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Today is Aditya Chopra’s 54th birthday.

You must have seen ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’, if you have not seen it, you must have seen the ‘Dhoom’ series. Both did not see, are Gen Z people? If there is no problem, then you must have seen Salman Khan’s ‘Tiger’ series. Please tell that there is a name common in all these films and that is Aditya Chopra. Aditya Chopra of the Indian film industry, a name that neither became a part of the media’s stir, nor ran after followers on social media, but he gave a new identity to Indian cinema with films like ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’, ‘Mohabbatein’ and that too in his own way, quietly and humble. Aditya came into the biggest discussion when his name was attached to Rani Mukherjee, but he thought it better to remain silent on the rumors of the ongoing relationship in the film corridors. Aditya’s controversy was also common with Kangana Ranot. Kangana claimed that once Aditya had threatened to ruin her career when the film Sultan rejected.

Today, on the special occasion of Aditya Chopra’s birthday, let’s touch his life closely-

Aditya Chopra is the elder son of famous filmmaker Yash Chopra.

Aditya Chopra was born on 21 May 1971 to filmmaker Yash Chopra and Pamela Chopra. Yes, at the same time, Yash Chopra who directed films like ‘Samay’, ‘Wall’, ‘Kabhi’, ‘Chandni’, ‘Dar’, ‘Silsila’, ‘Lamhe’, ‘Dil To Pagal Hai’, ‘Veer-Zara’, ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’. So this was the house where film stories were spoken everyday with a cup of tea, not on screen.

Aditya Chopra was the top student in studies.

Aditya Chopra’s journey of school days has been quite interesting. Aditya had told that he was a sports fanatic as a child. Despite the passion for sports, he was not far behind in studies. He always used to come to the top students in class. When he had to study, he used to get drowned in books with full dedication and when he got free time, he used to read the books of Jeffri Archer, Sydney Sheldon and ion Rand. He was a tremendous fan of Anid Blight’s ‘Famous Five’ and ‘The Hardy Boys’ series.

Thriller story written in seventh grade

When Aditya Chopra was in the seventh grade, he wrote a thriller story at the age of just 11–12. In which a person kills, then loses his memory and later he becomes the police officer and examines the same murder.

Assistant Director at the age of 18

At the age of 18, when most of us naps between college lecture, Aditya Chopra was standing on the set with his father Yash Chopra in a film like ‘Chandni’, that too as an assistant director. In these films ‘Lamhe’, ‘Aina’, ‘Dar’, he also split her father’s hand and wrote screenplay for films like ‘tradition’.

Aditya Chopra became Assistant Director at the age of 18.

Aditya Chopra, who has been watching the profit-softens of the film world from a young age, did such a feat at the age of 23, which could not even do many aged filmmakers. He made a film in 1995 which is going on in the Maratha Temple Theater in Mumbai even after 30 years. The name of that film is ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’. Aditya made her Bollywood debut as a director with this film on Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol.

Aditya told Filmfare about ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’, ‘I was looking for a story for my father after fear. When I told him the basic story of ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’, he did not immediately respond, but when I was telling the story to him, the scenes of the film started to be made in my mind and then I thought, why should I not work on this story. There was something in it that attracted me a lot. I felt that it could become an interesting love story, through which I can say some things that I really wanted to say.

Aditya made an iconic film DDLJ at the age of 23.

How did Aditya celebrate Shahrukh for DDLJ

While Shah Rukh got recognition from fear, DDLJ made him the king of heart, but Shah Rukh was not ready to do this role in the beginning. According to the report of the Indian Express, Shah Rukh Khan told this, ‘Aditya Chopra and his assistant Karan Johar came to tell me the story of DDLJ. This was a very sweet and straightforward love story. The hero loves the girl, but does not even run, I was thinking, ‘What is this film?’ Shahrukh was hesitating with a romantic role, but Aditya did not give up. He told Yash Chopra’s biographical series’ The Romantics’, ‘During the shooting of Dar, I understood that Shah Rukh is very soft and emotional from inside. May be fond of action from outside, but he is actually a romantic hero.

Initially Shahrukh was not ready to do DDLJ.

Aditya once told Shahrukh‘I think you want to refuse. This is fine, but I would just say that do not stop the doors of the film filled with myself. In this country, superstar is the one who is the dream of every mother’s son, every sister’s brother and every college girl. Hearing this, Shah Rukh finally said yes.

Aditya was angry at Saroj Khan’s delay, was out of the film

The songs of ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’ were choreographed by Saroj Khan. However, there was a time when the director of the film Aditya Chopra was angrily out of the film. He told his father in front of Saroj Khan not to keep him in the film. Saroj Khan said in a video of Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, ‘Aditya was about to get me out of the film. I was late on the set one day and she was about to take a first shot of a song at that time. In which Kajol was wearing a black gown and Shahrukh black suit. At that time he was screaming and telling his father (Yash Chopra), I will take Saroj ji out of the film. Somehow I reached on time before she expels me from the film.

The film ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’, released in 1995, earned a record breaking at the box office and became that year’s highest grossing film. Even today, it is one of the most successful films of Hindi cinema, which at that time received many big awards including the National Film Award, 10 Filmfare.

After stepping into Bollywood as a director, Aditya Chopra wrote dialogues of ‘Dil To Pagal Hai’ directed by father Yash Chopra. His direction was the next film ‘Mohabbatein’, its story was also written by himself, inspired by the American drama ‘Dead Points Society’. With this film, he launched younger brother Uday Chopra in Bollywood. The film was the highest grossing film of the year 2000.

Then came the year 2004 and Aditya Chopra started a new innings in Bollywood as a producer with the film ‘Hum Tum’. Through this film, he showed modern romance in films. He also produced films like Veer-Zara, Dhoom. Aditya Chopra revealed in Netflix’s documentary ‘The Romantics’ that he spent more than the hero in the film Dhoom. They said, “In Dhoom, I put more money on the bikes than Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham and Uday Chopra.”

Marriage to childhood friend, then divorced due to closeness from Rani Mukherjee

Aditya Chopra was first married to Payal Khanna, who was his childhood friend and an interior designer. Both of them got married in a private ceremony in 2001, but over time their relationship started having problems. During the production of Veer-Jara film, the news of Aditya-Rani’s closeness became common. When this news reached Aditya’s family, he was very angry. Actually, he loved Payal very much and did not agree with the queen. For this reason, tension arose in the family and Aditya had to leave his house for some time and stay in the hotel, until the situation became normal.

Aditya Chopra was first married to Payal Khanna.

Aditya Chopra and Rani Mukherjee’s love story

Talking about the love story of Aditya Chopra and Rani Mukherjee, the two first met through Karan Johar, when Rani was shooting for ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’. However, before this, Aditya first saw Rani in a restaurant after ‘Raja Ki Aayegi Baaraat’. After becoming popular, Rani Mukherjee appeared in many films like Yash Raj Films’s ‘Hum-Tu Aum’, ‘Saathiya’, ‘Bunty and Babli’, but the relationship between the two was professional. At that time Aditya was married to Payal.

Love story of Aditya Chopra and Rani Mukherjee.

Many people had speculated that Rani Mukherjee was one of the reasons for Aditya Chopra and Payal Khanna’s divorce. However, the actress denied that Aditya was romantically associated with Aditya. In an interview to Star News in 2011, Rani Mukherjee said, ‘He is my friend. He is a person with whom I have worked in many films. I respect him a lot. We are not romantically connected.

Aditya meets Rani’s parents before dating

Rani Mukherjee had told in Neha Dhupia’s chat show BFFS With Vogue that she had first met Aditya for the film ‘Mujhe Maine Dosti Karge’. Aditya produced this film. When Rani Mukherjee was shooting for the film ‘Veer Jara’, her and Aditya’s friendship started being discussed. Rani allegedly used to take her home food for Aditya. According to the reports, Aditya Chopra started dating Rani Mukherjee after officially divorcing his first wife Payal Khanna. Allegedly, Aditya had reached the queen’s house and sought permission from his parents to date him.

After Aditya Chopra’s divorce, the two got married secretly in Italy in 2014. A few months later, Rani appeared in Mardaani. Rani said that Aditya’s humanity, honesty and dedication to the team attracted him the most. His daughter Adira was born in 2015.

Aditya and Rani married in Italy in 2014

When Kangana Ranot said, Aditya threatened me According to Kangana Ranot, Aditya Chopra was angry with him for talking about rejecting ‘Sultan’ in the media. In the interview of Arnab Goswami, Kangana said, I was offered a film called ‘Sultan’ with Salman Khan. Director (Ali Abbas Zafar) came to my house and told the story. By that time I had given the same blockbuster film. I said that I do not want to do a film with Khan. I just want to do a film that is just mine.

Kangana further said, ‘After this I met with Aditya Chopra. I wanted to apologize to him (to leave the film) and at that time he had no objection to it, but as soon as the news came in the media that I had refused to do ‘Sultan’, he sent a message to me how he dared? You refused me, then went to the press? I said that I rejected the offer of fairness cream, I refused to work with Khan. I am a girl who came from a small village and these are for me. Why should I hide them? On this, he said- You know, you will end. We will never work with you. ‘

Aditya Chopra got angry with Shraddha Kapoor According to a report by ABP News, Aditya Chopra wanted to launch Shraddha Kapoor by Yash Raj banner. He also helped Shraddha in fitness and grooming, but Shraddha denied contracts of three films. This angered Aditya. Shraddha signed ‘Aashiqui 2’ and became a hit, but Aditya considered it a personal insult. Years later, when ‘OK Janu’ was being made and Shraddha was elected as heroine, Aditya refused to produce the film from Yash Raj. Aditya said that not reverence, take Parineeti Chopra.

Aditya told Varun that you have not reached that level yet

Once actor Varun Dhawan had told that Aditya Chopra never offered him any action roll, because he felt that Varun would not be able to pull such a large crowd. Varun said, ‘I got a chance to play badminton with Aditya Chopra during lockdown. Manish Sharma was also there, and Tiger 3 (2023) was being built at that time. I asked Aditya, ‘Why don’t you take young action talent? Why don’t you take me? ‘ So he replied, ‘I want to give you an acting role, not action.’ I still continued trying to convince them.

Aditya told Varun that it should not be at that level yet.

Varun also told this, Then he said, ‘I cannot give you that budget right now. You have not reached that level yet. ‘ I kept thinking a lot on his point. Then I messaged them, ‘Sir, what is that budget?’ So he told me a figure and said, ‘If you want to make something big in action space, then so much budget is needed.’