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Yash Raj Chopra (27 September 1932 – 21 October 2012) [3] was an Indian film director and film producer who worked in Hindi cinema. [4] 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. [5]
Son of B. R. Chopra Yash Chopra: 27 September 1932 21 October 2012 Director, writer, producer Brother of Baldev Raj Chopra Pamela Chopra: 29 July 1948 20 April 2023 Playback singer, producer, writer Wife of Yash Chopra, sister of actor Simi Garewal's mother Darshi Garewal Aditya Chopra: 21 May 1971 Writer, producer, director
Yash Chopra (1932–2012) was an Indian film director and producer known for his works in Bollywood. Acknowledged as one of the greatest filmmakers from the country, he was credited by the media for "changing the face of romance to become a brand" in the industry. [ 1 ]
Baldev Raj Chopra (22 April 1914 – 5 November 2008) [1] was a prolific Indian director and producer noted for pioneering the Hindi film industry and television series. He's known for directing notable films, such as Afsana , Ek Hi Raasta , Naya Daur , Sadhna , Kanoon , Gumrah , Hamraaz , Dhund , Pati Patni Aur Woh , Insaf Ka Tarazu and Nikaah .
Chopra was the son of producer and director B.R. Chopra and nephew of Yash Chopra and Yash Johar. Karan Johar, Aditya Chopra and Uday Chopra are his cousins. Ravi with his father B.R. Chopra (left) and uncle Yash Chopra in 2008 on the re-release of 1957 film Naya Daur in Mumbai. He was married to Renu since 1975, they have two children together.
Chopra started his film-making career at the age of 18 as an assistant director, working with his father on films such as Chandni (1989), Lamhe (1991) and Darr (1993). He also wrote his first screenplays for his father's Parampara (1992) and his mother's independently produced film Aaina (1993), which was the only film not directed by his father that he was an assistant director on.
Johar was born on 6 September 1929 in Amritsar, Punjab, in a Punjabi Hindu family associated with the Arya Samaj. [1] [3] [4] He was married to Hiroo, sister of filmmakers B. R. Chopra and Yash Chopra. [5] [6] He died on 26 June 2004 in Mumbai, aged 74, of a chest infection, though he had also been fighting cancer.
Pamela Chopra (née Singh; 29 July 1948 – 20 April 2023) was an Indian playback singer. She was the wife of veteran Bollywood film director Yash Chopra , and was also a film writer and producer in her own right.