chopra, Jackie Shroff A circus boy, trained in circus theatrics, vows to take down a corrupt Chicago-based bank after his father's suicide. Two police officers from Mumbai try to catch them. ''Gunday''2014  Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Irrfan Khan Two refugees from Bangladesh emerge as the most powerful coal bandits in Calcutta. Misunderstandings arise when they both fall in love with the same cabaret dancer. ''Aaha Kalyanam'' 2014  Nani, Vaani Kapoor An ambitious girl and a street-smart boy begin a wedding-planning business, but a one-night stand turns them into rivals. (Remake of Band Baaja Baaraat) ''Bewakoofiyaan'' 2014  Ayushmann Khurrana, Sonam Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor A man fired from his job during the Indian recession must convince his rich girlfriend's father to let her marry him. ''Titli'' 2014  Shashank Arora, Shivani Raghuvanshi, Ranvir Shorey, Amit Sial The youngest son of a criminal family and his reluctant bride manipulate and ultimately help each other to escape the family. ''Mardaani'' 2014  Rani Mukerji, Tahir Raj Bhasin Following the disappearance of a teenage girl, a policewoman uncovers secrets of a high-profile sex trafficking racket in India. ''Daawat-e-Ishq'' 2014  Aditya Roy Kapur, Parineeti Chopra A young woman and her father trap a man under the dowry law in India to fund her trip to America. ''Kill Dil'' 2014  Ranveer Singh, Parineeti Chopra, Ali Zafar, Govinda Two orphans are trained to be assassins by a gangster. Trouble arises when one of them falls in love and decides to leave the business. ''Dum Laga Ke Haisha'' 2015  Ayushmann Khurrana, Bhumi Pednekar An unambitious man is forced into marrying an aspiring schoolteacher. Initially hesitant to accept his overweight bride, the couple eventuality grow closer. ''Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!'' 2015  Sushant Singh Rajput, Swastika Mukherjee During World War II, Byomkesh Bakshy, a young detective in Calcutta, becomes embroiled in a murder mystery. ''Fan''2016  Shah Rukh Khan A star's doppelganger fan turns into a dangerous foe when the former refuses the latter's advances. ''Sultan''2016 Salman Khan, Anushka Sharma A middle-aged former wrestler with a tragic past overcomes his insecurities to return to the sport. ''Befikre''2016  Ranveer Singh, Vaani Kapoor An impulsive couple in Paris engage in an affair while promising not to fall in love with each other. ''Meri Pyaari Bindu''2017  Ayushmann Khurrana, Parineeti ChopraA successful writer, stuck with writer's block, returns to his roots to write an old-fashioned love story. ''Qaidi Band'' 2017 Aadar Jain, Anya Singh Seven innocent under-trials give a band performance in the prison to secure their acquittal. ''Tiger Zinda Hai''2017 Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif Tiger and his wife, Zoya, unite to rescue Indian and Pakistani nurses held hostage by an Islamic terror group. ''Hichki'' 2018  Rani Mukerji An aspiring teacher suffering from Tourette syndrome must prove herself by educating a group of underprivileged students. ''Sui Dhaaga''2018  Anushka Sharma, Varun Dhawan An unemployed small town couple start their own garment business. ''Thugs of Hindostan''2018 Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif, Fatima Sana Shaikh In 1795, a band of thugs aspire to free Hindostan from the rule of the East India Company. Alarmed, the British send a con-artist to infiltrate and counter the threat. ''War'' 2019  Hrithik Roshan, Tiger Shroff, Vaani Kapoor An Indian soldier is assigned to eliminate his mentor, a former soldier gone rogue. ''Mardaani 2'' 2019  Rani Mukerji, Vishal Jethwa A policewoman goes up against a young rapist and serial killer. ''Bunty Aur Babli 2'' 2021 Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Sharvari WaghTwo scam artists are forced out of retirement when their calling card begins appearing across India. ''Jayeshbhai Jordaar'' 2022  Ranveer Singh, Shalini PandeyJayesh, a diffident Gujarati man, flees with his wife to save their daughter from foeticide. ''Samrat Prithviraj'' 2022  Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Sonu Sood, Manushi Chhillar Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan of the Chauhan dynasty, clashes with Muhammad Ghori, a ruler from the Ghurid dynasty who led the Islamic Conquest of Hindustan. ''Shamshera'' 2022  Ranbir Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Vaani Kapoor Set in the 1800s, a dacoit tribe fight for independence against British rule. ''Pathaan'' 2023  Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, John Abraham An exiled RAW agent must prevent a disgruntled terrorist from releasing a deadly synthetic virus. ''The Great Indian Family'' 2023 Vicky Kaushal, Manushi Chhillar A religious Hindu man has a crisis when he finds out that he is Muslim by birth. ''Tiger 3''2023 Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif, Emraan Hashmi After being framed as traitors by a revenge-seeking terrorist, Tiger and Zoya go on a life-threatening crusade to clear their names. ''War 2''2025 Hrithik Roshan, N. T. Rama Rao Jr., Kiara Advani
Films distributed The following films from other banners were distributed, in domestic and/or overseas markets, by the company:
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External links * *  Yash Raj Films at Bollywood Hungama