King of Romance Yash Chopra passes away

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King of Romance Yash Chopra passes away

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Veteran filmmaker Yash Chopra died in Lilavati Hospital after brief illness on Sunday.

21 October,2012 08:14 pm

It is very sad news for the entire Bollywood fraternity.Yash Chopra was admitted to hospital after he was diagnosed with dengue.The news of Yash Chopra’s demise was confirmed by a tweet from well known director Mahesh Bhatt. Bhatt tweeted, “Heartbreaking news Yash Chopra passes away”Yash Chopra, an institution in himself spent a life doing what he loved and that was to spread romance through some of his masterpieces he created in the form of love epics like ‘Silsila’, ‘Chandni’, ‘Lamhe’, ‘Dil To Pagal Hai’ and ‘Veer Zaara’.Yash Chopras career spanned over five decades with more than 50 films under his belt.Yash Chopr had won several film awards, including six National Film Awards and eleven Filmfare awards including four Filmfare Award for Best Director.The Government of India honoured him with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2001 and the Padma Bhushan in 2005 for his contributions towards Indian cinema.The legend was working on his last film called ‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’ which is scheduled to release this Diwali. During the shooting of JTHJ, Yash Chopra’s trip to Switzerland with SRK and Katrina (lead actors in the film) had to be cancelled after he was admitted to Lilavati hospital.Post his illness, the director handed over the mantle to his son Aditya Chopra to shoot few last portions of the film.