TV was natural progression: Yash

Yash Chopra says the small screen was a natural progression for him.

Mumbai: Filmmaker Yash Chopra, whose YRF film company has ventured into television software, says the small screen was a natural progression for his 38-year-old production house. January one, 2010 will mark the entry of YRF TV, a subsidiary of Yash Raj Films (YRF) on Sony Television.

The company has produced five week-end shows ushering in a pool of new talent in form of writers, directors and actors. The highlight would be Karan Johar`s `Lift Kare De`, a reality show featuring 20 top stars of the Hindi film industry. Chopra said the television arm of his production house was the brainchild of his elder son Aditya, who devoted his energies to set up the television content company after release of `Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi` in December last year. "YRF began on September 27, 1971 when Aditya was a few months old. Twenty five years later, the company crossed its first milestone when Aditya directed DDLJ which created box office history," he said. PTI