Mumbai:
Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkarwill be given the inaugural National Yash Chopra MemorialAward.
Industrialist-politician T Subbarami Reddy, who hasproduced Hindi movies like Vijay, Chandni and Lamhe,announced the award in memory of late filmmaker Yash Chopra.The award, instituted by Reddy-led TSR Foundation,will be given to an outstanding film personality each year.
"In the first year we are giving this to LataMangeshkar for her immense contribution to cinema. She wasvery close to Yashji and she has sung for almost all hisfilms," Reddy, a Congress leader, said here today.
"The award commemorates Yash Chopra's contribution tocinema. We were very close friends. He was a very good humanbeing and a talented filmmaker," he said.
The Bollywood icon died here on October 21, 2012 andthe award ceremony is likely to take place on the same dayevery year.
A distinguished jury consisting of Hindi filmpersonalties Hema Malini, Simi Garewal and Anil Kapoorselected the winner.
Garewal, who is related to the Chopra family,described him as a great filmmaker.
Hema Malini said she felt lucky to have been directedby him in four films. He portrayed heroines beautifully in hisfilms, she said.
Industrialist-politician T Subbarami Reddy, who hasproduced Hindi movies like Vijay, Chandni and Lamhe,announced the award in memory of late filmmaker Yash Chopra.The award, instituted by Reddy-led TSR Foundation,will be given to an outstanding film personality each year.
"In the first year we are giving this to LataMangeshkar for her immense contribution to cinema. She wasvery close to Yashji and she has sung for almost all hisfilms," Reddy, a Congress leader, said here today.
"The award commemorates Yash Chopra's contribution tocinema. We were very close friends. He was a very good humanbeing and a talented filmmaker," he said.
The Bollywood icon died here on October 21, 2012 andthe award ceremony is likely to take place on the same dayevery year.
A distinguished jury consisting of Hindi filmpersonalties Hema Malini, Simi Garewal and Anil Kapoorselected the winner.
Garewal, who is related to the Chopra family,described him as a great filmmaker.
Hema Malini said she felt lucky to have been directedby him in four films. He portrayed heroines beautifully in hisfilms, she said.