Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Nascimento : 1952-09-05, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

História

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.

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Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Filmes

Shikara
Editor
Shikara is the untold story of Kashmiri Pandits' forced exodus. It is the story of resilience in the face of insurmountable odds. It is also the story of a love that remains unextinguished through 30 years of exile. A timeless love story in the worst of times.
Shikara
Screenplay
Shikara is the untold story of Kashmiri Pandits' forced exodus. It is the story of resilience in the face of insurmountable odds. It is also the story of a love that remains unextinguished through 30 years of exile. A timeless love story in the worst of times.
Shikara
Producer
Shikara is the untold story of Kashmiri Pandits' forced exodus. It is the story of resilience in the face of insurmountable odds. It is also the story of a love that remains unextinguished through 30 years of exile. A timeless love story in the worst of times.
Shikara
Director
Shikara is the untold story of Kashmiri Pandits' forced exodus. It is the story of resilience in the face of insurmountable odds. It is also the story of a love that remains unextinguished through 30 years of exile. A timeless love story in the worst of times.
Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga
Producer
Sweety has to contend with her over-enthusiastic family that wants her to get married but the ultimate truth is that her love might not find acceptance in her family and society.
Sanju
Producer
Sanju explora alguns dos capítulos mais cruciais da dramática e controversa vida real do astro de cinema Sanjay Dutt. Dá uma explicação sobre seu encontro com drogas e suas provações e tribulações no caso do Arms Act e nas explosões de 1993 em Mumbai.
3 Idiotas
Screenstory
Um grupo de amigos embarca em uma aventura divertida, determinado a encontrar um companheiro de quarto da faculdade que desapareceu sem deixar vestígios no dia da formatura.
Wazir
Editor
Wazir é um conto de dois amigos improváveis, um grande mestre de xadrez de cadeira de rodas e um corajoso oficial de ATS. Reunidos pela dor e uma estranha reviravolta do destino, os dois homens decidem ajudar um ao outro a ganhar o maior jogo de suas vidas. Mas há um adversário misterioso, perigoso, à espreita nas sombras, que está pronto para o xeque-mate.
Wazir
Story
Wazir é um conto de dois amigos improváveis, um grande mestre de xadrez de cadeira de rodas e um corajoso oficial de ATS. Reunidos pela dor e uma estranha reviravolta do destino, os dois homens decidem ajudar um ao outro a ganhar o maior jogo de suas vidas. Mas há um adversário misterioso, perigoso, à espreita nas sombras, que está pronto para o xeque-mate.
Wazir
Producer
Wazir é um conto de dois amigos improváveis, um grande mestre de xadrez de cadeira de rodas e um corajoso oficial de ATS. Reunidos pela dor e uma estranha reviravolta do destino, os dois homens decidem ajudar um ao outro a ganhar o maior jogo de suas vidas. Mas há um adversário misterioso, perigoso, à espreita nas sombras, que está pronto para o xeque-mate.
Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema
Himself
Indian cinema has the largest audience of any art form on the planet. With a population of over a billion, India has recently enjoyed an economic boom and its movie stars are treated like deities. Today their fame stretches across the diaspora, in what has become a truly global industry. As Indian cinema celebrates its centenary, Sanjeev Bhaskar travels across the subcontinent to get under the skin of the Indian movie business as never before. From young hopefuls in the slums of Mumbai to superstars like Kareena Kapoor and Aamir Khan, he meets the stars of the silver screen and the people behind the scenes - legendary producers, directors, musicians and choreographers - exploring the stories behind some of the greatest films ever made.
Cavalos Domados
Producer
Sobre as sombras das guerras entre gangues na fronteira entre o México e os EUA, o filme conta a história de dois irmão e questiona os laços de fraternidade, a lealdade e a inutilidade da violência.
Cavalos Domados
Writer
Sobre as sombras das guerras entre gangues na fronteira entre o México e os EUA, o filme conta a história de dois irmão e questiona os laços de fraternidade, a lealdade e a inutilidade da violência.
Cavalos Domados
Director
Sobre as sombras das guerras entre gangues na fronteira entre o México e os EUA, o filme conta a história de dois irmão e questiona os laços de fraternidade, a lealdade e a inutilidade da violência.
PK
Producer
PK é uma comédia sobre um estranho na cidade, um alienígena, que faz perguntas que ninguém fez antes. Elas são inocentes, perguntas infantis, mas elas trazem respostas catastróficas. As pessoas que estão estabelecidas em seus caminhos por gerações, são forçados a reavaliar seu mundo quando o vê nos olhos inocentes de PK. No processo PK faz amigos leais e inimigos poderosos. Conserta vidas quebradas e irrita o sistema. A curiosidade infantil do PK transforma-se em uma odisseia espiritual para ele e milhões de outros. O filme é uma exploração ambiciosa e exclusivamente original de filosofias complexas. Ele também é um simples e humano conto de amor, risos e deixe estar. Finalmente, é uma saga sobre uma amizade entre estranhos de mundos separados.
Celluloid Man
Self
Indian documentary about Indian film history and P. K. Nair, the founder of the National Film Archive of India and guardian of Indian cinema. He built the archive can by can in a country where the archiving of cinema was considered unimportant.
Ferrari Ki Sawaari
Writer
A little boy thinks of nothing but cricket. His father, Rusy, thinks of nothing but his little boy. To fulfill his sons dream of playing at Lords cricket ground, the honest and upright Rusy takes a reckless step. He borrows a gleaming red Ferrari. Just for one hour. The only trouble-- he doesnt inform the cars legendary owner. A wild, breathless, bumpy ride begins. A naive Rusy must dodge bullets and bouncers for one unforgettable night, and play the role of a perfect father. Can he do it? Ferrari Ki Sawaari is a fun-filled story of small guys and their big dreams and how these dreams turn into a mad comedy of errors. Fasten your seatbelts. The joyride awaits
Ferrari Ki Sawaari
Producer
A little boy thinks of nothing but cricket. His father, Rusy, thinks of nothing but his little boy. To fulfill his sons dream of playing at Lords cricket ground, the honest and upright Rusy takes a reckless step. He borrows a gleaming red Ferrari. Just for one hour. The only trouble-- he doesnt inform the cars legendary owner. A wild, breathless, bumpy ride begins. A naive Rusy must dodge bullets and bouncers for one unforgettable night, and play the role of a perfect father. Can he do it? Ferrari Ki Sawaari is a fun-filled story of small guys and their big dreams and how these dreams turn into a mad comedy of errors. Fasten your seatbelts. The joyride awaits
Nanban
Original Story
The plot of the film illustrates the embankment of two friends on a quest for a lost buddy, who was once an optimistic and successful student. On their journey, they recount their college life and special moments that the three shared up until their lost friend secretly parted ways after convocation. During their quest, the two encounter a rival classmate who once made a long forgotten bet with them, a funeral that goes impossibly out of control, and a wedding they must crash.
3 Idiotas
Screenplay
Farhan e Raju partem em busca de seu amigo e colega de faculdade há muito desaparecido, Rancho. No decorrer desta aventura, serão confrontados com uma antiga aposta esquecida, um casamento que terão de entrar de penetras e um funeral que não correrá como planejado.
3 Idiotas
Producer
Farhan e Raju partem em busca de seu amigo e colega de faculdade há muito desaparecido, Rancho. No decorrer desta aventura, serão confrontados com uma antiga aposta esquecida, um casamento que terão de entrar de penetras e um funeral que não correrá como planejado.
Pancham Unmixed: Mujhe Chalte Jaana Hai...
Himself
Winner of 2 National Awards, Pancham Unmixed: Mujhe Chalte Jaana Hai, takes an incisive look into the legendary composer, RD Burman's reflective artistry and buoyant-but-also-lonely inner being. Featuring a host of close friends, colleagues and admirers, the film evokes awe, admiration and nostalgia the way most of his music does, till date.
Eklavya: The Royal Guard
Screenplay
As the kingdom of Devigarh comes apart at the seams, an aging bodyguard attempts to protect the Royal Family, as well as keep its darkest secrets from ever coming to light.
Eklavya: The Royal Guard
Director
As the kingdom of Devigarh comes apart at the seams, an aging bodyguard attempts to protect the Royal Family, as well as keep its darkest secrets from ever coming to light.
Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Screenplay
Um hilariante gangster do submundo conhecido como Munna Bhai apaixona-se cómicamente por uma apresentadora de rádio com o nome de Jahnvi e que administra a casa de um ancião, que é tomado por um construtor sem escrúpulos, e o que leva os moradores a serem expulsos ironicamente com a ajuda de ajudante Munna Bhai, Circuito, enquanto Munna está ocupado a namorar Jahnvi em outro lugar.
Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Producer
Um hilariante gangster do submundo conhecido como Munna Bhai apaixona-se cómicamente por uma apresentadora de rádio com o nome de Jahnvi e que administra a casa de um ancião, que é tomado por um construtor sem escrúpulos, e o que leva os moradores a serem expulsos ironicamente com a ajuda de ajudante Munna Bhai, Circuito, enquanto Munna está ocupado a namorar Jahnvi em outro lugar.
Parineeta
Screenplay
They fall in love before they know its meaning, Lolita, orphaned at an early age & Shekhar, who reaches out & gives her the security she craves.They share joys & sorrows through childhood & adolescence,unknown to them the relationship of an unspoken right they hold over eachother metamorphs into an intense love, they don't even sense coming. It Takes and outsider for them to realize their love.
Vasool Raja MBBS
Original Story
A goon, Rajaraman, enrols himself in a medical college to fulfil his father's dream. He defies the college rules and creates problems for Dr Vishwanathan.
Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.
Story
Murli Prasad Sharma, conhecido como Munna Bhai, é um tipo desprezíveis e têm um gangue um bairro de lavadeiras em Mumbai. Mas os seus pais não têm conhecimento de tudo isso, eles acreditam que seu filho é um médico de prestígio, de modo que cada vez que visita a aldeia, Munna Bhai transforma o seu "Escritório" em um hospital e os seus comparsas fazem de médicos e pacientes imaginário. Na última visita, o pai fala sobre a sua amizade com o Dr. JC Asthana e seu desejo de ele se casar com a sua filha Chinki, que também é médica.
Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.
Producer
Murli Prasad Sharma, conhecido como Munna Bhai, é um tipo desprezíveis e têm um gangue um bairro de lavadeiras em Mumbai. Mas os seus pais não têm conhecimento de tudo isso, eles acreditam que seu filho é um médico de prestígio, de modo que cada vez que visita a aldeia, Munna Bhai transforma o seu "Escritório" em um hospital e os seus comparsas fazem de médicos e pacientes imaginário. Na última visita, o pai fala sobre a sua amizade com o Dr. JC Asthana e seu desejo de ele se casar com a sua filha Chinki, que também é médica.
Mission Kashmir
Story
A police officer adopts the son and sole survivor of a family he has massacred while pursuing a terrorist. After some time the foster son finds out what the stepfather did.
Mission Kashmir
Producer
A police officer adopts the son and sole survivor of a family he has massacred while pursuing a terrorist. After some time the foster son finds out what the stepfather did.
Mission Kashmir
Director
A police officer adopts the son and sole survivor of a family he has massacred while pursuing a terrorist. After some time the foster son finds out what the stepfather did.
Kareeb
Screenplay
Birju is a young man who lives with his mom, dad, sister, and a younger brother in an upper middle class home. His father would like him to work as well as accept some responsibility, but Birju does not heed him, but is instead interested in petty thievery, lies, and romancing a beautiful young woman named Neha. When he proposes marriage, his mom and dad hope that this will set him on the right path, and they approve of his marriage with Neha. When Neha finds out the truth about Birju, she refuses to marry him, and re-locates to another town. Birju is unable to get Neha out of his mind, and he runs away from home, hoping to locate Neha somewhere, and try to patch things with her. He does find Neha and her mom, who is hospitalized. When Birju makes inquiries he is told that Neha's mom is due for major surgery, and that this operation will cost a lot of money. Birju steals the money to pay for the surgery...
Kareeb
Producer
Birju is a young man who lives with his mom, dad, sister, and a younger brother in an upper middle class home. His father would like him to work as well as accept some responsibility, but Birju does not heed him, but is instead interested in petty thievery, lies, and romancing a beautiful young woman named Neha. When he proposes marriage, his mom and dad hope that this will set him on the right path, and they approve of his marriage with Neha. When Neha finds out the truth about Birju, she refuses to marry him, and re-locates to another town. Birju is unable to get Neha out of his mind, and he runs away from home, hoping to locate Neha somewhere, and try to patch things with her. He does find Neha and her mom, who is hospitalized. When Birju makes inquiries he is told that Neha's mom is due for major surgery, and that this operation will cost a lot of money. Birju steals the money to pay for the surgery...
Kareeb
Director
Birju is a young man who lives with his mom, dad, sister, and a younger brother in an upper middle class home. His father would like him to work as well as accept some responsibility, but Birju does not heed him, but is instead interested in petty thievery, lies, and romancing a beautiful young woman named Neha. When he proposes marriage, his mom and dad hope that this will set him on the right path, and they approve of his marriage with Neha. When Neha finds out the truth about Birju, she refuses to marry him, and re-locates to another town. Birju is unable to get Neha out of his mind, and he runs away from home, hoping to locate Neha somewhere, and try to patch things with her. He does find Neha and her mom, who is hospitalized. When Birju makes inquiries he is told that Neha's mom is due for major surgery, and that this operation will cost a lot of money. Birju steals the money to pay for the surgery...
1942: A Love Story
Writer
Um jovem casal indiano, ambos de famílias ricas, vêem-se apanhados num movimento indígena revolucionário da década de 1940 contra as suas famílias que estão sob o domínio de um sádico general britânico.
1942: A Love Story
Producer
Um jovem casal indiano, ambos de famílias ricas, vêem-se apanhados num movimento indígena revolucionário da década de 1940 contra as suas famílias que estão sob o domínio de um sádico general britânico.
1942: A Love Story
Director
Um jovem casal indiano, ambos de famílias ricas, vêem-se apanhados num movimento indígena revolucionário da década de 1940 contra as suas famílias que estão sob o domínio de um sádico general britânico.
Parinda
Corpse
Brothers Kishen and Karan live in Bombay, where Karan falls in love with Paro. But Karan then leaves India to attend school in America. Kishen, meanwhile, enters into a life of crime, falling under the sway of Anna, a drug dealer. When Karan decides to return to India to pursue a relationship with Paro, Kishen tries to keep him as far away from his criminal life as possible, but his plans go tragically awry.
Parinda
Story
Brothers Kishen and Karan live in Bombay, where Karan falls in love with Paro. But Karan then leaves India to attend school in America. Kishen, meanwhile, enters into a life of crime, falling under the sway of Anna, a drug dealer. When Karan decides to return to India to pursue a relationship with Paro, Kishen tries to keep him as far away from his criminal life as possible, but his plans go tragically awry.
Parinda
Producer
Brothers Kishen and Karan live in Bombay, where Karan falls in love with Paro. But Karan then leaves India to attend school in America. Kishen, meanwhile, enters into a life of crime, falling under the sway of Anna, a drug dealer. When Karan decides to return to India to pursue a relationship with Paro, Kishen tries to keep him as far away from his criminal life as possible, but his plans go tragically awry.
Parinda
Director
Brothers Kishen and Karan live in Bombay, where Karan falls in love with Paro. But Karan then leaves India to attend school in America. Kishen, meanwhile, enters into a life of crime, falling under the sway of Anna, a drug dealer. When Karan decides to return to India to pursue a relationship with Paro, Kishen tries to keep him as far away from his criminal life as possible, but his plans go tragically awry.
Khamosh
Producer
Khamosh is 1985 Indian thriller directed and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The film starred Bollywood actors such as Naseerudin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Amol Palekar, Soni Razdan and Pankaj Kapoor. It, however, did not do well at the box office. The film became notable for actors Amol Palekar, Soni Razdan and Shabana Azmi portraying fictional versions of themselves. It is a suspense movie, wherein the murderer is among the group of people living together in a hotel, and the actual murderer is well hidden in the plot until the very end.
Khamosh
Writer
Khamosh is 1985 Indian thriller directed and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The film starred Bollywood actors such as Naseerudin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Amol Palekar, Soni Razdan and Pankaj Kapoor. It, however, did not do well at the box office. The film became notable for actors Amol Palekar, Soni Razdan and Shabana Azmi portraying fictional versions of themselves. It is a suspense movie, wherein the murderer is among the group of people living together in a hotel, and the actual murderer is well hidden in the plot until the very end.
Khamosh
Director
Khamosh is 1985 Indian thriller directed and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The film starred Bollywood actors such as Naseerudin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Amol Palekar, Soni Razdan and Pankaj Kapoor. It, however, did not do well at the box office. The film became notable for actors Amol Palekar, Soni Razdan and Shabana Azmi portraying fictional versions of themselves. It is a suspense movie, wherein the murderer is among the group of people living together in a hotel, and the actual murderer is well hidden in the plot until the very end.
Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro
Two zanies open a photography studio. They score a partnership with a gossip magazine that suddenly thrusts them into a world of corruption, murder, and hijinks.
Death Penalty
Producer
The film was based on Vinod Chopra's diploma film at FTII, Murder at Monkey Hill (1976). He adapted that into a full-length feature, with Naseeruddin Shah and Radha Saluja, respectively, playing the roles that he, himself, and Anjali Paigankar had played in the short film.
Death Penalty
Writer
The film was based on Vinod Chopra's diploma film at FTII, Murder at Monkey Hill (1976). He adapted that into a full-length feature, with Naseeruddin Shah and Radha Saluja, respectively, playing the roles that he, himself, and Anjali Paigankar had played in the short film.
Death Penalty
Director
The film was based on Vinod Chopra's diploma film at FTII, Murder at Monkey Hill (1976). He adapted that into a full-length feature, with Naseeruddin Shah and Radha Saluja, respectively, playing the roles that he, himself, and Anjali Paigankar had played in the short film.
An Encounter with Faces
Director
Oscar nominated documentary short from 1978 about an Indian juvenile reformatory.
Murder at Monkey Hill
The story deals with a professional hitman, who falls in love with the woman he sets out to murder.
Murder at Monkey Hill
Director of Photography
The story deals with a professional hitman, who falls in love with the woman he sets out to murder.
Murder at Monkey Hill
Screenplay
The story deals with a professional hitman, who falls in love with the woman he sets out to murder.
Murder at Monkey Hill
Story
The story deals with a professional hitman, who falls in love with the woman he sets out to murder.
Murder at Monkey Hill
Director
The story deals with a professional hitman, who falls in love with the woman he sets out to murder.