Y-Films Explained

Y-Films
Type:Film production
Film distribution
Foundation:2011
Location City:Mumbai, Maharashtra
Location Country:India
Key People:Aditya Chopra
Ashish Patil
Industry:Films
Parent:Yash Raj Films
Homepage:www.yfilms.in

Y-Films is an Indian film production and distribution company,[1] based in Mumbai. The company is a subsidiary of Yash Raj Films.[2]

History

The company was launched on 1 April 2011 by Aditya Chopra, who revealed that Yash Raj Films would create a new film studio, Y-Films, and concentrate on introducing fresh talent.

The event saw promotional material released for three future productions, with Ashish Patil being announced as chief producer.[3] [4]

Filmography

Films

Year Title Director Cast Notes
2011 Luv Ka The End Released on 6 May 2011
Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge Released on 14 October 2011
2013 Mere Dad Ki Maruti Released on 15 March 2013
2017 Bank Chor Released on 16 June 2017

Web series

YearTitleDirectorNo. of EpisodesMain CastRelease Date
2015Man's WorldVikram Gupta4Gaurav Pandey, Gurpreet Saini, Nivedita Shukla, Ramakant Dayma, Ronjini Chakraborty, Shikha Talsania, Silky Khanna and others29 Sep 2015
2016Bang Baaja BaaraatAnand Tiwari5Ali Fazal, Angira Dhar, Ayesha Raza, Gajraj Rao, Rajit Kapur, Shernaz Patel, Preetika Chawla, Priyanshu Painyuli, Neil Bhoopalam, Shernavaz Jijina4 Nov 2015
Love ShotsAnkur Tewari6Tahir Raj Bhasin, Nimrat Kaur, Saqib Saleem, Shweta Tripathi, Swanand Kirkire, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Farida Jalal, Tillotama Shome, Salim Merchant, Mohit Marwah, Saba Azad, Rhea Chakraborty16 March 2016
Ladies RoomAshima Chibber6Saba Azad, Shreya Dhanwanthary, Auritra Ghosh, Gopal Dutt, Pawan Utam, Jagdish Rajpurohit and others31 May 2016
Sex Chat With Pappu & PapaAshish Patil5Anand Tiwari, Kabir Sajid, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Sanjeeda Shaikh, Alka Amin and others20 July, 2016[5]
2019Pyaar ActuallyAshish Patil4Saqib Saleem, Bhumi Pednekar, Riteish Deshmukh, Dipannita Sharma, Kabir Sajid, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Anya Singh, Saurabh Shukla, Supriya Pilgaonkar, Mandira Bedi, Rashi Mal, Dino Morea18 October,2019[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: How Y-Films is changing the way the world sees content led marketing. Irani. Delshad. 2017-02-25. The Economic Times. 2017-10-12.
  2. Web site: Video : Launch of 'Y- Films' . . 1 April 2011 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20110404200923/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/broadband/video/Parties-and-Events/awRb0s89/3/Launch-Of-Y-Films.html . 4 April 2011 .
  3. Web site: YRF launches youth film studio Y-Films, IBN Live News . ibnlive.in.com . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110404213533/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/yrf-launches-youth-film-studio-yfilms/632636.html . 4 April 2011 . dead.
  4. Web site: Meet Yash Raj's sexy new actors.
  5. News: Y-Films to introduce new series. 2016-06-28. The Hindu Business Line. 2017-10-12. en.
  6. Web site: Y-Films announces anthology film, Pyaar Actually, starring Bhumi Pednekar, Riteish Deshmukh, Saqib Salim . 4 October 2018 .