'Jab Tak Hain Jaan' slated for grand premiere

In accordance with Yash Chopra’s wishes, his wife Pamela Chopra has decided that a grand film premiere will be held to celebrate the release of Yashji’s 'Jab Tak Hain Jaan' this Diwali.
 
"I want to give my husband an unforgettable farewell. Accordingly, we have decided to have a grand premiere for his ultimate film, 'Jab Tak Hain Jaan', exactly the way he wanted it.

This is a fitting tribute to a man who would have had it no other way. I have asked my sons Aditya and Uday to go ahead with all the preparations. This premiere is our way of celebrating his illustrious life, rather than mourning it", said Pamela Chopra.
 
Consequently, a premiere is being planned by YRF on 12th Nov 2012, details of which are being worked out.

Director Yash Chopra passed away before his last movie 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' could see the light of the day.

‘Jab Tak Hai Jaan’ is complete barring one romantic song, which Yash Chopra wanted to shoot in Switzerland.

Chopra, who passed away on October 21, has one unfulfilled dream of evoking romance in Switzerland, a country whose scenic beauty has been the backdrop of his many films.

His final shot for his last directorial 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' was a song featuring Katrina Kaif serenading in a chiffon sari at his favourite location - the Swiss Alps, revealed designer Manish Malhotra.

"We were to go to the Swiss Alps to shoot a song with Katrina (Kaif) in a chiffon saris. He discussed the saris with passion and used to tell me that 'I want you to be there at the shoot'," tweeted Malhotra.

Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma starrer 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan' was Yash Chopra’s last directorial film. And that’s how the maker wanted it to be too.

He was slated to travel to Switzerland end of this month, until he was diagnosed with dengue fever and admitted to a hospital on October 13.

Sources close to the family claim that the song will either be shot by Aditya, or it won't be shot at all.

It is quite possible that Aditya will like to keep the film untouched. This film is Chopra's baby, his last gift to Indian cinema and maybe that is how it was meant to be.

No one would want to touch a single frame of 'Jab Tak Hai Jaan', especially since it has acquired a new significance now. The family would like to keep the movie exclusive to him and not adulterate it by allowing another director to step in.

While his dream of making his last film was fulfilled, he unfortunately passed away before he could see its release on November 13.

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