‘Pathaan,’ ‘Tiger 3,’ ‘The Railway Men’: Yash Raj Films CEO on Stellar 2023 – ‘India Is Where the Party’s At’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Leading Indian studio Yash Raj Films (YRF) has had a phenomenal 2023 with successes across theatrical films and streaming and is looking to build on it going forward.
After an indifferent 2022 where the Hindi-language Bollywood film industry was shaded by the mighty south Indian business, the box office roared back in January 2023 with YRF’s “Pathaan,” starring Shah Rukh Khan.
The success of “Pathaan” began a stellar box office year for Bollywood and the film was surpassed only by “Jawan,” also starring Khan and distributed internationally by YRF.
YRF’s “Tiger 3,” released in November 2023, is the seventh biggest Indian box office hit of the year. On the streaming front, the studio’s streaming arm YRF Entertainment teamed with Netflix on documentary series “The Romantics” – celebrating the cultural legacy of founder Yash Chopra – and scripted show “The Railway Men,” revolving around the 1984 Bhopal Gas Tragedy.
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