The noted film Director/Producer,
Shri Yash Chopra has been awarded the Dada Saheb Phalke Award
for the year 2001. Dada Saheb Phalke Award carries a cash prize
of Rs. two lakhs, a Shawl and a Swarna Kamal. The Award was instituted
in the year 1969 to commemorate the outstanding contribution of
the late Shri Dada Saheb Phalke to the Indian Film Industry.
Born on 27th
September 1932, in Jalandhar (Punjab), Shri Yash Chopra is a distinguished
film Producer and Director. He started his career as an assistant
to his brother and went on to direct over 20 very successful films
under his own banner, Yash Raj Films and other banners. He has
also produced and presented nine films. Shri Yash Chopra has been
instrumental in tapping the potential of Indian films in the international
market, thereby helping in placing Indian cinema on the world
map.
His films are about
love, romance and drama and the stars of his films become icons
for film buffs. The musical scores of his films have taken their
place among the popular music in Indian film history. Among his
most memorable films are, ‘Dhool ka Phool’, ‘Waqt’, ‘Ittefaq’,
‘Deewar’, ‘Kabhi Kabhi’, ‘Trishool’, ‘Silsila’, ‘Chandni’, ‘Lamhe’,
‘Darr’, ‘Dil to Paagal hai’ etc. His films have won five National
Awards and various other awards.
He has received recognition
and honour, both in India and abroad for his contribution to cinema
and occupies important positions in prestigious film bodies. He
is currently the Chairman of the FICCI Entertainment Committee.
