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Yash Chopra’s wife Pamela Chopra dies at 74
Pamela Chopra, the wife of legendary Bollywood filmmaker Yash Chopra passed away on Thursday morning due to age-related illnesses, reports said. She was 85.
Pamela Chopra, the wife of legendary Bollywood filmmaker Yash Chopra passed away on Thursday morning due to age-related illnesses, reports said. She was 74.
According to reports, Pamela Chopra, the mother of Yash Raj Films chairman Aditya Chopra and actor Uday Chopra, passed away today morning at the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai where she had been undergoing treatment for age-related issues for the past two weeks.
They said that Pamela was put on a ventilator, however her health deteriorated over the past few days and she died on Thursday morning.
Condolences for Pamela Chopra have started pouring in from Bollywood bigwigs.
Pamela Chopra was the wife of iconic filmmaker Yash Chopra and also a successful playback singer, having lent her voice to several hits in Bollywood blockbusters such as ‘Kabhie Kabhie’, ‘Noorie’, ‘Kaala Patthar’, ‘Silsila’, ‘Chandni’, ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’, and ‘Mujhse Dosti Karoge!’.
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Pamela, 74, was also a film writer and producer in her own right, having written the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer ‘Kabhie Kabhie’ and independently producing ‘Aaina’ in 1993, besides also co-writing the script of Yash Chopra’s 1997 blockbuster Dil Toh Pagal Hai.
She also has the credits as dress designer for ‘Silsila’ and ‘Sawaal’.
Pamela and Yash Chopra’s families got acquainted in the 1960s through a common friend and the two got engaged.
Pamela and Yash Chopra were married in 1970 in a traditional wedding.
Pamela Chopra, mother to Aditya and Uday Chopra, was last seen in the Yash Raj Films (YRF) Netflix documentary ‘The Romantics’ where she talked about her husband Yash Chopra’s journey from an assistant to his brother B.R Chopra to becoming one of the biggest filmmakers in the history of Indian cinema.
Pamela Chopra and Yash Chopra also appeared on screen together once in Ek Duje Ke Vaaste, the opening song of 1997 hit Dil Toh Pagal Hai.
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Shah Rukh Khan visits Lalbaugcha Raja in Mumbai with son AbRam to seek Lord Ganesh’s blessings | Watch video
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan on Thursday visited Lalbaugcha Raja in Mumbai with his son AbRam to seek the blessings of Lord Ganesh.
Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan on Thursday visited Lalbaugcha Raja in Mumbai with his son AbRam and manager Pooja Dadlani to seek the blessings of Lord Ganesh.
Earlier, on September 19, Shah Rukh Khan also welcomed Lord Ganesh home on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi.
SRK was surrounded by his fans. Take a look at the video below.
SRK’s most recent film, Jawan, is a huge box office triumph. The film grossed Rs 700 crores worldwide in less than a week. To commemorate the success of the film, SRK and the entire Jawan team arranged a success meeting. During this event, King Khan confirmed that Dunki would hit the theatre his Christmas.
Addressing the crowd, SRK said he themed his films on national holidays, such as Republic Day with Pathaan and Janmashtami with Jawan. He will now spend Christmas and New Year’s with Dunki.
Dunki has been supported by Jio Studios, Red Chillies Entertainment, and Rajkumar Hirani Films. Rajkumar Hirani’s directorial film, which stars Taapsee Pannu as the female lead. It will also feature Boman Irani in addition to Shah Rukh Khan and Taapsee.
Returning to Jawan’s success event, SRK made a grand appearance. He was dressed in a white shirt, a black jacket, and matching pants. His unique hairstyle drew the attention of his fans.
Apart from this, the Bollywood megastar Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan will come together after a long time for a film, apart from Salman’s cameo in SRK starrer Pathaan. The duo will kick off the YRF’s spy universe film shooting in March 2024, as per the reports.
According to a report, the film’s script has been finalized and shooting is set to begin in March of next year.
As per reports, the script for Tiger Vs Pathaan was narrated separately to Shah Rukh Khan and Salman by Aditya Chopra in different meetings.
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Oscar 2024 entry process gets underway in India: Gadar 2, Rocky Aur Rani… seek to be India’s official entry
According to a source, a 17-member committee led by director Girish Kasaravalli has been established and is now screening films in Chennai.
The search for India’s official Oscars 2024 submission has already started. According to a report, films like Gadar 2, Balagam, The Kerala Story by Vivek Agnihotri, Zwigato by Kapil Sharma, and Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani by Karan Johar are among those being evaluated for India’s official entry to the Academy Awards.
According to a source, a 17-member committee led by director Girish Kasaravalli has been established and is now screening films in Chennai. This committee reportedly received over 22 submissions from all throughout India.
Some of the films that have been submitted to the Film Federation of India for Oscar consideration include Anant Mahadevan’s The Storyteller (Hindi), Music School (Hindi), Mrs Chatterjee vs. Norway (Hindi), 12th Fail (Hindi), Viduthalai Part 1 (Tamil), Ghoomer (Hindi), and Dasara (Telugu), as per reports.
Vaalvi (Marathi), Gadar 2 (Hindi), Ab Toh Sab Bhagwan Bharose (Hindi), and Baap Lyok (Marathi) could be added to the list. We have their application, but we’re awaiting payment, the insider continued.
India’s official Oscars 2024 participation will likely be decided upon and announced later this month. The screening began yesterday and will last a week because there is a sizable pool of films to be seen before they make a decision. Next week, a declaration about India’s official entry is anticipated, the source said.
Indian films won two Oscars earlier this year. At the 95th Academy Awards, the Naatu Naatu song from SS Rajamouli’s RRR won Best Original Song, and The Elephant Whisperers by Guneet Monga took home Best Documentary (Short Subject). Filmmakers are reportedly looking at a wide range of commercial, regional, as well as serious cinema from the country as a result of their new confidence as a result of this.
Last Film Show (Chhello Show), a Gujarati movie by Pan Nalin, was chosen as India’s official submission for the Best International Feature Film category at the 95th Academy Awards last year.
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Jaane Jaan social media review: Kareena Kapoor OTT debut is a mix of Drishyam and Kahaani
Sujoy Gosh relied too heavily on the strength of his actors, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Jaideep Ahlawat, and Vijay Varma, and let them carry the entire movie on their shoulders without much concern for the plot.
It is challenging to surpass the standard that Sujoy Ghosh set for himself with the Vidya Balan-starring film Kahaani. And it’s clear in the majority of his later ventures where he took on the director’s role. With Jaane Jaan, the trailer foretold great things and made things appear to be quite exciting, but the movie only just manages to live up to the anticipation or even approach the intrigue level it set out to produce.
Jaideep Ahlawat’s first dream in Jaane Jaan is unmistakably grim. On the top left of the screen, there is a brief warning that appears as soon as the movie starts, warning you that it contains references to drug use, suicide, and domestic violence.
This warning, together with the nightmare of Jaideep’s character, quickly paints a clear image of what you are getting into. This is a Sujoy Ghosh film, after all.
Halfway through Jaane Jaan, everyone was convinced that even the director knew this wasn’t one of his best pieces. However, it’s possible that he relied too heavily on the strength of his actors, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Jaideep Ahlawat, and Vijay Varma, and let them carry the entire movie on their shoulders without much concern for the plot.
And these three give flawless performances, which are what keep Jaane Jaan from drowning. They give moviegoers with a rewarding experience when taken as a whole. Jaane Jaan would have been a fantastic viewing if I had to limit my attention to just watching them perform. However, the movie has a number of flaws that are difficult to overlook.
While people have few complaints about Ghosh’s commitment to his work as a director, Jaane Jaan clearly needs more pace, complexity, and nuance to hit you hard, which it never does, with the possible exception of one sequence concerning physical abuse.
Kareena Kapoor starrer Jaane Jaan is based on the best-selling Japanese novel The Devotion of Suspect X by Keigo Higashino. An acclaimed book that has been translated into numerous languages and turned into films in South Korea, China, Japan, and even Tamil (‘Kolaigaran’).
