“The primary job of a director is to communicate with his audience and over the last 50 years, no one has done this better than Yash Chopra,” said Aamir Khan at a grand function to honour Yash Chopra for receiving the lifetime membership to BAFTA. Chopra, the head of the coveted Yash Raj Films has a unique feat of being at the top of his craft in spite of being in the filmmaking line for over five decades.

 Having directed classics like ‘Waqt’, ‘Deewar’, ‘Trishul’, ‘Kabhi Kabhi’, ‘Lamhe’, ‘Dil To Pagal Hai’ and ‘Veer Zaara’ he is an institution when it comes to filmmaking. He is the first Indian in the 59 year history of BAFTA to have received such an honour.

 Speaking at the function, acclaimed director Gurinder Chadha said: “It makes us all in the British Film Industry feel proud to see Yashji take centre stage at BAFTA.” She has repeatedly said in her interviews that her film ‘Bride and Prejudice’ was in a way tribute to Yash Chopra School of filmmaking with the bride songs, chiffon sarees and the razzmatazz that goes with fantasy.

  Karan Johar had the last word when he stated “The reason I became a filmmaker is Yash Chopra.” If the grapewine is to be believed then Karan’s latest ‘Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna’ is loosely based on Chopra’s ‘Kabhi Kabhi’ and ‘Silisila’.   

 IndiaGlitz congratulates Yash Chopra for making us all proud