Yash Chopra's movies defined Romance in Bollywood and his movies led to the breakthrough of many actors including Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Juhi Chawla, Anushka Sharma just to name a few.
One such actor who started his journey with a Yash Chopra movie Saif Ali Khan when he starred in the filmmaker's directorial Parampara alongside Aamir Khan. Though the drama was not a hit, Saif and Yash Ji would go on to collaborate in movies like Yeh Dillagi, Hum Tum, Salaam Namaste, Ta Ra Rum Pum, Tashan and Roadside Romeo.
As today marks Yash Ji's birth anniversary, Pinkvilla got in touch with Saif who spoke candidly about the legendary filmmaker and the fond memories he shared with him. The actor said, "I loved Yash Ji! I must have been close to him than any other filmmaker. He saved my career by giving me a chance in his multistarrer and standing by me. We would have very funny chats. He was so young at heart and it was always heartwarming to see him every time. His filmmaking style was unique and relaxed and absolutely everyone on set adored him."
Saif continued, "We would all shoot like a family and sing songs in the bus in Switzerland. He would just stop the bus sometimes and say, 'Ok, let's do this scene here!' Or later say, 'Ok Saif, let's do your song cut here.' This way a lot of work would get done. He was the last of the movie Moguls! With his departure, an era ended."
