Vidhu Vinod Chopra

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Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Born September 5, 1956 (1956-09-05) (age 51)
Srinagar, Kashmir, India
Spouse(s) Anupama Chopra

Vidhu Vinod Chopra born on September 5, 1956, is an academy award- nominated Indian producer and filmmaker. He is also the head of Vinod Chopra Productions. He is particularly known for producing the Munna Bhai films.

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[edit] Early life

Chopra born on September 5, 1956 and was raised in Srinagar, Kashmir, India. He decided not to pursue his Doctorate at Cambridge University and chose to study direction at the Film and Television Institute of India.

He married a famous writer Anupama Chopra. He currently is a citizen of United States.

[edit] Career

His film An Encounter with Faces was nominated for an Oscar in the short, non-fiction film category in 1979.

He has since been involved with a number of critically acclaimed films including Parinda, 1942: A Love Story, the Munna Bhai series, Parineeta and the recently released film, Eklavya: The Royal Guard.

He frequently works with the screenwriter Abhijat Joshi and filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani and director Pradeep Sarkar.

[edit] Filmography

Year Film Role(s)
2008 Munna Bhai Chale Amerika Producer
2008 64 Squares Director, Producer, Writer
2007 Eklavya: The Royal Guard Director, Producer, Writer
2006 Lage Raho Munna Bhai Producer, Screenplay Associate
2005 Parineeta Producer, Writer
2003 Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. Producer,Writer
2000 Mission Kashmir Director, Producer, Writer
1998 Kareeb Director, Producer
1993 1942: A Love Story Director, Producer, Writer
1989 Parinda Director
1985 Khamosh Director, Producer, Writer
1983 Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro Actor, Production Controller
1981 Sazaye Maut Director, Producer, Writer
1978 An Encounter with Faces Director
1977 Murder At Monkey Hill Director

| 1977 ||Kareeb|| Director, Producer |}

[edit] Awards & nominations

[edit] Filmfare Awards

[edit] National Awards

  • 1977: Best Short Experimental Film for Murder At Monkey Hill

[edit] Guru Dutt Memorial Award

  • Best Student Film for Murder At Monkey Hill
  • Screening/Certificate Of Merit at Montreal and Leipzig Film Festivals for Murder At Monkey Hill

[edit] Academy Awards

[edit] Global Indian Film Awards

[edit] Misc.

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ "Lage Raho Munnabhai upstages Rang De.. at GIFA as Best Film", zeenews.com, 2006-12-10. Retrieved on 2006-12-10. 
  2. ^ "Lage Raho Munnabhai takes top honour", dnaindia.com, 2006-12-10. Retrieved on 2006-12-10. 

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