The term 'Yash Chopra romance' is used to typify the kind of romantic films the filmmaker gave birth to in Bollywood.
Mumbai:
A legendary filmmaker, Yash Choprachanged the face of romance in Hindi cinema to become a brandin Bollywood with numerous hits under his belt in hisfive-decade long illustrious career.
Chopra(80), who was one of the pillars in Bollywood,directed some of Indian cinema's most successful and iconicfilms, including the action thriller Deewar whichestablished megastar Amitabh Bachchan as the "angry youngman".
The hit duo of Chopra and Bachchan worked together againin romantic drama Kabhi Kabhie and drama Trishul.
If Shah Rukh Khan is called the King, Chopra wasdefinitely the kingmaker and gave support and fillip to manyan artiste's career and making them into superstars.
Although he began his career making different kinds offilms, Chopra is today known mostly for the romantic filmslike Silsila, Chandni and Dilwale Duhania Le Jayenge.
The term 'Yash Chopra romance' is used to typify the kindof romantic films the filmmaker gave birth to in Bollywood.
Considered among one of the greatest filmmakers in thehistory of Hindi cinema, Chopra's career has spanned over fivedecades and over 50 films.
Beginning his career as an assistant director, Chopramade his directorial debut with Dhool Ka Phool in 1959, amelodrama about illegitimacy.
Chopra has won several film awards, including sixNational Film Awards and eleven Filmfare awards including fourFilmfare Award for Best Director.
Born in Lahore to a Punjabi family on September 27, 1932,Chopra moved to India after the Partition. Chopra's originalplan was to pursue a career in engineering.
However, his passion for filmmaking led him to travel toMumbai where he initially worked as an assistant director to IS Johar, and then for his director-producer brother B RChopra.
Encouraged by the success of his films, the Choprabrothers made several more movies together during the late 50sand 60s.
Chopra rose to fame in 1965 after the commercially andcritically successful drama, Waqt, which pioneered theconcept of multi-starrers in Bollywood.
In 1973, Chopra founded his own production company, YashRaj Films, and launched it with Daag: A Poem of Love withthe hit onscreen pair of Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna.
However, in the '80s several films he directed andproduced failed to leave a mark at the box office, notablyMashaal and Vijay.
But Chopra rose like phoenix with the commercially andcritically successful film Chandni thus beginning hisjourney of making romantic Hindi films. He then directed andproduced the cult classic Lamhe in 1991.
His association with Shah Rukh Khan began with the 1993romantic psychological thriller film Darr, which turned outto be a superhit with SRK playing the role of an obsessedlover.
Since then, Chopra has directed three more romanticfilms, all starring Khan - 'Dil To Pagal Hai' (1997),'Veer-Zaara' (2004) and 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' (2012) before heannounced his retirement from directing this year.
"I have always had great experience working with him. Heis one actor who has never asked me what the story is about,how much money he will charge... whatever amount I send himthrough cheque he takes that and rather asks me why did I givesuch a huge amount," Chopra said last month during aninterview with Shah Rukh on his 80th birthday.
Shah Rukh has also been a part of films like 'DilwaleDulhania Le Jayenge' (1995), 'Dil To Pagal Hai' (1997),'Mohabbatein' (2000) and 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' (2008), whichwere produced by Chopra's Yash Raj banner.
His last film 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' is set to hit theatreson November 13.
Chopra's elder son Aditya Chopra is a successfuldirector, carrying forward his legacy and taking care of theYash Raj banner. His younger son Uday is now handling theinternational branch of their production house, besides briefstints in films.
Chopra(80), who was one of the pillars in Bollywood,directed some of Indian cinema's most successful and iconicfilms, including the action thriller Deewar whichestablished megastar Amitabh Bachchan as the "angry youngman".
The hit duo of Chopra and Bachchan worked together againin romantic drama Kabhi Kabhie and drama Trishul.
If Shah Rukh Khan is called the King, Chopra wasdefinitely the kingmaker and gave support and fillip to manyan artiste's career and making them into superstars.
Although he began his career making different kinds offilms, Chopra is today known mostly for the romantic filmslike Silsila, Chandni and Dilwale Duhania Le Jayenge.
The term 'Yash Chopra romance' is used to typify the kindof romantic films the filmmaker gave birth to in Bollywood.
Considered among one of the greatest filmmakers in thehistory of Hindi cinema, Chopra's career has spanned over fivedecades and over 50 films.
Beginning his career as an assistant director, Chopramade his directorial debut with Dhool Ka Phool in 1959, amelodrama about illegitimacy.
Chopra has won several film awards, including sixNational Film Awards and eleven Filmfare awards including fourFilmfare Award for Best Director.
Born in Lahore to a Punjabi family on September 27, 1932,Chopra moved to India after the Partition. Chopra's originalplan was to pursue a career in engineering.
However, his passion for filmmaking led him to travel toMumbai where he initially worked as an assistant director to IS Johar, and then for his director-producer brother B RChopra.
Encouraged by the success of his films, the Choprabrothers made several more movies together during the late 50sand 60s.
Chopra rose to fame in 1965 after the commercially andcritically successful drama, Waqt, which pioneered theconcept of multi-starrers in Bollywood.
In 1973, Chopra founded his own production company, YashRaj Films, and launched it with Daag: A Poem of Love withthe hit onscreen pair of Sharmila Tagore and Rajesh Khanna.
However, in the '80s several films he directed andproduced failed to leave a mark at the box office, notablyMashaal and Vijay.
But Chopra rose like phoenix with the commercially andcritically successful film Chandni thus beginning hisjourney of making romantic Hindi films. He then directed andproduced the cult classic Lamhe in 1991.
His association with Shah Rukh Khan began with the 1993romantic psychological thriller film Darr, which turned outto be a superhit with SRK playing the role of an obsessedlover.
Since then, Chopra has directed three more romanticfilms, all starring Khan - 'Dil To Pagal Hai' (1997),'Veer-Zaara' (2004) and 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' (2012) before heannounced his retirement from directing this year.
"I have always had great experience working with him. Heis one actor who has never asked me what the story is about,how much money he will charge... whatever amount I send himthrough cheque he takes that and rather asks me why did I givesuch a huge amount," Chopra said last month during aninterview with Shah Rukh on his 80th birthday.
Shah Rukh has also been a part of films like 'DilwaleDulhania Le Jayenge' (1995), 'Dil To Pagal Hai' (1997),'Mohabbatein' (2000) and 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' (2008), whichwere produced by Chopra's Yash Raj banner.
His last film 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' is set to hit theatreson November 13.
Chopra's elder son Aditya Chopra is a successfuldirector, carrying forward his legacy and taking care of theYash Raj banner. His younger son Uday is now handling theinternational branch of their production house, besides briefstints in films.
