Veteran filmmaker Yash Chopra dies at 80

Veteran filmmaker Yash Chopra died at the age of 80. The renowned director was admitted in hospital after getting diagnosed with dengue. He had recently celebrated his 80th birthday.

October 21, 2012 / 20:30 IST

Veteran filmmaker Yash Chopra died at the age of 80. The renowned director was admitted in hospital after getting diagnosed with dengue. He had recently celebrated his 80th birthday. Chopra was admitted to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai on October 13 after being diagnosed with an attack of dengue.

"He is in the hospital and doing fine," hospital sources said, without divulging any more details. The filmmaker was looking forward to the release of his upcoming romantic movie Jab Tak Hai Jaan which stars Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma in the lead. It is set to release on November 13. In his over five decade old career, Chopra has made several hits like Deewar, Trishul, Chandni, Silsila, Veer Zaara among others.

first published: Oct 21, 2012 07:08 pm

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