Birthday Special: From 'Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge' to 'Pathaan' top 5 successful films of the ace director-producer Aditya Chopra

Aditya Chopra is a prominent Bollywood personality with multiple feathers in his cap Chopra has delivered magnificent contributions to Indian cinema as a writerproducerdirector Aditya will turn 52 on SundayYash Raj Films founded by Adityas late father Yash Raj Chopra is one of the most successful production houses in Bollywood known for producing a wide range of hit films across genresChopra is known for delivering a distinct storytelling style which makes his films unique Ahead of Aditya Chopras 52nd birthday on May 21 lets take a look at some notable Bollywood films that are produced and a few of them directed by Aditya ChopraDilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 1995Aditya Chopra made his directorial debut with Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge in 1995 This iconic romantic drama starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol is considered a classic in SRKs career It tells the story of Raj and Simran two individuals who fall in love while travelling through Europe and face challenges for being together This movie has achieved the status of a love epic across the generationsRab Ne Bana Di Jodi 2008This romantic drama features Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma which marks the latters debut The story revolves around a middleaged man who transforms himself to win the love of his wife The film received a positive response from the audience While the movie was directed by Adi it was produced by his late father Yash ChopraMohabbatein 2000A romantic drama directed and produced by Yash Chopra starred Amitabh Bachchan Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in lead roles It tells the story of a strict disciplinarian principal who opposes love and believes in imparting strict discipline in his Gurukul Shah Rukh Khan portrays Raj Aryan a music teacher who challenges the principals beliefs and encourages his students to follow their hearts It was a commercial success and remains popular among audiences for its memorable songs and the onscreen chemistry between Big B and King Khan Under the able leadership of Aditya Chopra Yash Raj Films have produced a number of commercially successful moviesBunty Aur Babli 2005A hit film featured Abhishek Bachchan and Rani Mukerji in the lead roles along with Amitabh Bachchan in a supporting role The movie tells the story of two smalltown individuals Rakesh Trivedi and Vimmi Saluja who both have big dreams and aspirations They decide to team up and become a con artist duo known as Bunty Aur Babli and embark on a journey of deceiving people and living life on their own terms The film combines comedy romance and drama and showcases the adventures and misadventures of the charming duo The character of DCP Dashrath played by Manoj Bajpayee was the cherry on the cake The film was produced by Aditya Chopra and was directed by Shaad AliWar 2019Its story revolves around an Indian soldier named Kabir who goes rogue and becomes a dangerous international criminal His former protege Khalid is assigned the task of bringing him down The film takes the audience on an actionpacked journey filled with highoctane sequences twists and turns The success of War further cemented Aditya Chopras reputation as a producer of bigbudget highconcept films that cater to a wide audience The movie was directed by Siddharth AnandPathaan 2023Pathaan marked King Khans comeback almost after 5 years since his last release Aditya took the producers role to help director Siddharth Anand execute one of the costliest movies ever produced in Bollywood Salman Khans cameo is still the source of goosebumps to many who said hindi cinema has taken a back seat since the lockdownOne of the most awaited movies associated with Aditya as a producer is the third instalment of the Tiger franchise starring megastar Salman Khan in the lead role The film is supposed to hit theatres this Diwali