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Bollywood mourns Pamela Chopra

OUR BUREAU visit to Yash ji’s home and meeting
the family and reliving all those years
Mumbai
of the past ..life is so unpredictable
he wife of legendary filmmak- and tough.”
er Yash Chopra passed away Big B has a long association with
Tearly Thursday morning at the the Chopra family. He has featured
age of 74. Celebrities thronged Adi- in several Yash Raj Films including
tya Chopra’s Mumbai residence to ‘Silsila’, ‘Deewar’, ‘Bunty Aur Bab-
mourn the passing away of his moth- li’, ‘Veer Zaara’ and ‘Mohabbatein’
er. Amitabh Bachchan with his son among several others.
Abhishek and daughter-in-law Aish- Pamela Chopra is survived by her
warya visited Aditya’s home to offer filmmaker son Aditya Chopra and ac-
heartfelt condolences. tor-son Uday Chopra. Her son Aditya
From Madhuri Dixit to Anush- Chopra is married to Rani Mukerji.
ka Chopra, celebrities across the in- The industry insiders called her
dustry mourned their beloved ‘Pam’ the ‘muse’ of Yash Chopra. She was
aunty (late filmmaker Yash Chopra’s an active collaborator in her hus-
wife Pamela Chopra). extremely elegant lady with a great penned a long emotional note on band’s creative pursuits.
Pamela Chopra passed away on sense of humour and she always social media. “In the middle of the She was recently seen in the
Thursday morning in Mumbai. She loved taking care of everybody. My efforts made to achieve .. comes the Netflix documentary ‘The Roman-
was 74 years old. Top celebs such heart goes out to you all at this dif- sudden news of the passing of Pame- tics’, in which, she talked about her
as Karan Johar, Hrithik Roshan, ficult time.” la Chopra, wife of Yash Chopra .. and husband’s way of film making, how
and Shah Rukh Khan paid a visit to Sharing the post of Yash Raj life comes to a standstill ! So much Yash Raj studio evolved over the
Chopra’s house to pay their last re- films, Anushka Sharma wrote on her to have spent with her and the film years.
spects to Pamela Chopra while others Instagram story, “RIP Pam Aunty” making and the music sittings and the Pamela Chopra had sung several
mourned her death on social media. with a heart emoji. outdoors and the homely get togeth- iconic songs for several hit films in-
Madhuri Dixit tweeted, “My Saddened by the sudden de- ers .. all gone in a breath .. And one cluding Kabhie Kabhie, Noorie, Kaa-
heartfelt condolences to Adi, Rani, mise of film producer-singer Pamela by one they all leave us ..all left with la Patthar, Silsila, Chandni, Dilwale
Uday and the Chopra family. I will Chopra, Megastar Amitabh Bach- the pleasant times spent ..And after Dulhania Le Jayenge and Mujhse
always remember Pam Aunty as an chan took down memory lane and this ordeal of the first day .. a quick Dosti Karoge.

Women in Indian films need to get past the male

gaze, says Rahul Mittra at Spring Fest 23 finale

through the eyes of a largely male perspective,
OUR BUREAU
resulting in stereotypes and gender biases.
New Delhi “Women is cinema have to get past this male
gaze,” said Rahul Mittra to a roaring audience.
ouse of Harmony, a literary endeavor Powered by Kunzum, an emerging book-
by authors Dr. Harshali Singh & Mona store giant in Delhi, the Spring Fest 2023 was
HVerma, wrapped up its first edition, attended by eminent writers, poets, social
Spring Fest 2023, in the capital city on Sunday. change makers, journalists and filmmakers.
Speaking at the finale of the literary con- The founders of House of Harmony, Dr.
clave, well-known Filmmaker-actor & brand- Harshali Singh and Mona Verma lent a plat-
ing specialist Rahul Mittra spoke on women in form to many new writers and performers who
films, citing interesting anecdotes & facts from created a cheery ambience with their perfor-
Indian cinema. Rahul Mittra’s Saheb Biwi aur mances. The audience were glued to the panel
Gangster trilogy changed the context of In- discussions on broad spectrum issues ranging
dian cinema from NRI centric films to Indian from relevance of AI, impacts of war, writings
heartland, apart from strong portrayal of wom- by medical professionals, various shades of
en characters. His other film Kangana Ranaut women, sensuality in history and mythology,
starrer Revolver Rani also saw the main female es’ attention to the changing women characters gender fluidity and role of women in Indian
character as just, naughty, unabashedly sexual in films from that of a mother, maiden, mistress cinema.
and complex, to strong layered ones currently and stressed on “We are overwhelmed by the stupendous
something which was domain of men earli- the need to end underrepresentation of women response to our maiden edition and now look
er. Speaking to a full house of enthusiastic and both on & off screen. Due to this disparity, female forward to expanding the portfolio,” said Mona
interactive audience, Mittra drew the audienc- characters in Indian cinema have been presented and Harshali.

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