Yash Chopra

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Yash Chopra

Date of Birth

: 9/27/1932

Place of Birth

: Mumbai

Awards

: 1965, Filmfare Best Director Award, Waqt 1969, Filmfare Best Director Award, Ittefaq 1973, Filmfare Best Director Award, Daag 1975, Filmfare Best Director Award, Deewar 1975, Filmfare Best Movie Award, Deewar 1991, Filmfare Best Movie Award, Lamhe 1995, Filmfare Best Movie Award, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 1997, Filmfare Best Movie Award, Dil To Pagal Hai 2004, Filmfare Best Movie Award, Veer-Zaara 2006, Filmfare Power Award 2007, Filmfare Power Award

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Biography : Yash Raj Chopra is one of the greatest writer, director and producer of Bollywood movies. He has directed hit movies such as Waqt, Deewar, Lamhe, Darr and Veer-Zaara. Yash Chopra aka Yash Raj Chopra was born in mumbai, [ (India)]], on 27th September, 1932, during British Raj. He was the youngest of the eight children fathered by Shri Vilayati Raj Chopra. His brother Baldev Raj Chopra was a film journalist, who later began directing movies. Initially Yash worked as an assistant to I. S. Johar; then he worked for his brother. Later he setup his film production company Yash Raj Films. Baldev gave him his first directorial opportunity in Dhool Ka Phool. Daag in 1971 was Chopra's first film under the Yash Raj banner. Yash Chopra's son Aditya Chopra is also a film director who manages the most of Yash Raj Production House. A second son, Uday Chopra, is an actor who was given the first break in his brother's film, Mohabbatein. His wife is Pamela Chopra.

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