
Major post-production work of the company is completed at YRF Studios (co-founded by his ex-wife Payal Khanna), where Chopra serves as Chief Executive.

Chopra is also the first to move towards the film studio model through independent projects helmed by talent under his banner. These production efforts have accumulated worldwide earnings of more than ₹1.2 billion, which is the most for an Indian film producer. Chopra has produced several commercially viable projects including off-beat content not necessarily fitting into the realm of " masala films". He is also the current Chairman of India's multi-national film, media, and entertainment conglomerate Yash Raj Films (YRF), becoming the second person to hold that position in the company's history after Sanjeev Kohli. His work as a director includes Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Mohabbatein (2000), Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008), and Befikre (2016). " Picture abhi bakhi hai.Aditya Chopra (born ) is an Indian filmmaker who works in Hindi cinema. "What happened yesterday was a trailer," says Adarsh. It earned revenues of 96,663 pounds (Rs 87 lakh) in a day in the UK and A$72,617 (Rs 42.5 lakh) in Australia. The film was released across 3,300 screens in India and also had one of the widest releases in the international arena hitting as many as 550 screens." Overseas too it is said to be raking it in. Rafiq Ganjee, Vice President, Marketing and Communications, Yash Raj Films says: " Ek Tha Tiger has opened to a fantastic response, across the globe. Very rarely do Hindi films open on Wednesdays outside India, unless it happens to be Christmas or the Independence Day weekend in the US. In general, most Hindi films release in key markets such as Australia, New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates on Thursdays and in the United Kingdom and the United States on Fridays. Unlike Salman's previous recent hits such as Bodyguard, which released on Eid, this film had a Wednesday release globally. The film released across 130 of Cinemax's 141 screens across the country. "The response to Ek Tha Tiger has been awesome," says Girish Wankhede, Deputy General Manager, Communications, Cinemax. Owners of multiplexes which are screening the film are equally delighted.

Normally, films make this such only on Sundays." Though today is a working day, the film has had around 50 per cent occupancy in theatres, which means collections of around Rs 14-15 crore on Day 2.

"It opened well yesterday, which was a holiday. "The film looks overall good and the action is great," he says.

Taran Adarsh, also a leading trade analyst, seconds this view. "It is a unique love story and has action of the kind Hindi cinema has never seen. "The film is brilliant," says trade analyst Komal Nahata. Shah Rukh Khan's Ra.One's collections on Day 1 were Rs 14-15 crore. According to its production house, Yash Raj Films' officials, the first day collections were Rs 32.92 crore, which is by far the highest opening collection for any film so far.Įk Tha Tiger's collections were 37.5 per cent higher on the first day than the existing record of Hrithik Roshan's Agneepath set earlier this year, which clocked Rs 24 crore. The Salman Khan-Katrina Kaif starrer Ek Tha Tigerdirected by Kabir Khan, released on Independence Day, has had a phenomenal opening day performance at the box office.
