The Romantics (TV series)

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The Romantics
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GenreDocumentary
Created by Smriti Mundhra
Written bySmriti Mundhra
Michael T Vollmann
Directed bySmriti Mundhra
Country of originIndia
Original languagesEnglish Language; Hindi Language
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
ProducersPadam Bhushan
Mansi Sharma
Uday Chopra
Smriti Mundhra
Jonathan Reiman
CinematographyLars Skree
EditorsMichael Bourne
Michael T. Vollmann
Production company YRF Entertainment
Original release
Release24 February 2023 (2023-02-24)

The Romantics is a 2023 limited series English and Hindi language documentary, created by Smriti Mundhra and Michael T Vollmann. [1] The four-part series explores the impact of Yash Chopra, his son Aditya Chopra, and their company Yash Raj Films on Hindi Cinema. [2] [3] [4]

Contents

List of films

Episode 1: The Boy from Jalandhar

YearFilmStarsNotes
1957 Naya Daur (1957 film) Dilip Kumar
1959 Dhool Ka Phool Ashok Kumar *Directorial debut for Yash Chopra
1961 Dharmputra Shashi Kapoor
1965 Waqt (1965 film) Shashi Kapoor, Sharmila Tagore *First Hindi film with multiple stars
1973 Daag (1973 film) Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore, Raakhee
1975 Deewaar Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Neetu Singh, Parveen Babi *Superhit
1976 Kabhi Kabhie Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Singh
1981 Silsila Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Rekha
1984 Mashaal Dilip Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Saeed Jaffrey
1985 Faasle Sunil Dutt, Rekha
1988 Vijay Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini, Rishi Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, Saeed Jaffrey, Anupam Kher
1989 Chandni Sridevi, Rishi Kapoor, Vinod Khanna *Superhit

Episode 2: Prodigal Son

YearFilmStarsNotes
1991 Lamhe Sridevi, Anil Kapoor, Anupam Kher
1993 Darr Sunny Deol, Juhi Chawla, Shah Rukh Khan *Breakthrough film for Shah Rukh Khan
1995 Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol *Directorial debut for Aditya Chopra;Superhit

Episode 3: The New Guard

YearFilmStarsNotes
2000 Mohabbatein Amitabh Bachchan, Uday Chopra, Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai
2002 Mujhse Dosti Karoge! Uday Chopra, Hrithik Roshan, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor
2004 Hum Tum (film) Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji
2004 Dhoom Uday Chopra, Abhishek Bachchan, John Abraham *First film in the franchise
2004 Veer-Zaara Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Preity Zinta
2005 Bunty Aur Babli Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerji
2007 Chak De! India Shah Rukh Khan, "Chak De! Girls"*Title song is frequently played at sports events in India

Episode 4:Legacy

YearFilmStarsNotes
2008 Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma
2012 Jab Tak Hai Jaan Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma*Yash Chopra's last film

Interviews

The series marks Aditya Chopra's first on-screen interview. [5]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 83% of 6 critics' reviews are positive. [6]

Suchin Mehrotra of Hindustan Times in his review stated "The Romantics works best when it uses the YRF filmography merely as a stepping-off point to discuss Hindi cinema as a whole. The show comes to us at a time when it feels like filmmakers are looking back and celebrating what was." [5] A reviewer for Indian Express stated "It’s all rah-rah, hardly any nose-digs, but then you don’t really expect any in a series like this, about the biggest, most storied production house in Hindi cinema." [7] Renuka Vyavahare at The Times of India rated season 1 4 stars out of 5 and remarked "The Romantics is a treat to watch if you love Hindi cinema and Yash Chopra, which are pretty much synonymous." [8] Shubham Kulkarni from Koimoi rated 4/5 and wrote "The Romantics is an ode to the man who defined Hindi cinema for decades and even died with his director’s hat on." [9]

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<i>Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge</i> 1995 film by Aditya Chopra

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<i>Mohabbatein</i> 2000 film by Aditya Chopra

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<i>Veer-Zaara</i> 2004 film directed by Yash Chopra

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<i>Hum Tum</i> (film) 2004 film by Kunal Kohli

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<i>Darr</i> 1993 film directed by Yash Chopra

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References

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