Uday Chopra
Uday Raj Chopra (born 5 January 1973) is an Indian actor and producer. He is the son of filmmaker Yash Chopra. He made his acting debut in the 2000 film Mohabbatein and featured in several other films including Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (2002), Dhoom (2004), Dhoom 2 (2006) and Dhoom 3 (2013).
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Uday Chopra
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- Name
- Uday Chopra
- Born
- 5 January 1973
- Birthplace
- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Occupation
- * Actor
- Nationality
- India
- Education
- Sydenham College
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Uday Raj Chopra (born 5 January 1973) is an Indian actor and producer. He is the son of filmmaker Yash Chopra. He made his acting debut in the 2000 film Mohabbatein and featured in several other films including Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (2002), Dhoom (2004), Dhoom 2 (2006) and Dhoom 3 (2013).
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Uday Chopra (born 1973) is an actor, film actor and film producer, of Indian nationality. The actor was born in Mumbai. Uday Chopra was educated at Sydenham College.
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• Name — Uday Chopra • Born — 5 January 1973 • Birthplace — Mumbai, Maharashtra, India • Occupation — * Actor • producer • Years Active — 1993–present • Parents — Yash Chopra Pamela Chopra • Relatives — Chopra family
Early life
Early life
He is the son of director Yash Chopra and Pamela Chopra. His brother is filmmaker Aditya Chopra and his sister-in-law is the actress Rani Mukerji. He is the first cousin of filmmakers Ravi Chopra and Karan Johar. Chopra worked as an assistant director on a number of his father's and brother's films under the Yash Raj Films banner. In July 2012, Chopra founded his own company, "Yomics", which creates comics based on Yash Raj Films.
Career
Career
In 1994, Chopra produced Yeh Dillagi starring Akshay Kumar, Kajol and Saif Ali Khan. He made his acting debut in Mohabbatein (2000). Chopra had mostly acted in films under his father's production house. He starred in the action thriller Dhoom and in its sequels Dhoom 2 and Dhoom 3, released in 2006 and 2013 respectively. Although praised for his performance as Ali Akbar Fateh Khan in the first installment, a role he reprised in both the sequels, the sequels were met with mixed reviews. In 2011, he went to Los Angeles to join a production work shop in UCLA. 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.
Personal life
Personal life
Chopra began dating actress Tanishaa Mukerji during the filming of Neal 'n' Nikki (2005). They broke up after two years. Chopra began dating Nargis Fakhri in 2013. The relationship attracted substantial media coverage in India and they speculated on an impending marriage. However, the couple broke up towards the end of 2017.
Television
Television
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2023 — The Romantics — Himself — Documentary; also executive producer • The Railway Men — Executive producer • 2025 — Mandala Murders
Film
• As an actor • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1995 — Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge — Biker in front of Simran — Uncredited cameo • 2000 — Mohabbatein — Vikram Kapoor • 2002 — Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai — Sanjay Malhotra • Mujhse Dosti Karoge! — Rohan Verma • 2003 — Supari — Aryan Pandit • Kal Ho Naa Ho — Day 6 Announcer — Cameo appearance • 2004 — Charas: A Joint Operation — Ashraf • Dhoom — Ali Akbar Fateh Khan • 2005 — Neal 'n' Nikki — Gurneal 'Neal' Ahluwalia • 2006 — Dhoom 2 — Ali Akbar Fateh Khan • 2010 — Pyaar Impossible — Abhay Sharma • 2013 — Dhoom 3 — Ali Akbar Fateh Khan • As producer and writer • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1994 — Yeh Dillagi — Producer • 2010 — Pyaar Impossible — Producer and screenwriter • 2014 — Grace of Monaco — Producer • The Longest Week • 2026 — Alpha — Story writer • Other crew positions • Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1991 — Lamhe — Assistant director • 1993 — Parampara • Darr • 1995 — Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge • 1997 — Dil To Pagal Hai • 2000 — Mohabbatein — Associate producer • 2002 — Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai • Mujhse Dosti Karoge! • 2004 — Veer-Zaara
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Awards and nominations
• Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie for the Grace of Monaco
Parineeti Chopra, Uday Chopra at success party of 'Ishaqzaade'
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- 1.In Candid Conversation with Uday Chopra. The Economic Times. 9 January 2010.
- 2.Oneindia.in. Uday Chopra engagement. 25 June 2007.
- 3.Yomics | Comic Books | Comic Books India | Comic Books Online.
- 4.Uday Chopra is the best in Dhoom 2. The Times of India. 24 November 2006.
- 5.Bowes, Danny. Dhoom: 3 movie review & film summary (2013) Roger Ebert. Rogerebert.
- 6.Dhoom: 3 movie review - NDTV Movies. NDTVMovies.com.
- 7.My father thought I was stupid to do this: Uday Chopra. DNA India. 16 June 2014.
- 8.Yash Raj Films ventures into hollywood. Hindustan Times.
- 9.Tanishaa Mukerji On Her Break-Up With Uday Chopra: "People Make A Big Deal Out Of It". NDTV.
- 10.Nargis Fakhri And Uday Chopra Are Getting Married, Say Rumors. Are They True?. NDTV. November 30, 2017.
- 11.How Uday Chopra broke up with Nargis Fakhri and their relationship timeline!. November 17, 2017.
- 12.Throwback: When Nargis Fakhri revealed she regretted keeping quiet about her relationship with Uday Chopra. The Times of India. 0971-8257.
- 13.Uday Chopra - Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins | Television Academy.
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