Shah Rukh Khan, Karan Johar, Katrina Kaif speak about Yash Chopra

Iconic director Yash Choprarsquos impact on Hindi cinema is an everlasting one and Netflix pays tribute to the legend and Yash Raj Filmsrsquo cultural impact on India for the past 50 years in a new docuseries The Romantics which is releasing globally on Feb 14thThe docuseries will see the Hindi film industry come together to celebrate Yash Chopra The megastars of Indian entertainment industry like Amitabh Bachchan Shah Rukh Khan Aamir Khan Salman Khan Ranbir Kapoor Anushka Sharma Katrina Kaif etc will pour their hearts out to speak about how the legendrsquos work shaped their cinematic visionYash Chopra is celebrated widely for his envelopepushing romantic films like Silsila Lamhe Kabhi Kabhie VeerZaara Dil To Pagal Hai Chandni Jab Tak Hai Jaan etc SRK who has been directed by Yash Chopra four timestalks about how mesmerized he was watching those films He says ldquoAs a professional if I would have to spend 100 days on a set I would rather do it on a Yash Chopra set than anybody elsersquosrdquoKaran Johar who knew Yash Chopra closely and is also widely known for his cult romantic films says ldquoI just became obsessed by watching his films and I felt that who is this man who is constantly responsible for mesmerizing me as a childrdquoMeanwhile superstar Katrina Kaif loved how Yash Chopra portrayed his heroines who were all independentminded forwardthinking selfreliant and strong Yash Choprarsquos heroines contributed to how women were projected on screen by the Indian film industry She says ldquoThe way that Yashji portrayed his heroines was so dignified graceful and layeredrdquoAmitabh Bachchan who has collaborated with the icon for landmark films like Deewar Silsila Kabhi Kabhie Trishul Kaala Patthar and Veer Zaara calls Yash Chopra a true master of cinema in The Romantics given how brilliant he was with diverse genresAmitabh says ldquoWe shot for Deewar for several months within ten or fifteen days we started Kabhi Kabhie suddenly to shift to an environment which is full of flowers and mountains and snow but the ease with which he just adapted to that was just quite remarkablerdquoThe Romantics has been directed by Oscar amp Emmynominated filmmaker Smriti Mundhra who returns to Netflix after the phenomenal success of Indian Matchmaking and the Never Have I Ever franchiseAlso Read Exclusive Renuka Shahane I was warned about being typecast after Hum Aapke Hain KounNetflix one of the worldrsquos leading entertainment services in this fourpart docuseries will also feature 35 leading personalities from the film industry who have closely worked with YRF through its 50year glorious existenceInterestingly the reclusive head of the iconic Yash Raj Films Aditya Chopra has also recorded his first oncamera interview for lsquoThe Romanticsrsquo Hearing him share insights about YRF and the Hindi film industry in this docuseries would be a huge highlight for the film fraternity cinephiles amp Hindi cinema audience at largeYRF is currently at an alltime high as their latest release Pathaan the fourth film of YRFrsquos Spy Universe is breaking all records at the global box office Pathaan is now the number one Hindi film worldwide and has become the biggest alltime blockbuster in the history of Hindi cinemaYRF is home to some of the biggest blockbusters that Indian cinema has ever witnessed like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge War Sultan Ek Tha Tiger Tiger Zinda Hai Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi Mohabbatein Dhoom franchise to name a few It has also produced landmark content forward iconic hits like Chak De India Dum Laga Ke Haisha Mardaani Band Baaja Baaraat etc