Yash Chopra
Indian film director, script writer and film producer (1932-2012) · India · On the map · Directors · Died at 80
Yash Raj Chopra was an Indian film director and film producer who worked in Hindi cinema. The founding chairman of the film production and distribution company Yash Raj Films, Chopra was the recipient of several awards, including 6 National Film Awards and 8 Filmfare Awards.
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Celluloid ManFilm, 20122010
Lafangey ParindeyFilm, Producer2008Officer of the Legion of HonourAward2007
Chak De! IndiaFilm, Producer2005Padma BhushanAward
Bunty Aur BabliFilm, 2005Producer2002Jeena Isi Ka Naam HaiSeries, Himself
Mujhse Dosti Karoge!Film, 2002Producer1997
Dil To Pagal HaiFilm, Director, Writer1993
DarrFilm, Director, Producer1988
AkarshanFilm1981
SilsilaFilm, Director, Writer1978
TrishulFilm, Director1976Filmfare Award for Best DirectorAward
Kabhi KabhieFilm, 1976Director, Producer1974Filmfare Award for Best DirectorAward1973
DaagFilm, Director, Producer1970Filmfare Award for Best DirectorAward1966Filmfare Award for Best DirectorAward1965
WaqtFilm, Director1959
Dhool Ka PhoolFilm, Director1932Born27 September 1932People around Yash
Shah Rukh Khan Yash directed Veer-Zaara and Dil To Pagal Hai
Amitabh Bachchan Yash directed Veer-Zaara and Deewaar
Rani Mukerji Yash produced Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Hum Tum
Preity Zinta Yash produced Veer-Zaara and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi
Abhishek Bachchan Yash produced Hum Tum and Bunty Aur Babli
Hema Malini Yash directed Trishul, Vijay and Joshila
Saif Ali Khan Yash produced Hum Tum and Salaam Namaste
Rishi Kapoor Yash produced Fanaa, Hum Tum and Kabhi Kabhie
Shashi Kapoor Yash directed Deewaar, Kaala Patthar and Trishul
Anupam Kher Yash directed Veer-Zaara and Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Waheeda Rehman Yash directed Lamhe, Chandni and Trishul
Rakhee Gulzar Yash directed Kabhi Kabhie, Trishul and Joshila
Neetu Singh Yash directed Deewaar and Kabhi Kabhie
Poonam Dhillon Yash directed Kaala Patthar and Trishul
Prem Chopra Yash produced Bunty Aur Babli and Sawaal
Sanjeev Kumar Yash produced Silsila, Kaala Patthar and Sawaal- Iftekhar Yash directed Deewaar, Trishul and Mashaal
Manmohan Krishna Also in Dhool Ka Phool, Dharmputra and Waqt
Madan Puri Yash produced Mashaal and Noorie- Aashish Singh Also in Dhoom 2 and Chak De! India
Kajol Yash produced Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Fanaa
Lara Dutta Yash produced Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and Fanaa
Kirron Kher Yash produced Veer-Zaara, Fanaa and Hum Tum
Jimmy Shergill Yash produced Mohabbatein and Hum Tum
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Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 1995
Veer-Zaara 2004
Chak De! India 2007
Deewaar 1975
Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi 2008
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Television 3
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Chopra with his brother B. R. Chopra at an event in 2007
Chopra with actor Amitabh Bachchan at the premiere of Paa in 2009![Chopra with actor Shahrukh Khan at a promotional event for their film Jab Tak Hai Jaan in 2012[5]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Yash_Chopra_and_Shahrukh_Khan.jpg/500px-Yash_Chopra_and_Shahrukh_Khan.jpg)
Chopra with actor Shahrukh Khan at a promotional event for their film Jab Tak Hai Jaan in 2012[5]
Chopra on a 2013 Indian stamp.
Chopra with his wife Pamela Chopra at an award show in 2011
Statue of Chopra in Interlaken, SwitzerlandAwards
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He is considered among the best Hindi filmmakers, particularly known and admired for his romantic films with strong female leads. For his contributions to film, the Government of India honoured him with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2001, and the Padma Bhushan in 2005. In 2006, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts presented him with a lifetime membership, making him the first Indian to receive the honour.
