The name Mahen Vakil may not automatically ring a bell in the minds of the most ardent Bollywood buffs, but if we told you he was a vital cog in the production of such films as Darr (1993), Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) and Mohabbatein (2000), you would surely do a double-take.

Now in his eighties and retired, Vakil is a former executive producer at Yash Raj Films (YRF) who worked with the late filmmaking legend Yash Chopra in some of the banner's most unforgettable films between 1993 and the early 2000s.