Top 50: Glorious moments from Yash Chopra's oeuvre

Yash Chopra not only explored romance in various hues, he also gave image-makeover to actors such as Big B and SRK, and actresses like Rekha and Sridevi. Here's remembering the best of Yash Chopra.

Yash Chopra not only explored romance in various hues, he also gave image-makeover to actors such as Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan, and actresses like Rekha and Sridevi. He also made the narrative beautiful via exotic locations. Music was another high-point of his larger-than-life canvas. In nutshell, he touched upon various aspects of cinema and turned them into gold with his midas touch. Here's remembering the best of Yash Chopra:TOP 5 HEROINES1. Sridevi2. Katrina Kaif3. Rekha4. Madhuri Dixit5. Juhi ChawlaTOP 5 LOCATIONS1. Switzerland2. Kashmir3. London4. The Netherlands - Dekha Ek Khwaab from Silsila5. Germany

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TOP 5 FILMS (We got a top 10 here instead, it's just not possible to scrunch the tally here!)1. Silsila2. Waqt3. Daaag4. Deewaar5. Kabhi Kabhie6. Chandni7. Darr8. Trishul9. Veer-Zaara10. Lamhe

TOP 5 LOW POINTS1. In eighties, Yash Chopra gave several flops such as Silsila (1981), Mashaal (1984) and Vijay (1988).2. Chopra's Lamhe was considered to be his best work, but couldn't work commercially. The film collected moolah in overseas though.3. After Silsila, Yash Chopra and Amitabh Bachchan apparently fell out and reconciled with Mohabbatein. 4. In 1973, the Chopra brothers (BR and Yash) separated and Yash set up his own production house Yash Raj Films.5. His film Faasle (1985) was panned by critics for bad storyline and editing. TOP 5 SONGS1. Rang Barse (Silsila)2. Rang Bhare Badal (Chandni)3. Morni (Lamhe)4. Kabhi Kabhie Mere Dil Mein (Kabhi Kabhie)5. Tu Hai Meri Kiran (Darr)

TOP 5 JODIS1. Amitabh Bachchan-Rekha2. SRK-Juhi3. Rishi Kapoor-Sridevi4. Sridevi-Anil Kapoor5. SRK-MadhuriTOP 5 SCENES1. Mere Paas Maan Hai - Deewar2. When Rishi Kapoor fakes a fight with Sridevi to get her out of his life - Chandni3. When SRK comes to know that Juhi Chawla is getting married to Sunny Deol - Darr4. When Amitabh Bachchan tells Rakhee that he has stopped writing books after Kabhi Kabhie - Kabhi Kabhie5. When Amitabh Bachchan confronts Sanjeev Kumar and reveals to him that he's his son - Trishul

TOP 5 GENRES1. Social-dramas such as Waqt, Dhool Ka Phool and Dharmputra2. Romantic films such as Silsila, Dil To Paagal Hai and Veer Zaara3. Action films such as Deewar and Trishul4. Suspense movies such as Ittefaq5. Experimental films such as Lamhe

KING OF ROMANCE PASSES AWAYOBITUARY: Yash Chopra's romance with cinemaYash Chopra might not have lived to see his last release Jab Tak Hai Jaan (JTHJ) which is set to release on Diwali this year, but he did announce his retirement on 27th September, his 80th birthday.

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