Pam
Chopra
will
attend
an
event
dedicated
the
work
and
life
of
her
late
husband
and
veteran
Hindi
filmmaker
Yash
Chopra
at
the
16th
annual
Tongues
on
Fire
London
Asian
Film
Festival.
To
be
held
on
June
7,
Remembering
Yash
Chopra
will
see
Pam
in
conversation
with
Rachel
Dwyer,
professor
of
Indian
Cultures
and
Cinema
at
London's
School
of
Oriental
and
African
Studies
(SOAS)
and
an
authority
on
the
work
of
Yash
Chopra,
having
penned
a
biography
on
the
filmmaker,
said
a
statement.
Veteran
actor
Anupam
Kher,
who
appeared
in
several
Yash
Chopra
productions
like
Darr,
Dilwale
Dulhania
Le
Jayenge,
Mohabbatein
and
Lamhe,
will
also
make
a
special
appearance
during
the
event,
to
be
held
at
the
British
Academy
of
Film
and
Television
Arts
in
London.
The
evening
promises
insight
into
his
cinema
and
his
family.
Writing
soon
after
the
director's
passing,
Dwyer
said,
"The
work
of
Yash
Chopra
is
one
of
the
glories
of
Indian
film,
his
career
bridging
the
Hindi
cinema
of
the
1950s
and
the
globalising
India
of
today.
Nothing
made
him
happier
than
making
films;
then
having
his
family
and
friends
around
him
for
a
great
meal:
Family,
films
and
food.
His
wife
Pamela
was
the
centre
of
his
world
and
his
strength."
Pam's
tete-a-tete
with
Dwyer
will
be
preceded
by
a
documentary
short
film
written
and
directed
by
award-winning
Delhi-based
documentary
filmmaker
Vinky
Singh.
Titled
"The
Master
Stroke",
Singh's
film
delves
into
the
legendary
filmmaker's
use
of
the
'Navarasa'
-
the
nine
essential
emotional
themes
that
are
the
fundamental
building
blocks
of
Indian
art
-
in
the
unforgettable
and
timeless
music
that
became
the
cornerstone
of
his
films.
The
evening
will
also
see
another
documentary
charting
Yash
Chopra's
career
in
Bollywood
and
a
performance
by
Pam.
"The
late
Yash
Chopra
is
regarded
as
the
king
of
romance
in
Indian
cinema
who
presented
the
notion
of
falling
in
love
with
a
sense
of
aspiration,
escapism
and
adventure.
"His
love
for
Britain
is
evident
in
his
iconic
films
like
'Lamhe'
and
'Jab
Tak
Hai
Jaan'
as
he
leaves
behind
a
unique
legacy
of
visual
aesthetics
that
continue
to
inspire
a
new
generation
of
filmmakers," Pushpinder
Chowdhry,
organiser
of
the
London
Asian
Film
Festival,
said
in
a
statement.