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The 80 year old Chopra was admitted to Lilavati Hospital last week following report of Dengue. He passed away last evening.
President
Pranab Mukherjee, Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister
Dr Manmohan Singh and several other political leaders have condoled the
death of veteran film-maker Yash Chopra.
Yash
Chopra changed the face of romance in Hindi cinema to become a brand in
Bollywood with numerous hits under his belt in his five-decade long
illustrious career.
Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni also condoled the death.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan also condoled the death of the departed film maker.
Film Fraternity also condoled the death of the legendary filmmaker Yash Chopra.
The
veteran film maker had announced his retirement from film direction
last month. The filmmaker was looking forward to the release of his
upcoming romantic movie 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' which stars Shah Rukh Khan,
Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma in the lead. It was set to release on
13th November.
In
his over five decade old career has made several hits like 'Deewar',
'Trishul', 'Chandni', 'silsila', 'Veer Zaara' and others.
Chopra
has won several film awards, including six National Film Awards and
eleven Filmfare awards, including four Filmfare Awards for Best
Director.
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