| Genre: | Documentary |
| Creator: | Smriti Mundhra |
| Director: | Smriti Mundhra |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | English and Hindi |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 4 |
| Producer: | Padam Bhushan Mansi Sharma Uday Chopra Smriti Mundhra Jonathan Reiman |
| Cinematography: | Lars Skree |
| Editor: | Michael Bourne Michael T. Vollmann |
| Company: | YRF Entertainment |
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]
| Year | Film | Stars | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Naya Daur | Dilip Kumar | |
| Vyjayanthimala | |||
| 1959 | Dhool Ka Phool | Ashok Kumar | Directorial debut of Yash Chopra |
| Rajendra Kumar | |||
| Mala Sinha | |||
| 1961 | Dharmputra | Shashi Kapoor | |
| Mala Sinha | |||
| 1965 | Waqt | First Hindi film with multiple stars | |
| Shashi Kapoor | |||
| Sharmila Tagore | |||
| 1973 | Daag | ||
| Sharmila Tagore | |||
| Raakhee | |||
| 1975 | Deewaar | Record breaking hit | |
| Shashi Kapoor | |||
| Neetu Singh | |||
| Parveen Babi | |||
| 1976 | Kabhi Kabhie | Amitabh Bachchan | |
| Shashi Kapoor | |||
| Raakhee Gulzar | |||
| Waheeda Rehman | |||
| Rishi Kapoor | |||
| Neetu Singh | |||
| 1981 | Silsila | Shashi Kapoor | |
| Amitabh Bachchan | |||
| Rekha | |||
| 1984 | Mashaal | Dilip Kumar | |
| Anil Kapoor | |||
| Saeed Jaffrey | |||
| 1985 | Faasle | ||
| Rekha | |||
| 1988 | Vijay | Rajesh Khanna | |
| Hema Malini | |||
| Rishi Kapoor | |||
| Anil Kapoor | |||
| Saeed Jaffrey | |||
| Anupam Kher | |||
| 1989 | Chandni | Record breaking hit | |
| Rishi Kapoor | |||
| Vinod Khanna |
| Year | Film | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Lamhe | ||
| Anil Kapoor | |||
| Anupam Kher | |||
| 1993 | Darr | Breakthrough film for Shah Rukh Khan | |
| Shah Rukh Khan | |||
| 1995 | Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge | Shah Rukh Khan | Directorial debut of Aditya Chopra and a record breaking hit |
| Kajol |
| Year | Film | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Mohabbatein | ||
| Shah Rukh Khan | |||
| Aishwarya Rai | |||
| 2002 | Mujhse Dosti Karoge! | ||
| Rani Mukerji | |||
| Kareena Kapoor | |||
| Uday Chopra | |||
| 2004 | Hum Tum | Saif Ali Khan | |
| Rani Mukerji | |||
| Dhoom | Uday Chopra | First film in the franchise | |
| Abhishek Bachchan | |||
| John Abraham | |||
| 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 | Title song is frequently played at sports events in India |
| Sagarika Ghatge | |||
| Vidya Malvade | |||
| Anaitha Nair | |||
| Chitrashi Rawat | |||
| Shilpa Shukla | |||
| Tanya Abrol | |||
| Shubhi Mehta | |||
| Seema Azmi | |||
| Arya Menon |
| Year | Film | Stars | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi | Shah Rukh Khan | |
| Anushka Sharma | |||
| 2012 | Jab Tak Hai Jaan | Shah Rukh Khan | Yash Chopra's final film |
| Katrina Kaif | |||
| Anushka Sharma |
The series marks Aditya Chopra's first on-screen interview.
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."[6] 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]