Is Yash Chopra biopic in the making? YRF puts out clarification

Written By DNA Web Team | Updated: Oct 01, 2020, 02:39 PM IST

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On Yash Chopra's 88th birth anniversary, Aditya Chopra released YRF 50 slate.

On the occasion of Yash Chopra's birth anniversary, Aditya Chopra revealed the YRF 50 slate on five decades completion of their production house Yash Rah Films. Soon after that, there were reports making the rounds that they are planning a biopic on the legendary filmmaker. However, YRF denied the reports and issued a clarification statement on the same. The spokesperson called it a 'baseless rumour' and they have no plans in making a biopic on Yash Chopra.

The statement read as "There has been a lot of speculation about Aditya Chopra planning to make a biopic on his late father, the legendary Yash Chopra. We can officially tell you that this news is absolutely untrue and a figment of the imagination."

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While the spokesperson stated, "This is a baseless rumour. There are absolutely no plans to make a biopic on Yash Chopra Ji."

YRF concluded the statement by sharing, "We hope this official confirmation puts this baseless rumour to rest."

On September 27, while remembering his father Yash Chopra on his birth anniversary, Aditya put out a statement which read as "In 1970, my father Yash Chopra, left the security and comfort of his brother Mr BR Chopra and formed his own company. Till then, he was a salaried employee of BR Films and didn't own anything of his own. He did not know how to run a business and did not even have the basic knowledge of what goes into making a company. All he had was a strong belief in his talent and hard work and a dream to be self-reliant."