{"id":325900,"date":"2026-04-28T19:02:55","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T13:32:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=325900"},"modified":"2026-04-28T19:02:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T13:32:55","slug":"scoop-yrf-to-take-a-position-rs-150-crores-in-micro-dramas-akshaye-widhani-to-steer-recent-vertical-for-aditya-chopra-bollywood-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/28\/scoop-yrf-to-take-a-position-rs-150-crores-in-micro-dramas-akshaye-widhani-to-steer-recent-vertical-for-aditya-chopra-bollywood-news\/","title":{"rendered":"SCOOP: YRF to take a position Rs 150 crores in micro-dramas; Akshaye Widhani to steer recent vertical for Aditya Chopra : Bollywood News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\"> <span itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" class=\" hide\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/stat5.bollywoodhungama.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/YRF-microdramas.jpeg\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"620\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"450\"> <\/span>  <\/p>\n<p>Yash Raj Movies (YRF) plans to enter the fast-growing micro-drama space, alongside the event of a proprietary direct-to-consumer app geared toward bringing its content on to audiences. This appears to be a revolutionary move by the production house, which has willingly contributed to strengthen the theatrical medium of Indian Cinema over the past 50 years.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-2119335 size-full\" title=\"SCOOP: YRF to invest Rs 150 crores in micro-dramas; Akshaye Widhani to lead new vertical for Aditya Chopra \" src=\"https:\/\/media5.bollywoodhungama.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/YRF-microdramas.jpeg\" alt=\"SCOOP: YRF to invest Rs 150 crores in micro-dramas; Akshaye Widhani to lead new vertical for Aditya Chopra \" width=\"620\" height=\"450\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img-dscp\">SCOOP: YRF to take a position Rs 150 crores in micro-dramas; Akshaye Widhani to steer recent vertical for Aditya Chopra<\/span><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"imagnary-id\" value=\"2119329\"><span id=\"imagnary-data\" class=\"loading\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Reliable sources confirm that Yash Raj Movies is investing Rs 150 crores in creation of micro-dramas over the following few years. The quantity can be put into creation of content, as also constructing a direct to consumer application to host the content.<\/p>\n<p>The brand new vertical can be led by YRF CEO Akshaye Widhani, who produced <em>Saiyaara<\/em>, which emerged as essentially the most profitable film within the studio\u2019s history. Widhani has also brought on board Saugata Mukherjee, formerly of SonyLIV, to steer creative development across streaming shows, movies and microdramas, and develop the brand new slate.<\/p>\n<p>Micro-drama storytelling has seen significant success in markets reminiscent of China, where the segment is estimated to be valued at RMB 35\u201340 billion ($5\u20136 billion USD), with projections of RMB 50\u201370 billion ($7\u201310 billion USD) over the following two years. The format is driven by mobile-first consumption, short-duration episodes, and scalable micropayment models, with a user base of 400\u2013600 million viewers.<\/p>\n<p>YRF\u2019s planned entry into this space reflects its continued deal with innovation and constructing a direct, long-term relationship with audiences through a future-ready, consumer-first entertainment ecosystem. With Aditya Chopra venturing into the micro-drama space, we await other industry giants too to explore what&#8217;s touted to be essentially the most profitable content model on the earth at this point of time.<\/p>\n<p>This move comes right after the <strong>Bollywood Hungama<\/strong> newsbreak, where the industry was shocked with the studio\u2019s decision to enterprise into the horror space, as every stalwart knows that this can be a genre that Aditya Chopra has never been keen on. But that is the birth of a vision for the studio with a brand recent set of individuals heading departments, and micro-drama just adds one other feature to their cap.<\/p>\n<p>Also Read: SCOOP: Abhay Pannu signed to direct the FIRST HORROR film within the history of Yash Raj Movies<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2 alt=\"Bollywood News - Live Updates\" title=\"Bollywood News - Live Updates\" style=\"font-size: 0.9rem;\">BOLLYWOOD NEWS &#8211; LIVE UPDATES<\/h2>\n<p>Catch us for contemporary Bollywood News, Latest Bollywood Movies update, Box office collection, Latest Movies Release , Bollywood News Hindi, Entertainment News, Bollywood Live News Today &#038; Upcoming Movies 2026 and stay updated with latest hindi movies only on Bollywood Hungama.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yash Raj Movies (YRF) plans to enter the fast-growing micro-drama space, alongside the event of a proprietary direct-to-consumer app geared toward bringing its content on to audiences. 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