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Remembering Yash Chopra on Rediff

Last updated on: September 26, 2013 19:40 IST

Image: Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha in Silsila

Yash Chopra's would have turned 81 today, September 27, had he been alive.

The versatile director who passed away last year gave us some of the finest films.

We look back at some of our best memories of the veteran filmmaker on rediff.com.

Yash Chopra's contribution to Indian cinema has been huge, and he's told some great stories through his movies.

In his career, which began in 1969, Chopra had made an extraordinarily grand and invaluable contribution to Hindi cinema through his vivid interpretations of romance, comments on pedantic social structures, fascinating journeys into the human psyche, larger-than-life portrayals of the anti-hero and an undying celebration of life, culture, beauty and nature.

Of the 22 films he's directed himself, some are outright classics, others are nice but even his most middling efforts are immensely watchable.

We pay a tribute to the legend with this compilation of his Best Films.

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Yash Chopra's Favourite Actors

Image: Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif in Jab Tak Hai Jaan

Many filmmakers form such a fine tuning with their actors that they tend to work with them again and again. 

Yash Chopra enjoyed that comfort and prolific rapport with some of the actors he worked with, ranging from Amitabh Bachchan to Shah Rukh Khan. 

Click here to read Yash Chopra's favourite actors.

The Ten Best Film Scenes from Yash Chopra

Image: Rajesh Khanna and Nanda in Ittefaq

There are so many scenes in Chopra's movies that have made us laugh and cry, many of them making it to our personal lists of favourite scenes of all times.

Here, we take a look at some of our favourite scenes from Chopra's films.

Conversations with Yash Chopra, over the years

Image: Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta in Veer Zaara

Want to hear Yash Chopra in his own voice?

We present excerpts of conversations through the years.

RARE PIX: Yash Chopra, Over The Years

Image: Pamela Chopra and Yash Chopra

Want to see rare pictures of the filmmaker over the years? Just click here!

 

Amitabh Bachchan pays tribute to Yash Chopra

Image: Amitabh and Abhishek Bachchan with Yash Chopra
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

Amitabh Bachchan, who worked in memorable Yash Chopra films like Kabhi Kabhie and Silsila, paid a moving tribute to the veteran filmmaker in his blog post.

The legendary actor, who'd known Chopra for over 40 years and last met him during his birthday celebrations reminisced about the precious moments he spent in the late filmmaker's company as he paid him last visit at the Yash Raj Studio in Andheri, a western Mumbai suburb.

We present some excerpts here.

The Yash Chopra Quiz

Image: From left: Raj Kapoor, Shashi Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor

Did you know Parveen Babi was the first choice for Rekha's role in Silsila?

Yash Chopra's life and films may have been an open book but there are some facts even his most loyal fans may not know.

So how much do you know? Test your Yash Chopra knowledge with this quiz!

Yash Chopra knew how to entertain

Image: Shah Rukh Khan and Katrina Kaif in Jab Tak Hain Jaan

Yash Chopra definitely knew how to entertain, writes our columnist Aseem Chhabra.

Yash Chopra: The king of romance, forever

Image: Shah Rukh Khan and Yash Chopra
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

Not many know who Yash Chopra really was, and how he became one of the top directors in Hindi cinema.

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Yash Chopra's films were about life, not lifestyle

Image: Yash Chopra
Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar

We salute Yash Chopra, who lived his life like his last film, Jab Tak Hai Jaan. Dinesh Raheja pays his tribute.