Yash Chopra-The Trailblazer Of Romantic Films

Going to be 80 on this September 27, Yash Chopra surely has come a long way in Bollywood. Regarded as the king of romantic films even today, Yash Chopra has more meaning to his films than just commercial success even though he has always got it and is sure to get even more with his future releases. Yash Chopra got his first directorial break in 1959 with Dhool ka Phool which was a big hit of its time. The Chopra brothers trio i.e. Yash Chopra, B.R. Chopra and Dharam Chopra made several films together like Waqt and Itefaq. In 1973 the biggest production house of its time Yash Raj Films was launched with Daag as his first film. The production house saw heaps of success under Yash Chopra’s directorship with Amitabh Bachchan classics like Deewar and Kabhie Kabhie. In 1981 Yash Chopra’s much awaited film Silsila was released which showcased the personal life of Amitabh Bachchan and that too with the real characters, Rekha and Jaya Bachchan. 1988’s Vijay again starring The Big B. This film was Yash Chopra’s first blockbuster action flick. This film changed the notion that he could only do well with romantic flicks. He had much more to himself as a director than just a romantic story teller. 1989 saw the biggest success of Yash chopra with the musical blockbuster Chandni starring Sridevi, Rishi Kkapoor and Vinod Khanna. Although his dream venture and the film which he considers as his best film even till today, Lamhe failed at the box office, it received high ended critical acclaim. In 1993 Yash Raj banner launched a new trend setter in the romantic film industry by making Darr starring Shah Rukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and Sunny Deole. This obsessive love story not only received critical acclaim but did a record braking collection at the box office. With that Yash Raj banner never looked back. The name became a brand and it gave a Quality certification to films launched under this name. His son Aditya Chopra carried on the legacy of romantic films and record breaking success with Dilwale dulhania le jaenge, dil to pagal hai, etc. Shah Rukh Khan was the personal favourite of both father and son, which made him the king of romance in the film industry. after a long break from the directorial career, in 2004 Yash Chopra made the much awaited comeback with another blockbuster Veer Zaara. During that year’s award season, Yash chopra made his public announcement not to accept any more awards for his directorial ventures as he wanted the new stars of the film industry also to shine. After a 9year gap, Yash Chopra is going to be back with a bang with another romantic film of his Jab tak hai jaan starring Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma.

~ by siticable on September 27, 2012.