FILM DIRECTOR

Yash Chopra

1932 - 2012

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Yash Raj Chopra (27 September 1932 – 21 October 2012) was an Indian film director and film producer who worked in Hindi cinema. The founding chairman of the film production and distribution company Yash Raj Films, Chopra was the recipient of several awards, including 6 National Film Awards and 8 Filmfare Awards. He is considered among the best Hindi filmmakers, particularly known and admired for his romantic films with strong female leads. For his contributions to film, the Government of India honoured him with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2001, and the Padma Bhushan in 2005. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yash Chopra is the 937th most popular film director (down from 862nd in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 66th in 2019) and the most popular Pakistani Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Yash Chopra ranks 937 out of 2,041. Before him are Mark L. Lester, Wilfred Jackson, Peter Fleischmann, Vatroslav Mimica, Mark Zakharov, and Jimmy T. Murakami. After him are Jean-Marie Poiré, John Alcott, Janusz Kamiński, Stephen Gyllenhaal, Christophe Gans, and Mark Waters.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Yash Chopra ranks 326. Before him are Albert Collins, Eusébio Scheid, Clive Davis, Mongo Beti, Lola Beltrán, and Otto Schily. After him are Vladimir Yengibaryan, Sergio Toppi, Sanpei Shirato, Leonid Spirin, Marc Fumaroli, and Frank Beyer. Among people deceased in 2012, Yash Chopra ranks 269. Before him are Marie Colvin, Roberto Mieres, Roy Salvadori, Ladislav Kuna, Hector Bianciotti, and Jacqueline Mazéas. After him are Ulu Grosbard, John Hick, Sergio Toppi, Frances Spence, Gustaf Jansson, and Anna-Lisa Eriksson.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Yash Chopra ranks 80 out of 217. Before him are L. K. Advani (1927), Faiz Ahmad Faiz (1911), Fazlur Rahman Malik (1919), Sunil Dutt (1929), Milkha Singh (1935), and J. B. Kripalani (1888). After him are Prithviraj Kapoor (1906), Nasirul Mulk (1950), Duleep Singh (1838), Art Malik (1952), Sultan Bahu (1630), and Riaz Ahmed Gohar Shahi (1941).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Pakistan

Among film directors born in Pakistan, Yash Chopra ranks 1. After him are Gulzar (1934), Shekhar Kapur (1945), Ramanand Sagar (1917), Ramesh Sippy (1947), Chetan Anand (1915), Govind Nihalani (1940), and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (1978).

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