The Indian Filmmaker Yash Chopra died on 21 October 2012, nine days after being diagnosed with Dengue. He passed away at the age of 80 at Lilavati Hospital at Bandra due to dengue and multiple organ failure. Also termed as the King of Romance, Yash Chopra had by his name Six National Film Awards, Eleven Filmfare Awards out of which four was Filmfare Award for Best Director.
Yash Chopra, in his last interview with Shah Rukh Khan on television stated about his latest upcoming film named Jab Tak Hai Jaan and his retirement along with the plans of spending his time with family members.
The Titan of Indian Cinema, Yash Chopra was born on 27 September 1932 Yash Chopra by profession was an Indian Film Director, Screenwriter and Film Producer in Indian Cinema, Bollywood. Working as an assistant director to I.S. Johar and B.R. Chopra his elder brother, he started his career and made his debut as a director with Dhool ka Phool in the year 1959 proceeded by films like Dharmputra in 1961. He turned up to set his stage as one of the most successful director with the commercial and critically successful drama Waqt in 1965, the film that set the stage for multi-starrers in the industry.
Yash Raj Films, yash chopra’s own production company stated with the launch of DAAG: A poem of love in 1973. Few of his most acclaimed films, were Deewar in 1975 that set the angry young man image of Amitabh Bachchan, Kabhi Kabhi (a romantic drama) in 1976, Trishul, Silsila in 1981, Mashaal in 1984 and Vijay in 1988 and Chandni in 1989.
Some more movies of Yash Chopra were Lamhe in 1991, Darr in 1993 the debut movie of Shah Rukh Khan, Dil To Pagal Hai in 1997, Veer-Zaara in 2004. His latest movie Jab Tak Hai Jaan is scheduled to be launched during the week of Diwali in 2012 about a month after his death.
Awards and honours attached to his name were:
• He received Legion of Honour, France's highest civilian honour
• Remained a Vice President for 10 years with Film Producers’ Guild of India
• Received Padma Bhushan in 2005
• Asian Filmmaker of the Year, 2009 at Pusan International Film Festival
• On behalf of Swiss Government he received a Special Award by Ursula Andress and was honoured for rediscovering Switzerland
• He received the BBC Asia Awards two times in the year 1998 and 2001 for the kind of contribution he made to the films
• In the year 2001 he received Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji Millennium Lifetime Achievement award
• For promoting tourism in UK via his films, he was conferred with a Certificate of Recognition from the British Tourist Authority and British Film Commission
• For his contribution to Indian Cinema he was conferred with Priyadarshini Award
• The Leeds Metropolitan University in Yorkshire awarded him with Honorary Doctorate in Art
• At the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards, for his outstanding achievements to the films he received FIAPF Award
• In the year 2010 he was honoured with the Honorary Doctorate from the School of Oriental and African Studies
• The Government of Madhya Pradesh awarded him with National Kishore Kumar Award
• For his contribution via his films to 'Brand Switzerland' he received Swiss Ambassador's Award 2010
• The Asian Awards in October 2010 he was given the Outstanding Achievement in Cinema award
• The Rotary Club awarded him with Vocational Excellence Award
• In the year 2001 was awarded Dadasaheb Phalke the topmost and the highest honour of Indian Film Industry
• Maharashtra state government’s Raj Kapoor and V. Shantaram’ Awards was given to him for his contributions to Indian Cinema
• In the year 2006 he received 4th Pune International Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award
Some more associations of his life:
• Before his death he was on the Advisory Board of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry of Government of India
• Founder Trustee of Film Industry Welfare Trust established in the year 1996
• BAFTA gave him a lifetime membership for the his contributions to Indian Cinema, in 59 years history of the academy he was the first Indian to be honoured with the membership.
Yash Chopra, in his last interview with Shah Rukh Khan on television stated about his latest upcoming film named Jab Tak Hai Jaan and his retirement along with the plans of spending his time with family members.
The Titan of Indian Cinema, Yash Chopra was born on 27 September 1932 Yash Chopra by profession was an Indian Film Director, Screenwriter and Film Producer in Indian Cinema, Bollywood. Working as an assistant director to I.S. Johar and B.R. Chopra his elder brother, he started his career and made his debut as a director with Dhool ka Phool in the year 1959 proceeded by films like Dharmputra in 1961. He turned up to set his stage as one of the most successful director with the commercial and critically successful drama Waqt in 1965, the film that set the stage for multi-starrers in the industry.
Yash Raj Films, yash chopra’s own production company stated with the launch of DAAG: A poem of love in 1973. Few of his most acclaimed films, were Deewar in 1975 that set the angry young man image of Amitabh Bachchan, Kabhi Kabhi (a romantic drama) in 1976, Trishul, Silsila in 1981, Mashaal in 1984 and Vijay in 1988 and Chandni in 1989.
Some more movies of Yash Chopra were Lamhe in 1991, Darr in 1993 the debut movie of Shah Rukh Khan, Dil To Pagal Hai in 1997, Veer-Zaara in 2004. His latest movie Jab Tak Hai Jaan is scheduled to be launched during the week of Diwali in 2012 about a month after his death.
Awards and honours attached to his name were:
• He received Legion of Honour, France's highest civilian honour
• Remained a Vice President for 10 years with Film Producers’ Guild of India
• Received Padma Bhushan in 2005
• Asian Filmmaker of the Year, 2009 at Pusan International Film Festival
• On behalf of Swiss Government he received a Special Award by Ursula Andress and was honoured for rediscovering Switzerland
• He received the BBC Asia Awards two times in the year 1998 and 2001 for the kind of contribution he made to the films
• In the year 2001 he received Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji Millennium Lifetime Achievement award
• For promoting tourism in UK via his films, he was conferred with a Certificate of Recognition from the British Tourist Authority and British Film Commission
• For his contribution to Indian Cinema he was conferred with Priyadarshini Award
• The Leeds Metropolitan University in Yorkshire awarded him with Honorary Doctorate in Art
• At the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards, for his outstanding achievements to the films he received FIAPF Award
• In the year 2010 he was honoured with the Honorary Doctorate from the School of Oriental and African Studies
• The Government of Madhya Pradesh awarded him with National Kishore Kumar Award
• For his contribution via his films to 'Brand Switzerland' he received Swiss Ambassador's Award 2010
• The Asian Awards in October 2010 he was given the Outstanding Achievement in Cinema award
• The Rotary Club awarded him with Vocational Excellence Award
• In the year 2001 was awarded Dadasaheb Phalke the topmost and the highest honour of Indian Film Industry
• Maharashtra state government’s Raj Kapoor and V. Shantaram’ Awards was given to him for his contributions to Indian Cinema
• In the year 2006 he received 4th Pune International Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award
Some more associations of his life:
• Before his death he was on the Advisory Board of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry of Government of India
• Founder Trustee of Film Industry Welfare Trust established in the year 1996
• BAFTA gave him a lifetime membership for the his contributions to Indian Cinema, in 59 years history of the academy he was the first Indian to be honoured with the membership.
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