Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Chopra at the DVD Launch of PK in 2015
Born (1952-09-05) 5 September 1952
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Occupation Writer, Producer, Director, Editor, Lyricist, Actor
Notable work Parinda, 1942: A Love Story, Eklavya: The Royal Guard,Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.,Lage Raho Munna Bhai, 3 Idiots, PK,Sanju, Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga
Spouse(s) Renu Saluja (divorced)
Anupama Chopra (m. 1996)
Website vinodchoprafilms

Vidhu Vinod Chopra (born September 5, 1952) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. His better known films include Parinda, 1942: A Love Story , Munna Bhai film series (Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. and Lage Raho Munna Bhai) , 3 Idiots , PK, Sanju and Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga. He is the founder of Vinod Chopra Films.

Early life

Chopra grew up in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.[1] His father was D. N. Chopra and veteran filmmaker Ramanand Sagar was his half-brother.[2] he went to Pune and studied film direction at the Film and Television Institute of India.

Career

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.[3]

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.[4]

Films

His first feature film, shot in black-and-white, was Sazaa-E-Maut (Death Penalty) – a thriller made on a low budget with then-unknown actor Naseeruddin Shah and editor Renu Saluja, who were his fellow students at FTII, Pune. His critically acclaimed films include Parinda, 1942: A Love Story, Mission Kashmir, the Munna Bhai series, Parineeta, and 3 Idiots. His Hollywood film Broken Horses received a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 22%,[5]and was commercially unsuccessful, making Rs60 lakh in its opening weekend.[6]

Filmography

YearFilmRole(s) Notes
2018Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa LagaProducer Filming
2018SanjuProducer
2016WazirProducer, editor
2015Broken HorsesProducer, director, writer
2014PKProducer Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Film
2012 Ferrari Ki SawaariProducer, writer
20093 IdiotsProducer, Screenplay Associate National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment

Filmfare Award for Best Film

Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay

2007Eklavya: The Royal GuardProducer, director, writer
2006Lage Raho Munna BhaiProducer, Screenplay Associate, lyricist National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment

Filmfare Award for Best Story

Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Film

Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay

2005ParineetaProducer, Story and Dialogue Writer, Supervising Editor Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director

Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Film

2003Munna Bhai MBBSProducer, writer National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment

Filmfare Critics Award for Best Film

Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay

Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Film

2000Mission KashmirProducer, director, writer Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Film

Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Director

1998KareebProducer, director, writer
19941942: A Love StoryProducer, director, writer Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Film

Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Director

1989ParindaProducer, director, writer Filmfare Award for Best Director

Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Film

1985KhamoshProducer, director, writer
1983Jaane Bhi Do YaaroActor(Dushasana), Production Controller
1981Sazaye MautDirector, writer
1978An Encounter with FacesDirector (Documentary) Nominated - Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)
1976Murder At Monkey HillDirector (Diploma film), writer, Actor (Akhtar) National Film Award for Best Experimental Film

Awards and nominations

Vidhu Vinod Chopra has received one nomination at the Academy Awards, six National Film Awards, and five awards from fourteen nominations at the Filmfare Awards.

IIFA Awards

Stardust Awards

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

FICCI Awards

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

Zee Cine Awards

Tampere International Short Film Festival

Star Screen Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Vidhu Vinod Chopra recalls troubled time in Kashmir - NDTV Movies". ndtv.com. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "In Bollywood, everyone's related!". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2009.
  4. ↑ "Tampere International Short Film Festival (1980)". IMDb. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Broken Horses". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Broken Horses Is An Epic Disaster - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
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