Late Yash Chopra, the legendary filmmaker of all times had planned to spend a long vacation in Kashmir after the release of his last directed movie "Jab Tak Hai Jaan" and people close to him thinks that his persona will continue to live in the lakes, mountains and meadows in the Valley of Kashmir.
Earlier on Sunday evening Yash Chopra died Sunday due to multiple organ failure on which Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the valley has lost one of its great friend after Chopra’s death.
Nazir Bakshi, the chairman of Shiraz Travels in Kashmir, has known Yash Chopra for over 40 years.
Bakshi also arranged the shooting of his last movie "Jab Tak Hai Jaan", for which the shooting took place in Kashmir. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif in the lead roles.
"When I dropped him at the Srinagar airport after the completion of his shooting schedule in Kashmir on Sep 8 this year, I asked him, 'Phir kab mileingay?' He said, 'Inshallah, after the film's release. I am coming to Kashmir for a long holiday'," he said.
Bakshi also made all the arrangements for the filmmaker's unit during the shoot of his famous love triangle "Kabhi Kabhie".
"I have known Yashji since 1964 and even in times when Bollywood did not come to Kashmir for outdoor shooting, I would go and see him on the sets of his movies in Mumbai".
"He loved Kashmir, every inch of its lakes, mountains and meadows. I am sure his deep attachment with Kashmir will live forever. The person might be gone, but his persona will live forever," Bakshi said.
Bakshi had known Yash Chopra as an extremely down-to-earth person.
"With his beautiful mind and heart, Yash loved everything that was beautiful and this was the basis for his enormous love for Kashmir," he said.
Yash Chopra's movies "Silsila", "Kabhi Kabhie" "Veer Zaara", "Dil To Pagal Hai" and others had a huge fan following in Kashmiris.
"We will always miss the magic of King of Romance of Bollywood. What is unique with his films is that every loving person believes he is narrating his or her story. His death has been sad news for every loving heart," said Zahoor Wani, 45, a resident of north Kashmir's Ganderbal district who went to see the shooting of "Jab Tak Hai Jaan" in Pahalgam hill station in September.
Yash Chopra spent more than two months with his entire "Jab Tak Hai Jaan" unit in the Valley and the Ladakh region of the state.
The film is to be released this Diwali.
-With inputs from IANS
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