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Aditya Chopra

アディティヤ・チョープラー　/　あでぃてぃや・ちょーぷらー

Film director from India

May 21, 1971 (age 55)　・　Mumbai, Bombay State, India

Bombay State
film director
screenwriter
film producer

My Take

Aditya Chopra is one of the most quietly powerful figures in global cinema, and I find his story compelling. Winning the Filmfare Best Director award in 1996 marked him early, but his real genius lies behind the camera and in the boardroom. As the force behind Yash Raj Films, he became the highest-grossing Indian film producer of all time while largely staying out of the spotlight. I read him as a strategist who understood both storytelling and economics, helping turn India's song-and-dance spectacle into a world-class industry. He is exactly the kind of unseen architect I love to shine a light on.

Overview

Aditya Chopra (born 21 May 1971) is an Indian film director, producer, and studio executive who works in Hindi Cinema. He is the Chairman of India's multi-national film, media, and entertainment conglomerate Yash Raj Films (YRF). The films he has produced make him the highest grossing Indian film producer of all time.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Aditya Chopra
Name (Japanese): アディティヤ・チョープラー
Reading: あでぃてぃや・ちょーぷらー
Born: May 21, 1971 (age 55)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Boar
Origin: Mumbai, Bombay State, India
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: film director / screenwriter / film producer / director

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Sydenham College

Awards & achievements

1996 Filmfare Award for Best Director

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aditya%20Chopra

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