Yash and Aditya Chopra in a nonetheless from The Romantics trailer. (courtesy: YouTube)

New Delhi:

There isn’t any denying that Bollywood has had a profound influence on how folks within the Indian subcontinent fall (and stay) in love. Hindi romantic movies have been on the forefront of popular culture in India and have affected lives in additional methods than one. One of the figures behind the rise and rise of the romantic style in Hindi movies is famous filmmaker Yash Chopra. On the event of Valentine’s Day this 12 months, streaming big Netflix will launch a docuseries with a few of the greatest names of Bollywood, together with Yash Chopra’s media-elusive son, director Aditya Chopra, talking of the late filmmaker and his work. 

Celebrities similar to Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Madhuri Dixit, Karan Johar, Katrina Kaif Rani Mukerji (additionally Yash Chopra’s daughter-in-law), Juhi Chawla and Anushka Sharma, amongst others function within the trailer. Late Rishi Kapoor is seen with spouse, actress Neetu Singh within the video launched by Netflix on social media.

The icing on the cake is the promise of Aditya Chopra’s look within the sequence. We don’t see him within the teaser, with an empty chair filling the body. His voice, nevertheless, marks its presence within the video. The trailer begins with the actors being requested whether or not they just like the time period Bollywood. To this, legendary author Salim Khan says, “No, I don’t like that word.” Ranbir Kapoor too says, “Hate it!”

Next, Abhishek Bachchan takes viewers via the ethos of Bollywood. He says, “Films that come out of India are completely unique to our culture. They don’t try to be like anybody else.” Speaking on Yash Chopra, Karan Johar says, “I’d watch all those beautiful movies but it was Yash Chopra’s cinema that caught my eye.”

Adding to this, we hear Amitabh Bachchan say, “He was this young director wanting to make different films.” Aamir Khan can also be within the trailer and says that for him “Yash Chopra stood for romance.”

Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji, amongst others, additionally focus on Aditya Chopra. After aiding his father for years, Aditya Chopra wore the director’s hat, ushering in a brand new period for Yash Raj Films. “There was a gentleman always standing next to Yash ji. His son, Adi,” SRK provides, pivoting the dialog in the direction of Aditya Chopra. Rani Mukerji, who’s married to Aditya Chopra, says that he at all times believed in her.

The trailer ends with the celebrities behind being informed that the Netflix staff had interviewed Aditya Chopra extensively. Reacting to this Abhishek Bachchan jokes: “What? Aditya Chopra is a rumour. He doesn’t exist.” Aditya Chopra’s reluctance to return on-screen has led to jokes amongst colleagues and followers that he’s “invisible” or a “myth”.

The video was shared on social media with the caption: “To-do list for the day: Find someone who believes in us like he did in them. Celebrate the story of the storyteller who created magic and love over generations in #TheRomantics, releases on February 14.”

In addition to being a prolific filmmaker, Yash Chopra is the founding chairman of the movie manufacturing and distribution firm Yash Raj Films. 

The Romantics is a four-part sequence that shall be launched on February 14. It has been directed by Smriti Mundhra. The documentary comes shut on the heels of Pathaan, one among Yash Raj Films’ and Bollywood’s greatest successes. 

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