The name Raj, in Yash Raj production, is for the late Bollywood superstar Rajesh Khanna.

There is insufficient evidence to prove that Rajesh Khanna's name is related to filmmaker Yash Chopra's banner Yash Raj Films.

There is insufficient evidence to prove that Rajesh Khanna's name is related to filmmaker Yash Chopra's banner Yash Raj Films.Yash Raj Films, one of the big banner film production companies in India was founded by filmmaker Yash Chopra in the year 1971 and the name was given in 1973. Few reports state that Rajesh Khanna who was already a superstar had come forward to help Chopra financially to produce one of the films as a friendly gesture. The first movie produced under this banner was Daag, starring Rajesh Khanna. It is believed that Chopra added his and Rajesh Khanna's (Raj) names to his film production company which came to be known as 'Yash Raj Films'. However, there is no statement available from Yash Chopra's family or Rajesh Khanna's family related to the naming of the banner.