Golden Era of Bollywood: Remembering YASH CHOPRA on his 84th Birth Anniversary

Yash Chopra is undoubtedly India's most successful film-maker. With a career spanning over five decades, he has been associated with almost 35 films, most of which have created box-office history. Born on 27th September 1932, in Jalandhar (Punjab), is younger brother of B R Chopra another Legend of Bollywood.
He started out as an assistant to his brother and went on to direct 5 very successful films for his brother’s banner - B.R.Films. These were Dhool Ka Phool (1959), Dharmputra (1961), Waqt (1965), Ittefaq (1969) & Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969).

Song from Sasural

Quwali from Dharamputra

song from Waqt

After leaving B R Films he Directed movies for other banners. Joshila (1973), Deewaar (1975), Trishul (1978) for Producer Gulshan Rai & Parampara (1993).for Firoz A Nadiadwala.

Song from Joshila

Yash Chopra founded his own production company, Yash Raj Films,in 1971launched with Daag: A Poem of Love (1973), Starring Rajesh Khanna and Rakhi.In 1976 Yashraj Films Kabhie Kabhie was released.It was an instant hit.

Song from Daag

The period from late seventies to 1989 marked a professional setback in Chopra's career; several films he produced or directed in that period failed to leave a mark at the Indian box office, notably Doosra Aadmi (1977), Mashaal (1984), Faasle (1985) andVijay (1988). In 1989, Chopra directed the commercially and critically successful cult film Chandni,After that he made many love Stories.The 1991 film Lamhe was a beutiful love story.Though the film didn't run as per the expectation but it was acclaimed by the critics.As per Yash Chopra Lamhe was his all time favourite film.

Song from Lamhe

Song from Chaandni

In 1993 he produced and Directed Darr Starring Shahrukh Khan, it was a sympathetic look at obsessive love and defied the image of the conventional hero. -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.

His career has spanned more than five decades and 50 films; 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.

Song from Veer Zara

He was one of the first directors to take his camera to countries such as Switzerland, Holland, Germany and the United Kingdom.The Swiss Government honoured him for helping rediscover Switzerland and he was presented a special Award by screen goddess, Ursula Andress, on behalf of the Swiss Government. In fact, a lake in Switzerland has been unofficially named ‘The Chopra Lake’ because of the way he had used it in his films.

Song from Jab Tak Hai Jaan

He has won several film awards, including six National Film Awards and elevenFilmfare awards, including four Filmfare Best Director awards The Government of India honoured him with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2001 and the Padma Bhushan in 2005

Yash Chopra married Pamela Singh and together they have two sons Aditya Chopra and Uday Chopra, born in 1971 and 1973,Yash Chopra died of Dengue Fever on 21 October 2012.

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