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Vidhu Vinod Chopra is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor and Production Controller Indian born on 5 september 1952 at Srinagar (Inde)

Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Vidhu Vinod Chopra
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Nationality Inde
Birth 5 september 1952 (71 years) at Srinagar (Inde)
Creator of Vinod Chopra Films
Awards Filmfare Awards

Vidhu Vinod Chopra is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. Parinda, 1942: A Love Story, Eklavya: The Royal Guard, Munna Bhai film series (Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. and Lage Raho Munna Bhai) and 3 Idiots are some of his highly popular films. He is the founder of Vinod Chopra Films

Biography

Réalisateur
En 2007, son film Eklavya tourné en hindi est proposé par l'Inde pour concourir à l'Oscar du meilleur film en langue étrangère. En 2013 Chopra réalise Broken Horses, un thriller dont l'action se déroule à la frontière entre les États-Unis et le Mexique. Il s'agit de son premier film tourné en anglais.


Producteur
Au cours des années 2000, Chopra produit notamment Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. et Lage Raho Munna Bhai de Rajkumar Hirani.

Usually with

Rajkumar Hirani
Rajkumar Hirani
(14 films)
Abhijat Joshi
Abhijat Joshi
(11 films)
Renu Saluja
Renu Saluja
(8 films)
Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt
(8 films)
Boman Irani
Boman Irani
(8 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Vidhu Vinod Chopra (28 films)

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Actor

Celluloid Man, 2h30
Directed by Shivendra Singh Dungarpur
Genres Biography, Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry
Actors Krzysztof Zanussi, Lester James Peries, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Saeed Akhtar Mirza, Gulzar, Naseeruddin Shah
Roles Self
Rating75% 3.791683.791683.791683.791683.79168
P. K. Nair’s fascination with cinema began as a child and he watched his first few films lying on the white sand floor of a cinema in Trivandrum. He was a collector even then - collecting ticket stubs, lobby cards, even weighing machine tickets sporting pictures of the stars of the day. He grew up to be a great collector of films.
Parinda
Parinda (1989)
, 2h35
Directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Mob film, Action, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood, Gangster films
Actors Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Nana Patekar, Anupam Kher, Suresh Oberoi
Roles Corpse
Rating77% 3.89513.89513.89513.89513.8951
The story revolves around two brothers, Kishen (Jackie Shroff) and Karan (Anil Kapoor), who have spent their childhood growing up alone on the streets of Mumbai. In order for Karan to have a better upbringing and education, Kishen joins Anna Seth (Nana Patekar). Anna owns an oil factory, but that's a mere prop to cover up his dealings within the underworld. Karan is unaware of the fact that his brother is working for a gang. Inspector Prakash (Anupam Kher), Karan's best friend, is aware of Anna's gang activities and wants to bring him to justice. Anna knows that Karan and Prakash are best friends, so he sets up the murder of Prakash when Prakash and Karan are supposed to meet after Karan's arrival from America. Karan witnesses the murder of his friend Prakash, who dies in his arms.
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro, 2h12
Directed by Kundan Shah
Origin Inde
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Films about music and musicians, Politique, Musical films, Political films, Bollywood
Actors Naseeruddin Shah, Ravi Baswani, Om Puri, Pankaj Kapur, Satish Shah, Bhakti Barve
Roles Dushasana
Rating82% 4.1465354.1465354.1465354.1465354.146535
Professional photographers Vinod Chopra(Naseeruddin Shah) and Sudhir Mishra (Ravi Baswani) open a photo studio in the prestigious Haji Ali area in Mumbai, and hope to make enough money to keep it running. After a disastrous start, they are given some work by the editor of "Khabardar", a publication that exposes the scandalous lives of the rich and the famous. They accept it and start working with the editor, Shobha Sen (Bhakti Barve), on a story exposing the dealings between an unscrupulous builder, Tarneja (Pankaj Kapoor), and corrupt Municipal Commissioner D'Mello (Satish Shah). During their investigation, they find out that another builder Ahuja (Om Puri) too is involved in this dealing.
Murder at Monkey Hill, 20minutes
Directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Genres Thriller
Actors Anjali Paigankar, Dilip Dhawan, Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Roles Akhtar
Rating58% 2.928362.928362.928362.928362.92836
A professional hitman Akhtar is hired by Seth to murder a girl Prabhi. But as Akhtar charms her to get near her to kill her he actually falls in love with her. At loss to honour his commitment to murder for which he has taken one lakh rupee and finding himself unable to kill her, he pays a woodcutter to do that. As the woodcutter chases Prabhi with an axe in his hand, the film comes to an abrupt end without showing if he succeeds or not.

Director

Broken Horses, 1h40
Directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Vincent D'Onofrio, Anton Yelchin, Thomas Jane, Sean Patrick Flanery, María Valverde, Chris Marquette
Rating57% 2.8541452.8541452.8541452.8541452.854145
Firmly in the tradition of American Westerns, it follows the lives of the two orphaned brothers. The older one, Buddy, sees his father being shot. Vulnerable and described as “slow”, Buddy gets co-opted by gangster Julius Hench (Vincent D’Onofrio) and turns into his key assassin. While Buddy grows up in a lawless environment, younger brother Jakey is a violinist auditioning for the New York Philharmonic and on the verge of marrying his Italian girlfriend. But first Jakey must return to his dusty home town near the U.S.-Mexican border to receive his wedding present from his older brother. Returning to that one-horse town opens up unhealed wounds and forces Jakey and Buddy to confront some ugly truths.
Eklavya: The Royal Guard, 1h45
Directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Political films, Bollywood, Films about royalty
Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore, Sanjay Dutt, Saif Ali Khan, Vidya Balan, Raima Sen
Rating60% 3.000783.000783.000783.000783.00078
Contemporary India. A majestic fort. A royal dynasty that no longer rules. A king without a kingdom. Yet Eklavya (Amitabh Bachchan), their royal guard, lives in a time warp. He lives only to protect the fort, the dynasty, and the king. For nine generations Eklavya's family has protected Devigarh, a centuries-old citadel in Rajasthan. His marksmanship is the stuff of legends. His unflinching loyalty inspires ballads. Eklavya has spent his entire life serving the royals and closely guarding their secrets but now he's getting old and increasingly blind. Unable to cope with the suffocating customs of his land, the heir, Prince Harshwardhan (Saif Ali Khan), has stayed away in London. But the sudden demise of the queen, Rani Suhasinidevi (Sharmila Tagore), forces the Prince back to the kingdom he had left behind. The queen leaves a letter for her son in which she tells him that his biological father is actually Eklavya.
Mission Kashmir, 2h30
Directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about religion, Films about terrorism, Musical films, Films about Islam, Bollywood
Actors Sanjay Dutt, Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta, Sonali Kulkarni, Jackie Shroff, Neha
Rating65% 3.2985953.2985953.2985953.2985953.298595
Inayat Khan (Sanjay Dutt) is the Senior Superintendent of Police responsible for the security of Srinagar, Kashmir. One day, his young son Irfaan (Yogin Soni) meets with an accident and is taken to a hospital. Unfortunately, due to a fatwa instigated by the leader of a terrorist group forbidding doctors to treat policemen, the doctors refuse to treat Irfaan. Khan angrily threatens to kill the doctors if they don't treat his son, but they still refuse, saying they are willing to die rather than letting their families be killed by the terrorist group. As a result, Irfaan dies, and Khan personally swears to put an end to the threat of the terrorist group. After finding out that the group of terrorists is taking refuge in the village of Dalgate, Khan and his men manage to attack and kill the criminals. Unfortunately, a family is caught in the crossfire, and they are killed as well. A young boy named Altaaf is the only family member who survives the shooting. He is severely traumatized by seeing his parents and sister dying in front of his eyes and is haunted by the memory of the masked policeman who shot at his family: that police officer is Khan. Altaaf falls unconscious and is jailed by Khan's men, much to Khan's anger, who then berates his officers for placing Altaaf in jail. Khan's wife Neelima (Sonali Kulkarni), having just lost Irfaan and feeling sorry for Altaaf, attempts to persuade Khan to let them adopt the boy. Khan, despite his fear that Altaaf may one day discover the truth and get revenge for it, reluctantly agrees, feeling extremely remorseful for killing Altaaf's family.
Kareeb
Kareeb (1998)

Directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Bobby Deol, Neha, Moushumi Chatterjee, Johnny Lever, Sushma Seth, Saurabh Shukla
Rating64% 3.2465253.2465253.2465253.2465253.246525
Birju (Bobby Deol) is a young man from an upper-middle-class family in Himachal Pradesh. His father insists on him being responsible, while Birju is interested in petty theft, lies, and romancing a beautiful young woman named Neha. Neha is a simple, beautiful, and responsible girl from a poor family. Birju sees Neha for the first time and falls in love with Neha that very moment. Neha also starts liking Birju but hides her feelings. Birju tries everything to impress Neha and Neha accepts that she loves Birju and can't live without him.
1942: A Love Story, 2h37
Directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Musical theatre, Action, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Manisha Koirala, Anupam Kher, Pramod Moutho, Danny Denzongpa
Rating71% 3.594513.594513.594513.594513.59451
The film is set in 1942, when the British Raj was declining. It was a time when many Indians were either working for the British or rallying in underground meetings and protests against them. In this atmosphere, Naren Singh (Anil Kapoor) falls in love with Rajeshwari "Rajjo" Pathak (Manisha Koirala). Their romance is shown developing in spite of the political and social unrest at the time.
Parinda
Parinda (1989)
, 2h35
Directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Origin Inde
Genres Drama, Mob film, Action, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood, Gangster films
Actors Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Nana Patekar, Anupam Kher, Suresh Oberoi
Rating77% 3.89513.89513.89513.89513.8951
The story revolves around two brothers, Kishen (Jackie Shroff) and Karan (Anil Kapoor), who have spent their childhood growing up alone on the streets of Mumbai. In order for Karan to have a better upbringing and education, Kishen joins Anna Seth (Nana Patekar). Anna owns an oil factory, but that's a mere prop to cover up his dealings within the underworld. Karan is unaware of the fact that his brother is working for a gang. Inspector Prakash (Anupam Kher), Karan's best friend, is aware of Anna's gang activities and wants to bring him to justice. Anna knows that Karan and Prakash are best friends, so he sets up the murder of Prakash when Prakash and Karan are supposed to meet after Karan's arrival from America. Karan witnesses the murder of his friend Prakash, who dies in his arms.
Khamosh
Khamosh (1985)

Directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Amol Palekar, Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Pankaj Kapur, Soni Razdan, Sushma Seth
Rating74% 3.741723.741723.741723.741723.74172
Soni Razdan is a budding actress. Shah is a military man. Amol Palekar is an established actor. Shabana Azmi is a fellow actresS. Ajit Vachani is a film producer and Pankaj Kapoor is his mentally unstable brother. Sushma Seth plays Mrs. Bhal, a retired actress now doing character roles and pushing her reluctant daughter into the film industry to obtain fame and fortune.
Death Penalty
Directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Naseeruddin Shah, Radha Saluja, Aanjjan Srivastav, Arun Bakshi, Dilip Dhawan, Mushtaq Khan
Rating73% 3.6776053.6776053.6776053.6776053.677605
Malika Modi lives a very wealthy lifestyle with her widowed dad in India where they own vast acres of land and businesses. When Mr. Modi suddenly passes away, he leaves all the business's interests with his younger brother conditionally until Malika turns 25. Shortly before she turned 25, Malika is told by a young man, Uday Jagirdar, that she is about to get killed, and the person to kill her is none other than Uday himself. Malika disbelieves him and runs for her life. She finds out that Uday is not chasing her but another man, Anil Suri, an employee of her uncle's. Malika knows now that she has no choice but to seek help from Uday, her very own paid assailant. What Malika does not know is that Uday is not who he claims to be, but is actually a deranged former mental patient who is accused of murder.
An Encounter with Faces, 21minutes
Directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Genres Documentary
Rating69% 3.4707653.4707653.4707653.4707653.470765
Murder at Monkey Hill, 20minutes
Directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Genres Thriller
Actors Anjali Paigankar, Dilip Dhawan, Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Rating58% 2.928362.928362.928362.928362.92836
A professional hitman Akhtar is hired by Seth to murder a girl Prabhi. But as Akhtar charms her to get near her to kill her he actually falls in love with her. At loss to honour his commitment to murder for which he has taken one lakh rupee and finding himself unable to kill her, he pays a woodcutter to do that. As the woodcutter chases Prabhi with an axe in his hand, the film comes to an abrupt end without showing if he succeeds or not.

Scriptwriter

Wazir
Wazir (2016)

Directed by Bejoy Nambiar
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Amitabh Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar, Aditi Rao Hydari, Neil Nitin Mukesh, John Abraham, Manav Kaul
Roles Story
Rating70% 3.548243.548243.548243.548243.54824
Wazir 'est un conte de deux amis improbables, un grand maître d'échecs en fauteuil roulant et un brave officier ATS. Réunis par la douleur et un étrange coup du sort, les deux hommes décident de s'entraider gagner les plus grands jeux de leur vie. Mais il y a un adversaire dangereux mystérieux, tapi dans l'ombre, qui est prêt à les faire échec et mat.