Genre: | Documentary |
Creator: | Smriti Mundhra |
Director: | Smriti Mundhra |
Country: | India |
Language: | English and Hindi |
Num Seasons: | 1 |
Num Episodes: | 4 |
Producer: | Padam Bhushan Mansi Sharma Uday Chopra Smriti Mundhra Jonathan Reiman |
Cinematography: | Lars Skree |
Editor: | Michael Bourne Michael T. Vollmann |
Company: | YRF Entertainment |
The Romantics is a 2023 limited series English and Hindi language documentary, created by Smriti Mundhra and Michael T Vollmann.[1] The four-part series explores the impact of Yash Chopra, his son Aditya Chopra, and their company Yash Raj Films on Hindi Cinema.[2] [3] [4]
Year | Film | Stars | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1957 | Naya Daur | Dilip Kumar | |
Vyjayanthimala | |||
1959 | Dhool Ka Phool | Ashok Kumar | Directorial debut of Yash Chopra |
Rajendra Kumar | |||
Mala Sinha | |||
1961 | Dharmputra | Shashi Kapoor | |
Mala Sinha | |||
1965 | Waqt | First Hindi film with multiple stars | |
Shashi Kapoor | |||
Sharmila Tagore | |||
1973 | Daag | ||
Sharmila Tagore | |||
Raakhee | |||
1975 | Deewaar | Record breaking hit | |
Shashi Kapoor | |||
Neetu Singh | |||
Parveen Babi | |||
1976 | Kabhi Kabhie | Amitabh Bachchan | |
Shashi Kapoor | |||
Raakhee Gulzar | |||
Waheeda Rehman | |||
Rishi Kapoor | |||
Neetu Singh | |||
1981 | Silsila | Shashi Kapoor | |
Amitabh Bachchan | |||
Rekha | |||
1984 | Mashaal | Dilip Kumar | |
Anil Kapoor | |||
Saeed Jaffrey | |||
1985 | Faasle | ||
Rekha | |||
1988 | Vijay | Rajesh Khanna | |
Hema Malini | |||
Rishi Kapoor | |||
Anil Kapoor | |||
Saeed Jaffrey | |||
Anupam Kher | |||
1989 | Chandni | Record breaking hit | |
Rishi Kapoor | |||
Vinod Khanna |
Year | Film | Cast | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1991 | Lamhe | ||
Anil Kapoor | |||
Anupam Kher | |||
1993 | Darr | Breakthrough film for Shah Rukh Khan | |
Shah Rukh Khan | |||
1995 | Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge | Shah Rukh Khan | Directorial debut of Aditya Chopra and a record breaking hit |
Kajol |
Year | Film | Cast | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2000 | Mohabbatein | ||
Shah Rukh Khan | |||
Aishwarya Rai | |||
2002 | Mujhse Dosti Karoge! | ||
Rani Mukerji | |||
Kareena Kapoor | |||
Uday Chopra | |||
2004 | Hum Tum | Saif Ali Khan | |
Rani Mukerji | |||
Dhoom | Uday Chopra | First film in the franchise | |
Abhishek Bachchan | |||
John Abraham | |||
Veer-Zaara | Shah Rukh Khan | ||
Rani Mukerji | |||
Preity Zinta | |||
2005 | Bunty Aur Babli | Amitabh Bachchan | |
Abhishek Bachchan | |||
Rani Mukerji | |||
2007 | Chak De! India | Shah Rukh Khan | Title song is frequently played at sports events in India |
Sagarika Ghatge | |||
Vidya Malvade | |||
Anaitha Nair | |||
Chitrashi Rawat | |||
Shilpa Shukla | |||
Tanya Abrol | |||
Shubhi Mehta | |||
Seema Azmi | |||
Arya Menon |
Year | Film | Stars | Notes |
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2008 | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | Shah Rukh Khan | |
Anushka Sharma | |||
2012 | Jab Tak Hai Jaan | Shah Rukh Khan | Yash Chopra's final film |
Katrina Kaif | |||
Anushka Sharma |
The series marks Aditya Chopra's first on-screen interview.
Suchin Mehrotra of Hindustan Times in his review stated "The Romantics works best when it uses the YRF filmography merely as a stepping-off point to discuss Hindi cinema as a whole. The show comes to us at a time when it feels like filmmakers are looking back and celebrating what was."[6] A reviewer for Indian Express stated "It’s all rah-rah, hardly any nose-digs, but then you don’t really expect any in a series like this, about the biggest, most storied production house in Hindi cinema."[7] Renuka Vyavahare at The Times of India rated season 1 4 stars out of 5 and remarked "The Romantics is a treat to watch if you love Hindi cinema and Yash Chopra, which are pretty much synonymous."[8] Shubham Kulkarni from Koimoi rated 4/5 and wrote "The Romantics is an ode to the man who defined Hindi cinema for decades and even died with his director’s hat on."[9]