Death of Yash Chopra

Veteran Hindi filmmaker and 'King of Romance' Yash Chopra passed away at a hospital in Mumbai yesterday.

Chopra, who celebrated his 80th birthday on September 27, had been admitted to the Lilavati hospital in Mumbai last week on account of dengue infection, hospital sources said.Chopra, known for landmark Bollywood films such as Trishul, Deewar, Silsila, Chandni and Dil To Pagal Hai, during his career spanning over five decades.

Chopra, 80, is survived by wife and two sons, filmmaker Aditya Chopra and actor-producer Uday Chopra.

Yash Raj Chopra was born in Lahore, now Pakistan, on September 27, 1932. He began his career as an assistant director to his elder brother B.R. Chopra and directed his own first film Dhool Ka Phool in 1959. -

The Hindu