Yash Chopra, the legendary filmmaker lives on through his
eponymous work in people’s hearts. His lens lovingly captured the breath taking
locales of Switzerland for decades. Now the Swiss government is honouring him
with a special statue, as a mark of gratitude and salutations. The statue was
inaugurated on Wednesday.
A sculpture made of pure bronze, and weighing about 350 kilos, will present Yash Chopra in
an iconic pose of him directing a film. Chopra, who opened a legacy of South
Asian tourists flocking to Switzerland, loved to spend time there. Natural
beauty and warm hospitality mark the association that his banner Yash Raj Films
shares with this country. This statue will be installed at the heart of
Interlaken, inside the KURSAAL area, near the Congress Centre. A prime, popular
spot with tourists, the statue will remind many of the cinematic splendor that
Yash Chopra had created for this picturesque nation.
While many ministers and senior bureaucrats from the
Swiss government attended this inauguration, Pamela Chopra and Rani Mukerji
were also present for the occasion. The event was organised by Interlaken
Tourism and Jungfrau Railways.
This is not the first time the filmmaker has been
honoured in this way. The government of Interlaken awarded him the honorary
title of “Ambassador of Interlaken” in 2011, and Jungfrau Railways named a train after him – an
honour shared only with the railway’s founder, Adolf Guyer. In addition, the
five-star Victoria Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa in Interlaken named a suite
after Yash Chopra.
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