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Labeled the eternal romantic and with one of the best musical senses in the business, Yash Chopra is arguably India's most successful director of romantic films. Although he made action-oriented films like the ever-popular Deewaar (1975), it is in tackling love and its various aspects that he has been at his best. One of the few remaining commercial Indian directors who started their careers in the 1950s, he has successfully moved with the times from the socially significant Dhool Ka Phool (1959) to the young and cool Dil To Pagal Hai (1997).

Yash Chopra was born in Lahore in 1932, to an accountant in the PWD division of the British Punjab administration, the youngest of eight children. He began as an assistant director to I.S. Johar before working with his elder brother, the legendary B.R. Chopra; while another brother, Dharam Chopra, worked as his cameraman. He was given his first directorial opportunity with Dhool Ka Phool (1959), a melodrama about illegitimacy; it became a hit and even now remains popular today. Encouraged by this success, the Chopra brothers made a

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Yash Chopra Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Full NameYash Raj ChopraProfessionFilmmakerHeight (approx.)in centimeters- 165 cm
in meters- 1.65 m
in feet inches- 5' 5''Weight (approx.)in kilograms- 80 kg
in pounds- 176 lbsEye ColourBlackHair ColourSemi-Bald (White)Date of Birth27 September 1932BirthplaceLahore, Punjab, British IndiaDate of Death21 October 2012Place of DeathMumbai, MaharashtraAge (at the time of death) 80 YearsDeath CauseMultiple organ failure after suffering from Dengue Zodiac signLibra SignatureNationality Indian HometownMumbai, MaharashtraCollegeDoaba College, JalandharDebutDirector - 'Dhool ka Phool'(1959) FamilyFather- Vilayati Raj Chopra
Mother- Name Not Known
Brother- Baldev Raj Chopra (film journalist and Director)

Sister- Hiroo Johar
ReligionHinduismHobbiesReading and Writing Favourite ActorShah Rukh Khan, Amitabh BachchanFavourite ActressRekha , Raakhee , Waheeda Rehman ,
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Yash Chopra

Indian film director and film producer (1932–2012)

For the biography, see Yash Chopra (book).

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] 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.[6] In 2006, British Academy of Film and Television Arts presented him with a lifetime membership, making him the first Indian to receive the honour.

Chopra began his career as an assistant director to I. S. Johar and his elder brother, B.R. Chopra. He made his directorial debut with Dhool Ka Phool in 1959, a melodrama about illegitimacy, and fol

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