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).
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 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 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.
Filmography 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 Week2026AlphaStory 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
Television Year Title Role Notes 2023 The Romantics Himself Documentary; also executive producer The Railway Men Executive producer 2025Mandala Murders
Awards and nominations
Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie for the Grace of Monaco
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