As a mark of their respect for the late Yash Chopra, the Swiss Government has honoured the filmmaker with a special statue at Kursaal Garden in Interlaken. The bronze statue, which weighs around 350 kgs, was unveiled by the filmmaker’s wife Pamela Chopra and daughter-in-law Rani Mukerji.
Switzerland honours Indian filmmaker Yash Chopra with a statue in #Interlaken. pic.twitter.com/7S0OtbNLoe
— swissinfo.ch (@swissinfo_en) May 4, 2016
Yash Chopra immortalized by Switzerland with his statue. https://t.co/6JPAgsSYmM pic.twitter.com/U2sT7ggFd0
— Yash Raj Films (@yrf) May 5, 2016
Chopra’s love for Switzerland was well-known – he shot many films like Kabhi Kabhie, Chandni and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge in the country.
The filmmaker was previously awarded the honorary title of ‘Ambassador of Interlaken’ and a Jungfrau Railways train was also named after him.
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