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Biography Yash Chopra was born in Lahore , Pakistan which was then part of British India. Yash was youngest of the eight children of Shri Vilayati Raj Chopra .His brother Baldev Raj Chopra was a film journalist and moved into directing movies, initially Yash worked as an Assistant to IS Johar , then he worked for his brother. Later he setup his film production company '' Yash Raj Films ''.B.R gave Yash his first directorial opportunity in Dhool Ka Phool . Daag in 1971 was Yash's first film under the Yash Raj banner Yash Chopra's son Aditya Chopra is a film director. A second son Uday Chopra is an actor. AWARDS Yash Chopra was honoured along with the Egyptian comedy superstar Adel Imam and the Oscar Winning actor Morgan Freeman as the Asian, Arab and Hollywood honorees in the Dubai Film Festival "In the Spotlight", which honors the work of eminent actors, producers and directors from around the world for their distinguished service to the film industry. Filmfare Awards # 1965, Filmfare Best Director Award , ''Waqt'' # 1969, Filmfare Best Director Award , ''Ittefaq'' # 1973, Filmfare Best Director Award , ''Daag'' # 1975, Filmfare Best Director Award , '' Deewar '' # 1975, Filmfare Best Movie Award , '' Deewar '' # 1991, Filmfare Best Movie Award , '' Lamhe '' # 1995, Filmfare Best Movie Award , '' Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge '' # 1997, Filmfare Best Movie Award , '' Dil To Pagal Hai '' # 2004, Filmfare Best Movie Award , '' Veer-Zaara '' # 2005, Filmfare Power Award FILMOGRAPHY Producer
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