With Shah Rukh Khan
With Shah Rukh Khan

Yet again, Bollywood is in mourning. Yet again, a legend, a stalwart, is taken from us. Yet again, it is a man who redefined romance in the films (as though Dev Anand, Shammi Kapoor and Rajesh Khanna weren’t enough of a loss for us, over the span of a year).

We take a look at maverick film-maker Yash Chopra at his sociable best over the years, and the pictures are a testament to the fact that he was universally loved and adored:

With Amitabh Bachchan
With Amitabh Bachchan
With Rani Mukherjee
With Rani Mukherjee
With Dilip Kumar
With Dilip Kumar
With Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Hugh Jackman and Karan Johar
With Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Hugh Jackman and Karan Johar
With Tabu
With Tabu
With Luv & Kush Sinha
With Luv & Kush Sinha
Yash Chopra with his wife, Pam Chopra
Yash Chopra with his wife, Pam Chopra
With Karan Johar
With Karan Johar
With Shah Rukh Khan
With Shah Rukh Khan
With younger son, Uday Chopra
With younger son, Uday Chopra
With Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukherjee, Anil Kapoor and Rakesh Roshan
With Aishwarya Rai, Rani Mukherjee, Anil Kapoor and Rakesh Roshan
With Asha Bhosle
With Asha Bhosle
With Madhuri Dixit Nene and Dr. Sriram Nene
With Madhuri Dixit Nene and Dr. Sriram Nene
With Dilip Kumar
With Dilip Kumar
With Saira Banu
With Asha Parekh
Ashutosh Gowarikar, Karan Johar, Yash Chopra, Farah Khan, Ronnie Screwalla and Zarina Mehta
Ashutosh Gowarikar, Karan Johar, Yash Chopra, Farah Khan, Ronnie Screwalla and Zarina Mehta
With Poonam Dhillon
With Poonam Dhillon
With Ramesh Sippy
With Ramesh Sippy
Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Yash Chopra
Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Yash Chopra
With Rani Mukherjee and Salman Khan
With Rani Mukherjee and Salman Khan

Pix: Yogen Shah for MissMalini