“King of Romance,”

Yash Chopra was known to Bollywood as the “King of Romance,” boasting a five-decade Hindi language film career with major hits like Deewar, Dil To Pagal Hai, and Chandni. In addition to contracting dengue fever, Chopra was also suffering from kidney problems. He died in Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital.
“He passed away due to dengue and multiple organ failure,” said the official announcement regarding his death.
Chopra’s latest film, Jab Tak Hai Jaan, is scheduled to release next month in India.
“He was a down to earth person who used to guide us in taking major family decisions. Being the youngest of five brothers and three sisters, he was the most pampered,” said Suman Chopra, daughter-in-law of Hans Raj Chopra, Yash Chopra’s eldest brother, reports the Hindustan Times.

“After his brother BR Chopra died four years ago, it was he who took on the mantle of our family and imbibed good values in us. He did not feel like coming to Jalandhar after the death of my father Lalit Chopra four years ago. When I requested him to visit us, he assured me that he would attend the weddings of my children,” said Suman’s daughter Bhakti Mehta.
Chopra’s eldest son, Aditya Chopra, is also a successful film director, and his younger son, Uday Chopra, runs the international branch of the family’s production studio. Yash Chopra got his start in film under his elder brother, veteran filmmaker B.R. Chopra, who himself died four years ago at the age of 94.
Condolences from IQ to the family of Yash Chopra, Bollywood film legend. http://www.inquisitr.com/370873/bollywood-filmmaker-yash-chopra-dead-at-80/

Tiada lagi kesantunan Norodom Sihanouk..

Pada 15 Oktober 2012, bekas raja Kemboja, Norodom Sihanouk meninggal dunia akibat serangan jantung di Beijing pada usia 89 tahun.Pembantu peribadinya Putera Sisowath Thomico memaklumkan bahawa bekas raja itu tinggal di Beijing sejak Januari 2012. Beliau sepatutnya berumur 90 tahun pada 31 Oktober 2012 . Mayat baginda dibawa dari China kembali ke Phnom Penhuntuk upacara pengebumian di istana diraja menurut tradisi Kemboja.

Selain daripada kenyataan dari mulut Norodom Sihanouk sendiri suatu masa dulu bahawa beliau adalah berketurunan Melayu sebelah ibunya. Banyak sejarah dan hikayat lama yang mengaitkan keturunan beliau dengan kerajaan Melayu yang bernama Kembayat Negara dan asal- usulnya lebih dekat dengan rumpun Melayu Kelantan. Saya adalah salah seorang yang sentiasa terpesona dengan gaya hidup dan penampilannya yang sentiasa menyembah hormat kepada sesiapa sahaja, lagi satu yang menjadikan beliau digemari adalah bila dikatakan bahawa masa lapang Sihanouk termasuk menyukai filem dan muzik. Baginda merupakan pembuat filem sepanjang tahun, mengarah banyak filem dan karangan muzik. 

Dia merupakan salah seorang ketua negara yang mempunyai laman web tersendiri, yang mempunyai pengikut, menarik lebih seribu pelawat sehari, sejumlah besar dari pengguna Internet negaranya. Kenyataan Di Raja diletakkan di situ setiap hari untuk dibaca rakyatnya. http://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norodom_Sihanouk