Karan Johar reviews ‘The Romantics’, says collective ‘purity, innocence and conviction’ is ‘lost today’

Netflix’s new docu-series ‘The Romantics’, which traces the origins and influence that filmmaker Yash Chopra and his studio Yash Raj Films (YRF) have on Indian cinema, released on Valentine’s Day. A day later, filmmaker Karan Johar penned a heartfelt note after the binge-watching the four-part series. He reflected on the legacy of Yash Chopra and the current state of the Hindi film industry.

‘Binged watched #theromantics on @netflix_in by @smritimundhra for my alma mater @yrf…. I realised the purity, the innocence and the conviction we all collectively had…is so lost today for most of us…. Yash Chopra is not just a legend of romance … a connoisseur of chiffon, music and beauty… a maestro of musicals… he was also a pillar of belief and conviction… is there any conviction left today? We are burdened by media commentary… box office opening analytics, research engines ( all probably relevant to the technology and times) but where did good old fashioned conviction vanish…. The rom doc reminds us of the past that seemed so organic and heartfelt…. Makes me want to go back to that zone of filmmaking …..,’ he wrote.

Karan added that he has always been ‘deeply inspired’ by the story of Yash Raj Films and ‘The Romantics’ made him aware of his ‘strengths and failings’. The filmmaker also thanked Smriti Mundhra for putting together the docu-series.

Concluding his post, Karan Johar joked and wondered if he can finally share all the pictures he has with his best friend Aditya Chopra, who now has given an on-camera interview. Karan also thanked actor-filmmaker Uday Chopra for being a ‘force’ behind ‘The Romantics’.

The docu-series features 35 film personalities including Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Juhi Chawla, Rani Mukerji, the late Rishi Kapoor, Ranbir Kapoor, Ranveer Singh and Bhumi Pednekar, among others.

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