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Season 1 – The Romantics

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Featuring archival footage and celebrity interviews, this docuseries celebrates the life and legacy of Bollywood filmmaker Yash Chopra.
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Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express 02/17/2023
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. Go to Full Review
Pramit Chatterjee Digital Mafia Talkies 07/23/2023
3/5
The refreshing thing about The Romantics is that none of the interviewees shy away from their failures. As in, they aren’t romanticizing Yash Chopra or YRF just because the man isn’t with us anymore. Go to Full Review
Romey Norton Ready Steady Cut 03/08/2023
3/5
This docuseries has a contagious energy that makes you want to keep watching. Go to Full Review
Poulomi Das Vague Visages 02/23/2023
At a time when some of the most inventive image-making is happening in Indian documentaries, The Romantics sticks out for its unimaginative glossiness. The series is formally dull. Go to Full Review
Radhika Menon Decider 02/17/2023
Geared toward Bollywood superfans, there’s still a lot to love for anyone remotely interested in the Hindi film industry. Go to Full Review
Sukanya Verma Rediff.com 02/15/2023
3.5/5
The glass was always half full around Yash Chopra. But the entry of son Aditya Chopra in show business shifted the glass's fortunes, turning it into a reservoir that would never run short. Go to Full Review
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Feb 14, 2023 The Boy From Jalandhar Through Yash Chopra's rise as a filmmaker, his introduction of the "Angry Young Man" and classic romantic heroes mark a shift in existing Bollywood tropes. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 14, 2023 Prodigal Son Aditya Chopra recalls his early days as a director in his father's shadow and the success of his first film. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 14, 2023 The New Guard Yash Raj Films finds success as it pushes genre norms, but failures loom; Aditya and Uday Chopra address debates around nepotism in the industry. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 14, 2023 Legacy As Hollywood comes knocking, Aditya Chopra builds on his father's work with a new studio; Yash Chopra's death shocks the industry ahead of his last film's premiere. Details
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Season Info

Director
Smriti Mundhra
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Documentary, Entertainment
Original Language
Hindi
Release Date
Feb 14, 2023
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