Vidhu Vinod Chopra (born 5 September 1952) is an Indian film director, producer, editor, screenwriter, lyricist and actor. His well-known films as director are Parinda (1988), and 1942: A Love Story (1994). He is also known for producing Munna Bhai film series, 3 Idiots (2009), PK (2014), and Sanju (2018) under his banner Vinod Chopra Films. Chopra was born and grew up in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. His father was D. N. Chopra and veteran filmmaker Ramanand Sagar was his half-brother. His father's family originally came from Peshawar, British India. His paternal uncles were filmmakers Yash Chopra and B. R. Chopra. His paternal first cousins are Aditya Chopra, Karan Johar, and Uday Chopra. His mother was Shanti Devi Mahalakshmi, who left Kashmir with him and her family after the exodus and mass killings of Kashmiri Pandits, due to the Kashmir conflict in 1990. He dedicated his Shikara to his mother, which was based on the same. He has Punjabi Hindu ancestry from his father's side, and Kashmiri Hindu ancestry from his mother's side. He studied film direction at the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune. More information...
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