Actress
Rani
Mukherjee
says
she
feels
the
void
left
by
the
demise
of
filmmaker
Yash
Chopra
but
does
not
like
to
talk
about
him
in
past
tense.
"I
don't
like
to
talk
about
Yash
uncle
in
past
tense.
He
is
a
living
legend
and
will
always
be
there
in
our
hearts
and
lives," Rani
said.
Rani
was
speaking
at
a
function
where
the
inaugural
National
Yash
Chopra
Memorial
Award
was
presented
to
legendary
singer
Lata
Mangeshkar
on
October
19.
Yash
Chopra's
wife
Pamela
was
also
present
at
the
event.
"She
(Mangeshkar)
is
the
most
deserving
recipient
of
the
award.
They
had
an
emotional
connect," Rani
expressed.
Below
is
an
image
of
Rani
along
with
Lata
Mangeshkar
and
Hema
Malini
at
the
event.
It's
been
exactly
a
year
since
the
legendary
filmmaker
Yash
Chopra
passed
away.
He
bid
good
bye
to
the
world
on
October
21,
2012
as
he
suffered
from
dengue.
"It
has
been
a
year
since
Yash
uncle
passed
away,
but
the
young
generation
will
remember
him
through
this
award
and
his
films,"
said
Rani
with
her
voice
choked
with
emotion.
Lata
Mangeshkar
was
down
with
fever
and
doctors
had
advised
her
rest,
but
she
still
came
for
the
function.
This
speaks
volumes
about
her.
The
award
has
been
instituted
by
a
foundation
led
by
industrialist-politician
T
Subbarami
Reddy,
who
has
produced
Hindi
films
like
Vijay,
Chandni
and
Lamhe.
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