WWI Celebrate Cinema paying a tribute to the legendary director, Late Shri.Yash Chopra
Whistling
Woods International inaugurated the 7th edition of Celebrate Cinema by
paying a tribute to the legendary director, Late Shri. Yash Chopra on
his 86th Birth Anniversary
Instituted
to commemorate the glory of Hindi Cinema and to provide a platform to
exchange thoughts with the industry experts, Whistling Woods
International (WWI) inaugurated the 7th edition of Celebrate Cinema. The
‘open-to-all’ annual event, seeks to offer an enriching experience to
the enthusiasts and aspirants of the world of film, communications and
creative arts. This year’s festivities began on a joyous and inspiring
note with the celebration of the 86th birth anniversary of the legendary
director, Late, Shri. Yash Chopra.
As WWI paid
homage to Late, Shri. Yash Chopra, the audience were amazed at the
legend’s vision, who created iconic and blockbuster movies and paved way
for generations to come. The event commenced with an AV highlighting
the journey of the director. It provided the audience with insights into
the life of a maestro, characterized by sheer hard work and
determination to achieve success. To further celebrate the legend’s
glory to the fullest, the event witnessed students from the WWI School
of Music performing on the popular songs from Yash ji’s movies. The
students attained valuable insights from the panel discussion on
screenwriting where Subhash Ghai (Founder & Chairman, WWI), Ramesh
Talwar (film director and associate of Late, Shri. Yash Chopra) and
Anjum Rajabali (HOD, Screenwriting, WWI) highlighted about the
incredible cinema of the director.
Ramesh ji narrated
Yash ji’s journey from creating movies, which catered to depict social
issues to being the ‘King of Romance’. While sharing the technicalities
and personal stories behind the highly popular movies of Yash ji, he
added, “Yash ji was deeply inclined towards literature. He believed in
the philosophy of first being educated in order to educate others.”
Commenting on
Yash ji’s cinema and his classic movies like Daag, Dhool Ka
Phool and Silsila; Subhash Ghai shared, “Yash Chopra was a magician. He
had a great understanding of the 4C’s- Casting, Costume, Camera and
Content.” Further explaining the students, Subhashji said, “Yash
Chopra’s cinema is celebrated to acquaint young aspirants like you with a
legend who was not only passionate but obsessed about cinema.”
In addition,
Anjum Rajabali discussed how Yash ji would always be on an expedition to
discover good scripts and talented writers. Emphasising on the
importance of scriptwriting in a movie, he enlightened, “A good script
may make a bad movie. But a bad script can never make a good movie.”
The
illustrious event marked it end with a thunderous applause as Ramesh
Talwar was presented with a sketch of Late, Shre. Yash Chopra and a
token of appreciation by Subhash Ghai and Meghna Ghai Puri. As departing
words, Subhash Ghai said, “Yash ji made 22 films and lived 22 lives. He
has become immortal for us. Happy birthday Yash ji! Long live Yash
Chopra Cinema.”
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