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Aditya Chopra’s mother and Yash Chopra’s wife Pamela Chopra died on Thursday, 20th April. She was admitted to Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai for almost 15 days and was put on a ventilator. But she couldn’t recover and passed away.
Today Pam ji the better half of Shri Yash Chopra has passed away . She was a great lady . Intelligent, educated , warm and witty . Those who like me have worked closely with Yash ji know about her contribution in his scripts and music . She was an exceptional person .
— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) April 20, 2023
Javed Akhtar confirmed the news by posting a tweet. He wrote, “Today Pam ji, the better half of Shri Yash Chopra has passed away. She was a great lady. Intelligent, educated, warm and witty. Those who like me have worked closely with Yash ji know about her contribution in his scripts and music. She was an exceptional person.”
Pamela Chopra was a playback singer, producer, writer and actor. She gave her contributions to various films directed by her husband Yash Chopra and even made a special appearance in the song ‘Ek duje ke Vaste’ with him. She also produced the movie ‘Aaina’ in 1993. Pamela Chopra was also a trained Bharatnatyam dancer when she was in school, but she didn’t showcase her talent publicly. They shared two sons, Aditya Chopra and Uday Chopra. While Aditya Chopra is a film producer and director, he is married to actress Rani Mukerji. Uday Chopra is an actor and film producer.
The family of Pamela Chopra revealed the news by taking it to Twitter and saying, “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.
— Yash Raj Films (@yrf) April 20, 2023