Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar
Several Bollywood stars attended the chautha (prayer meet) of late filmmaker Yash Chopra, who passed away on October 21 due to an attack of dengue. The chautha was held at Yash Raj Studios, Andheri, in the western of Mumbai, on Thursday evening.
Shah Rukh Khan, the leading man of Chopra's last directorial film Jab Tak Hai Jaan, was among the first to arrive.
Amitabh Bachchan
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Amitabh Bachchan, who worked in nine films with with Chopra like Deewar, Kaala Patthar, Trishul, Kabhi Kabhie, Silsila and Veer-Zaara among others, had paid rich tribute in his blog earlier.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Image: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Vrinda RaiPhotographs: Pradeep Bandekar
Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma
Image: Katrina Kaif and Anushka SharmaPhotographs: Pradeep Bandekar
Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma, the last leading ladies of a Yash Chopra movie (Jab Tak Hai Jaan), make their way to the venue.
Uday Chopra
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Hrithik Roshan and Ranveer Singh
Image: Hrithik Roshan and Ranveer SinghPhotographs: Pradeep Bandekar
Hrithik Roshan cut short his shoot in Krrish 3 shoot in Switzerland, and rushed back when he heard the tragic news,
Ranveer Singh, who was launched in the surprise YRF hit Band Baaja Baraat, was also spotted.
Shashi Kapoor
Image: Shashi KapoorPhotographs: Pradeep Bandekar
Yesteryear actor Shashi Kapoor, who worked with Yash Chopra in seven films -- Dharmputra, Waqt, Deewar, Kabhie Kabhie, Trishul, Kaala Patthar and Silsila arrived with his son Kunal.
Vinod Khanna, Shatrughan Sinha
Image: Vinod and Kavita Khanna, Shatrughan and Poonam SinhaPhotographs: Pradeep Bandekar
Shweta Nanda
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Amitabh Bachchan's daughter Shweta Nanda arrived.
Bipasha Basu, Shamita and Shilpa Shetty
Image: Bipasha Basu, Shamita Shetty and Shilpa ShettyPhotographs: Pradeep Bandekar
Actresses Bipasha Basu, Shilpa Shetty and her sister Shamita arrived. Shamita had made her debut with the YRF film Mohabbatein.
Gulzar
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Lyricist Gulzar, who teamed up with Yash Chopra for the first time on the latter's last film Jab Tak Hai Jaan, arrived.
Anupam and Kirron Kher
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Actor couple Anupam and Kirron Kher arrived.
Anupam, who had worked in 15 movies with Chopra, also tweeted a picture and wrote: "Even Though it was kind of a farewell today, Yash Ji will Live in our Hearts for Years to come."
Mukesh Bhatt, Abbas-Mustan and J P Dutta
Image: Abbas-Mustan, J P Dutta and Mukesh BhattPhotographs: Pradeep Bandekar
Filmmakers Abbas-Mustan, J P Dutta and Mukesh Bhatt arrived.
Honey Irani, Zoya Akhtar, Sameera Reddy and Farah Khan
Image: Honey Irani, Sameera Reddy, Zoya Akhtar and Farah KhanPhotographs: Pradeep Bandekar
Honey Irani, who worked as screenplay and storywriter with Yash Chopra on films like Lamhe, Parampara, Aaina and Darr arrived with daughter Zoya Akhtar and niece Farah Khan.
Sameera Reddy accompanied Zoya.
Ramesh Sippy
Image: Ramesh Sippy with his wife Kiran Juneja, daughter Sheena Sippy and a guest.Photographs: Pradeep Bandekar
Director Ramesh Sippy arrived with wife Kiran Juneja, daughter Sheena Sippy and a guest.
Kabir Khan and R Balki
Image: Kabir Khan and R BalkiPhotographs: Pradeep Bandekar
Directors Kabir Khan (Kabul Express, New York, Ek Tha Tiger) and R Balki (Cheeni Kum, Paa) arrived.
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