Film Director Yash Chopra is no more

Mangalore Today /PTI

Mumbai, Oct 21: Director Yash Chopra, 80, has died in Mumbai of multiple organ failure. Mr Chopra was admitted to Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital last Saturday with dengue fever. On Wednesday, he was reported to have improved and was expected to be discharged soon.

An official statement from Yash Raj Films, the production company founded by Mr Chopra, said: It is with deep regret that we announce the sad demise of Mr. Yash Chopra, who breathed his last at around 5:30 PM today. Details of his last rites will be communicated to all a little later.

 

Mr Chopra’s 22nd film, Jab Tak Hai Jaan starring Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma, will release this Diwali.

Yash Chopra directed films like Deewar, Silsila, Kabhi Kabhie and Lamhe in his five-decade long career. His production company, Yash Raj Films, produced films such as Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Bunty Aur Babli and Mohabbatein.

In an interview with Shah Rukh Khan on his 80th birthday, Mr Chopra had announced his retirement from directing, saying that Jab Tak Hai Jaan would be his last film.

Mr Chopra is survived by his wife Pamela and two sons Aditya and Uday.

Colleagues from Bollywood have mourned Mr Chopra’s death on Twitter.

T 906 - Yash Chopra passes away .. Just now a hour ago," tweeted Amitabh Bachchan, who has worked with Yash Chopra in Silsila, Kabhi Kabhie to name a few.

"I’m in shock and numb, can’t believe the news, the man who immortalised love, Mr. Yash Chopra is no more. May his soul" wrote Akshay Kumar.

Director Mahesh Bhatt ‏wrote: "Heartbreaking news Yash Chopra passes away! "

Just got the news that Yashji passed on. He was one of the giants of cinema. My deepest condolences to his family. We will all miss him, tweeted Madhuri Dixit.