Lata Ji,AR Rahman bids adieu to Yash Chopra

	Lata Ji,AR Rahman bids adieu to Yash Chopra "Lata Mangeshkar" "AR Rahman" "Yash Chopra" "Yash Chopra passed away" "Yash ji" "Yash Chopra died" "Yash Chopra dies" "Yash Chopra (Film Director)" "Bollywood" "Silsila" "Kabhi Kabhi" "Chandni" "Lamhe" "Dil Toh Pagal Hai" "Veer Zaara" "Darr" "Jab Tak Hai Jaan" "Shah Rukh Khan" Legendary Bollywood filmmaker Yash Chopra, 80, passes away on Sunday evening at the Lilavati Hospital in Bandra, where he was being treated for dengue for the past one week. Chopra, who was popularly known as the 'King of Romance' for his several films in that genre, directed some of Bollywood's most successful and iconic films. Born on September 27, 1932 in Lahore, Chopra began his career as an assistant director to his older brother BR Chopra and filmmaker IS Johar. In the five-decade long career that followed, Chopra made romantic films like Silsila, Kabhi Kabhi, Chandni, Lamhe, Dil Toh Pagal Hai and Veer Zaara. Chopra, who has won six National Film Awards and 11 Filmfare awards, including four Filmfare Award for best director, was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2001 and the Padma Bhushan in 2005 for his contributions towards Indian cinema. Chopra's first film was Dhool Ka Phool in 1959, which was about illegitimacy, and he continued making several socially hard-hitting films, including Dharmaputra. His action thriller Deewar established superstar Amitabh Bachchan as the 'angry young man'. Chopra was the one who began the concept of multi-starrers in Waqt (1965). His last movie Jab <b>...</b>	From: GirlofGoodtimes Views: 90 1 ratings
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