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5th SEPTEMBER 1952 VIDHU VINOD CHOPRA BORN JAMMU INDIA

  1. Vidhu Vinod Chopra
    Film director
  2. Vidhu Vinod Chopra is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. Parinda, 1942: A Love Story, Eklavya: The Royal Guard, Munna Bhai film series, 3 Idiots and PK are some of his highly popular films. He is the founder of Vinod Chopra Films. Wikipedia
  3. BornSeptember 5, 1952 (age 63), Kashmir
  4. SpouseAnupama Chopra (m. 1990)

Vidhu Vinod Chopra

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Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Vidhu Vinod Chopra March 2015.jpg
Chopra at the DVD Launch of PK , March 2015
Born5 September 1952 (age 62)
Jammu and Kashmir
EthnicityPunjabiKashmiri[1]
Notable workParinda1942: A Love Story,Eklavya: The Royal Guard, "Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.,Lage Raho Munna Bhai", 3 Idiots , PK
Spouse(s)Anupama Chopra (m1990)
RelativesChopra-Johar family
Websitevinodchoprafilms.com
Vidhu Vinod Chopra is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. Parinda1942: A Love StoryEklavya: The Royal GuardMunna Bhai film series (Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. and Lage Raho Munna Bhai), 3 Idiots and PK are some of his highly popular films. He is the founder of Vinod Chopra Films.

Early life[edit]

Chopra grew up in SrinagarJammu and Kashmir, India.[2] His father was D. N. Chopra and veteran filmmaker Ramanand Sagar was his half-brother. He is of Punjabi descent and his parents are originally from Peshawar.[3] His love of Hindi cinema and support of his family encouraged him to study film direction. For this purpose, he went to Pune and studied film direction at the Film and Television Institute of India.

Career[edit]

Chopra's first student short, Murder at Monkey Hill, won the National Film Award for Best Short Experimental Film and the Guru Dutt Memorial Award for Best Student Film.[4]
This was followed by a short documentary highlighting the plight of India's destitute children, called An Encounter with Faces, which was nominated for an Academy Award in the Documentary Short Subject category in 1979. It also won the Grand Prix at the Tampere Film Festival in 1980.[5]

Films[edit]

His first feature film, shot in black-and-white, was Sazaa-E-Maut (Death Penalty) – a thriller made on a shoestring budget with then-unknown actor Naseeruddin Shah and editor Renu Saluja, who were his fellow students at FTII, Pune. His critically acclaimed films include Parinda1942: A Love StoryMission Kashmir, the Munna Bhai series, ParineetaEklavya: The Royal Guard, and 3 Idiots. 3 idiots became India's biggest worldwide box office performer in the history of Indian Cinema, grossing over Rs 395 crore.[6]

Filmography[edit]

YearFilmRole(s)
2015WazirProducer
2015Broken HorsesProducer, director, writer
2014PKProducer
2012Ferrari Ki SawaariProducer, writer
20093 IdiotsProducer, Screenplay Associate
2007Eklavya: The Royal GuardProducer, director, writer
2006Lage Raho Munna BhaiProducer, Screenplay Associate, lyricist
2005ParineetaProducer, Story and Dialogue Writer, Supervising Editor
2003Munna Bhai MBBSProducer, writer
2000Mission KashmirProducer, director, writer
1998KareebProducer, director, writer
19931942: A Love StoryProducer, director, writer
1989ParindaProducer, director, writer
1985KhamoshProducer, director, writer
1983Jaane Bhi Do YaaroActor, Production Controller
1981Sazaye MautDirector, writer
1978An Encounter with FacesDirector (Documentary)
1976Murder At Monkey HillDirector (Diploma film), writer, Actor (Akhtar)

Awards and nominations[edit]

Filmfare Awards[edit]

National Awards[edit]

IIFA Awards[edit]

Stardust Awards[edit]

  • 2009: Winner, Readers' Choice Award for 3 Idiots

FICCI Awards[edit]

  • 2009: Winner, Most Successful Film of the Year for 3 Idiots

Zee Cine Awards[edit]

Tampere International Short Film Festival[edit]

Star Screen Awards[edit]


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      1. Vidhu Vinod Chopra
        Film director
      2. Vidhu Vinod Chopra is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. Parinda, 1942: A Love Story, Eklavya: The Royal Guard, Munna Bhai film series, 3 Idiots and PK are some of his highly popular films. He is the founder of Vinod Chopra Films. Wikipedia
      3. BornSeptember 5, 1952 (age 63), Kashmir
      4. SpouseAnupama Chopra (m. 1990)
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