Pamela Chopra, the legendary director Yash Chopra’s wife, passed away on Thursday at the age of 74. Lyricist Javed Akhtar announced the news of her passing on Twitter. Aditya Chopra, the son of Pamela Chopra, received visitors from the film industry to pay their final respects at his Juhu home. Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan arrived at the premises with his son Aryan Khan. The superstar was clicked as he made his way inside the house. Others visiting the family included Karan Johar, Manisha Koirala, Poonam Dhillon, Bollywood choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant, Shraddha Kapoor, to name a few. Katrina Kaif, who has worked with late Yash Chopra in Jab Tak Hai Jaan, visited Aditya Chopra’s house with her husband Vicky Kaushal. Hrithik Roshan, who has been a part of YRF’s Dhoom series, was also clicked at the residence of the producer. Hrithik Roshan also happens to Aditya Chopra’s childhood friend.
Deepika Padukone, who was part of Aditya Chopra-backed Pathaan, paid a visit to the producer’s hosue with her husband Ranveer Singh. Ranveer made his acting debut with YRF’s Band Baaja Baaraat. Actor Aamir Khan, who has been a part of YRF’s Dhoom series, also arrived at Aditya Chopra’s house with Kiran Rao.
Bollywood celebrities including Anushka Sharma, Ajay Devgn, Anupam Kher, Poonam Dhillon, Sanjay Dutt, and Bhumi Pednekar among others paid tribute to the singer-writer on Instagram and Twitter after hearing the news of the death of Pamela Chopra.
For those who are unaware, Shah Rukh Khan has a long history of working on major projects for the Yash Raj Family. Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Veer-Zara, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Dil To Pagal Hain, and Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge are just a few of them. Pathaan, Shah Rukh Khan’s most recent smash hit movie, was also back by Yash Raj Films.
The official Twitter handle of the YRF shared the news of her death earlier in the day. Their post read, “With heavy hearts, the Chopra family would like to inform that Pamela Chopra, 74, passed away this morning. Her cremation took place at 11 AM today in Mumbai. We are grateful for your prayers and the family would like to request for privacy in this moment of deep sadness and reflection.”
According to sources, Pamela Chopra was being treated for Pneumonia for the past few days at the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai. “She passed away today early morning due to pneumonia with ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome). She had been admitted to the hospital for 15 days in the ICU,” Dr Prahlad Prabhudesai told the news agency.
Pamela Chopra was last seen in the Netflix documentary The Romantics, where she spoke about her late husband. Pamela Chopra is survived by sons Aditya Chopra and Uday Chopra. Aditya Chopra is married to Rani Mukerji.