To many South Asians, a Yash Chopra film was their passport to a world outside the one they inhabit. He was one of the first directors to take his camera to countries such as Switzerland, Holland, Germany and the United Kingdom. This often led to a direct increase in visitors to those countries, and governments were not shy in taking note.

If his achievements as director were staggering, his work as a producer was no less. He had never been shy of adventuring into bold and controversial themes - which were not just simple ‘message films’. Instead he pulled off the more difficult task of weaving in socially relevant messages within the parameters of commercial cinema. The social comment meshed in with the smiles and tears and managed to successfully bridge the gap between the older and the younger generations worldwide. His directorial efforts surpassed the work of directors less than half his age.

Yash Chopra unearthed new composers, new singers, and acting talent, almost all of whom have gone on to great heights in the industry. To be a part of a YRF film is the culmination of the fondest dreams for any talent in India - creative or technical.

Yash Chopra was more than a director and producer alone. In fact, the corporatization of the Hindi film industry had its very genesis in the pioneering efforts of Yash Chopra. With his vast years of experience in the entertainment business, Yash Chopra was indisputably the leader of the Media and Entertainment firmament in India and the voice that governments and organizations listened to on matters pertaining to the rapidly booming Hindi film industry.

Even after decades, Yash Chopra’s creative legacy remains undiminished, and a new YRF film continues to remain the most anticipated event in the film calendar of Indian cinema.

Yash Chopra will remain the trendiest director of his era who revolutionized the craft of filmmaking and changed Bollywood... forever.