Cast:
Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma…
Director:
Yash Chopra
Producer:
Aditya Chopra
Story:
Jab Tak Hai Jaan is a romantic saga which spans two ages. The first deals with Samar Anand (Shah Rukh Khan) as a musician in his late twenties in London where he falls in love with Khushi (Katrina). The second deals with the Samar now an army officer who meets Akira (Anushka), a 21 year old aspiring documentary filmmaker.
Genre:>
Romance
Development-
In June 2011, Yash Raj Films released a statement announcing a new directorial venture by Yash Chopra which would coincide with the 50th anniversary of his career in Bollywood. The producers also announced that the film would release on the Diwali 2012 weekend.[11] According to Chopra, the film was planned in early 2009 but he did not want Khan to work on any film other than his simultaneously. In an interview with The Telegraph he said, "My film is an emotional film. It is not comedy, action, escapism...This is what we call an internal film. There are only three characters [and] their emotions, happiness, sadness."[12]
Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anushka Sharma…
Director:
Yash Chopra
Producer:
Aditya Chopra
Story:
Jab Tak Hai Jaan is a romantic saga which spans two ages. The first deals with Samar Anand (Shah Rukh Khan) as a musician in his late twenties in London where he falls in love with Khushi (Katrina). The second deals with the Samar now an army officer who meets Akira (Anushka), a 21 year old aspiring documentary filmmaker.
Genre:>
Romance
Development-
In June 2011, Yash Raj Films released a statement announcing a new directorial venture by Yash Chopra which would coincide with the 50th anniversary of his career in Bollywood. The producers also announced that the film would release on the Diwali 2012 weekend.[11] According to Chopra, the film was planned in early 2009 but he did not want Khan to work on any film other than his simultaneously. In an interview with The Telegraph he said, "My film is an emotional film. It is not comedy, action, escapism...This is what we call an internal film. There are only three characters [and] their emotions, happiness, sadness."[12]
He also stated that the film was untitled at that time, similar to his previous project Veer-Zaara which was named on the day of its submission to the Central Board of Film Certification.[13] The producers had considered a variety of options for the title but were reportedly not satisfied with any of them. In September 2012, it was officially announced that the title of the movie was Jab Tak Hai Jaan. The title seeming to have been inspired from a song of a similar name from the 1975 hit film Sholay.[14]
[edit]Filming
Initially, the film's principal photography was expected to commence in November 2011 but had to be delayed since Khan wanted to take a break after his two releases in 2011, Ra.One and Don 2.[15] Principal photography officially began on January 9, 2012 at Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai, where a significant portion of the film was also shot.[3][16]
Initially, the film's principal photography was expected to commence in November 2011 but had to be delayed since Khan wanted to take a break after his two releases in 2011, Ra.One and Don 2.[15] Principal photography officially began on January 9, 2012 at Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai, where a significant portion of the film was also shot.[3][16]
After the schedule in India, the crew began a 35 day filming schedule in London beginning on February 22, 2012. The film was shot under the working title of Production 45.[17][18] Khan arrived in London on February 21, 2012 and completed filming his appearance on March 26, 2012.[10][19] During filming, photos of the actors on the sets were leaked on the Internet, inciting a camera ban by the producers and an increase in the amount of security for the film's production.[20] A number of locations throughout the city featured in the film, including the Borough Market, Jubilee Walk, Great Conservatory, Palace of Westminster, Westminster Bridge, Trafalgar Square, Hungerford Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridges, the O2 Arena, the Tower Bridge and Canary Wharf. A dance sequence was filmed beside the law faculty of King's College London in Somerset House.[21] A car crash scene was filmed at Shepherd's Bush by closing down four streets in the area.[19] The schedule was completed on March 27, 2012 at an indoor location in East London.[22] The romantic scenes of the film were directed by Chopra's son Aditya Chopra to give the romance a more contemporary feel.[23] The Ishq Shava song was shot with the leading duo and freestyle dancers in an underground club and onboard a boat on the River Thames, London.[24] The climax of the film, initially planned by Chopra to be shot in the mountains of Kashmir, was relocated to Ladakh. This was apparently a suggestion of Khan whose movie Dil Se.. had been shot in the area many years earlier. However, portions of the film were later filmed in three different cities of Kashmirâ€"Srinagar, Pahalgam and Gulmarg.[25]
Before his death, Yash Chopra wanted to add additional scenes of the Swiss Alps in the title song Jab Tak Hai Jaan. However, after his death, the scheduled Switzerland shoot was cancelled.[26][27][28] Aditya Chopra wanted to keep the film as is because he did not want to tamper with Yash Chopra's vision. The scenes shot in Kashmir by Yash Chopra were kept in the song and no new footage of the Alps was added. Shooting officially ended on October 27, 2012.
