Throwback: When Yash Chopra Was Paying More Attention To Hema Malini, Felt Pamela Chopra
Throwback: When Yash Chopra Was Paying More Attention To Hema Malini, Felt Pamela Chopra
On April 20, late legendary filmmaker Yash Chopra’s wife, Pamela Chopra, fondly addressed as Pam bid adieu to this World. Reportedly, the star wife was suffering from an age-related ailment and was hospitalized for almost 15 days. when she breathed her last.
As the film fraternity continue to always remember Pam, here’s an interesting anecdote of her life before she tied the knot to Yash Chopra.
Fondly remembered as Pam by one and all, she and former actor Simi Garewal were cousins. In a throwback interview, Simi once revealed that she and Pam grew together and she was like a ‘third daughter’ to Simi’s mother. Earlier in an interview, Simi had spoken at length on Pam and revealed how she once caught Yash Chopra stealing a glance at Pamela at a wedding function.
Once amid an interaction with the media personnel, speaking Simi Garewal had recalled, that she took her to BR Chopra’s daughter’s wedding, where Yash and she met for the first time. But, She felt that Yash ji was paying more attention to Hema Malini, but she had caught Yash sneaking a glance at Pam several times.” Well, little didn’t they know this single glance would turn into a rishta. The former actress further revealed that soon following that encounter, late filmmaker’s elder brother BR Chopra sent a rishta to Simi’s mother.
Her father, Mohinder Singh, who was in the army, was initially hesitant as the Chopras were wealthy in comparison. But her mother ensured she would take care of everything. She took care of her like her own daughter.
However, things didn’t turn as planned as Simi revealed that Pamela began to distance herself from everyone. While they wouldn’t dwell upon what happened when they met but they continued to meet and greet each other on Aditya Chopra and Uday Chopra’s birthday.
Following her marriage with Yash, she distanced herself which hurt one and all deeply.
Simmi added that he he added though we would go for Aditya and Uday’s Chopra birthdays, which eventually stopped,” adding “We never got a chance to find out what happened, even when we spoke, laughed, and joked around. We never dove into what happened.”
News input KV Raman
