Yash Raj Chopra http://yashrajfilms.com/
(27 September 1932 – 21 October 2012) - Legend of India Cinema )
Born on 27th September 1932, Yash Chopra's journey from the lush green fields of Punjab – which keep reappearing in his movies in all their splendour – to the very highest echelons of the Hindi film industry has been as magical as any of his 50 plus movies.
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yash_Chopra
| Yash Chopra at Suzanne Roshan's The Charcoal Project Launch | |
| Born | Yash Raj Chopra 27 September 1932 Lahore, Punjab, British India |
|---|---|
| Died | 21 October 2012 (aged 80) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Director, Filmmaker, Script Writer, Producer |
| Years active | 1959–2012 |
| Notable work(s) | Daag: A Poem of Love Deewar Darr Jab Tak Hai Jaan |
| Spouse(s) | Pamela Yash Chopra |
| Children | Aditya Chopra, Uday Chopra |
| Relatives | Baldev Raj Chopra (Brother),Dharam Raj Chopra (Brother) |
| Signature |  |
Director
| S. No | Movie Name | Year of Release | Cast |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhool Ka Phool | 1959 | Mala Sinha, Rajendra Kumar |
| 2 | Dharmputra | 1961 | Mala Sinha, Shashi Kapoor |
| 3 | Waqt | 1965 | Balraj Sahni, Sunil Dutt, Sadhana, Raaj Kumar |
| 4 | Aadmi Aur Insaan | 1969 | Dharmendra, Saira Banu, Feroze Khan |
| 5 | Ittefaq | 1969 | Rajesh Khanna, Nanda, Madan Puri |
| 6 | Daag | 1973 | Sharmila Tagore, Rajesh Khanna, Raakhee |
| 7 | Joshila | 1973 | Dev Anand, Raakhee, Hema Malini |
| 8 | Deewaar | 1975 | Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Neetu Singh |
| 9 | Kabhi Kabhie | 1976 | Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman |
| 10 | Trishul | 1978 | Sanjeev Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor |
| 11 | Kaala Patthar | 1979 | Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Raakhee |
| 12 | Silsila | 1981 | Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Rekha |
| 13 | Mashaal | 1984 | Dilip Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman, Rati Agnihotri |
| 14 | Faasle | 1985 | Sunil Dutt, Rekha, Farooq Shaikh, Deepti Naval, Raj Kiran |
| 15 | Vijay | 1988 | Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini, Rishi Kapoor, Anil Kapoor |
| 16 | Chandni | 1989 | Sridevi, Rishi Kapoor, Vinod Khanna |
| 17 | Lamhe | 1991 | Sridevi, Anil Kapoor |
| 18 | Parampara | 1992 | Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Sunil Dutt, Vinod Khanna, Ashwini Bhave |
| 19 | Darr | 1993 | Shahrukh Khan, Sunny Deol, Juhi Chawla |
| 20 | Dil To Pagal Hai | 1997 | Shahrukh Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Karishma Kapoor |
| 21 | Veer-Zaara | 2004 | Shahrukh Khan, Priety Zinta, Rani Mukherjee |
| 22 | Jab Tak Hai Jaan | 2012 | Shahrukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma |
Yash Raj Chopra (27 September 1932 – 21 October 2012) was an Indian film director, script writer and film producer, predominantly working in Hindi cinema.[2] Chopra began his career as an assistant director to I.S. Johar and his elder brother,B.R. Chopra. He made his directorial debut with Dhool Ka Phool in 1959, a melodrama about illegitimacy and followed it with the social drama Dharmputra (1961). Encouraged by the success of both films, the Chopra brothers made several more movies together during the late fifties and sixties. Chopra then rose to prominence after the commercially and critically successful drama, Waqt (1965), which pioneered the concept of ensemble casts in Bollywood.
In 1973, Chopra founded his own production company, Yash Raj Films and launched it with Daag: A Poem of Love (1973), a successful melodrama about a polygamous man. His success continued in the seventies, with some of Indian cinema's most successful and iconic films, including the action thriller Deewar (1975) which established Amitabh Bachchan as the leading actor in Bollywood, the romantic drama Kabhie Kabhie (1976) and Trishul (1978). From the late seventies till 1989 marked a professional setback in Chopra's career as several films he produced or directed in that period failed to leave a mark at the Indian box office, notably Doosra Aadmi, Kaala Pathar, Silsila (1981), Mashaal (1984), Faasle (1985) and Vijay(1988) were his productions. However, in 1989, Chopra directed the commercially and critically successful cult film Chandni which became instrumental in ending the era of violent films in Bollywood and returning musicals.
Chopra then directed and produced the cult classic Lamhe in 1991. Considered by critics and Chopra himself as his best work to date, the film became one of the biggest Bollywood hits in the overseas market. In 1992 he directed Paramparawhich was critically panned. Chopra followed it with the box-office hit and trend setter Darr (1993). Starring Shahrukh Khan in his debut, it showed a sympathetic look at obsessive love and defied the image of the conventional hero. Since then, Chopra directed three more romantic films, all starring Khan; Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), Veer-Zaara (2004) and Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012) before he announced his retirement from directing in 2012.
Chopra founded and was chairman of the motion picture production and distribution company Yash Raj Films, which ranks as India's biggest production company as of 2006, as well as the founder of Yash Raj Studios. Chopra's career has spanned over five decades and over 50 films and he is considered one of the leading filmmakers in the history of Hindi cinema. He came to be known as the "King of romance" of the Indian cinema. Chopra has won several film awards, including sixNational Film Awards, eleven Filmfare awards and four Filmfare Award for Best Director.[3] The Government of India honoured him with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2001 and the Padma Bhushan in 2005 for his contributions towards Indian cinema. BAFTA presented him with a lifetime membership for his contribution to the films, making him the first Indian to receive the honour.
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