Yash Chopra Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Full Name	Yash Raj Chopra
Profession	Filmmaker
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in feet inches- 5' 5''
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 80 kg in pounds- 176 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Semi-Bald (White)
Date of Birth	27 September 1932
Birthplace	Lahore, Punjab, British India
Date of Death	21 October 2012
Place of Death	Mumbai, Maharashtra
Age (at the time of death)	80 Years
Death Cause	Multiple organ failure after suffering from Dengue
Zodiac sign	Libra
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, Maharashtra
College	Doaba College, Jalandhar
Debut	Director - 'Dhool ka Phool'(1959)
Family	Father- Vilayati Raj Chopra Mother- Name Not Known Brother- Baldev Raj Chopra (film journalist and Director) Sister- Hiroo Johar
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Reading and Writing
Favourite Actor	Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan
Favourite Actress	Rekha , Raakhee , Waheeda Rehman , Jaya Bachchan
Favourite Film(s)	Silsila , Darr, Dil to Pagal Hai, Veer-Zaara
Marital Status	Married
Wife/Spouse	Pamela Chopra (died on 20 April 2023 due to pneumonia at the age of 74)
Marriage Date	Year, 1970
Children	Son- Aditya Chopra , Uday Chopra
Net Worth	5500 Crores (INR)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Yash Chopra

• Did Yash Chopra drink alcohol?: No

• Yash Chopra made his debut as an assistant director in his elder brother’s Film ‘Dhool Ka Phool’ in the year 1959.

• His company Yash Raj Films (YRF) is the most dominant production company in India. Last Blockbuster movie produced and directed by Yash Chopra was ‘ Jab Tak Hai Jaan’ in the year 2012.

• As most of his films had Swiss backdrop, the government of Interlaken honoured him by making his 350 kg Statue at Kursaal Garden in the central Swiss town of Interlaken. 
• He was also honored with many prestigious awards like 7 National Film Award,  Filmfare award for best films (DDLJ, Veer-Zaara, Dil to Pagal Hai ), Padma Bhushan Award (India’s third highest civilian honors), Dada Sahab Phalke Award, which is the topmost and the highest honour given in the Indian film industry and many more.

• He has contributed almost five decades (50 years) of his life to the film industries.

• In Switzerland,  Switzerland’s Jungfrau Railways has started a train, which is named after him. 

• For the renowned movie Dil To Pagal Hai, Yash Ji rejected around 60 dresses designed by famous designer Manish Malhotra for Madhuri Dixit. Finally, Yash Ji selected simple salwar-kameez for his Actress.

• He suggested Javed Akhtar to start writing lyrics for movies gave this artist a chance to familiarise his talent with the world.

• Here is the Video which will lead you to the nostalgic journey of Yash Chopra ‘ The King of Romance’.