Английская Википедия:B. R. Chopra
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Baldev Raj Chopra (22 April 1914 – 5 November 2008)[1] was a famous Indian director and producer of Bollywood industry and television series. He's known for directing notable films like Afsana, Ek Hi Raasta, Шаблон:Lang, Sadhna, Kanoon, Gumrah, Hamraaz, Dhund, Pati Patni Aur Woh, Шаблон:Lang and Nikaah.[2][3][4] He also produced hit films such as Dhool Ka Phool, Waqt, Ittefaq, Aadmi Aur Insaan, Chhoti Si Baat, The Burning Train, Aaj Ki Awaaz, Baghban and the TV series, Mahabharat.[5][6] He was awarded Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema, for the year 1998, and Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, in 2001.
His younger brother Yash Chopra, son Ravi Chopra and nephews Aditya Chopra and Karan Johar are also directors in the Bollywood industry. His nephew Uday Chopra is an actor and producer.
Biography
Chopra was born on 22 April 1914 in Rahon, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district (formerly Nawanshahr district) to Vilayati Raj Chopra, an employee of the PWD. He later shifted to Lahore. He was the second of several siblings; his youngest brother was filmmaker Yash Chopra.[7]
Chopra received an M.A. in English literature from University of the Punjab in Lahore. He started his career in 1944 as a film journalist with Cine Herald, a film-monthly published in Lahore, he later took over the magazine and ran it until 1947.[8] In the same year, he launched a film with a story by I. S. Johar, Chandni Chowk. Naeem Hashmi was hero of this movie and Erika Rukhshi was the heroine. Just as the production of film was to start, riots broke out in Lahore and he and his family had to flee from the city. After the partition of India into India and Pakistan in 1947, he moved to Delhi. He later moved to Mumbai, where his first production, Karwat, began in 1948, though it turned out to be a flop. His first film as a director, Afsana, was released in 1951 and featured Ashok Kumar in a double role – the film was a hit and established his name in Bollywood. Chopra made Chandni Chowk, with Meena Kumari as a lead, in 1954. In 1955, Chopra formed his own production house, B.R Films. His first movie for this production house was Ek Hi Raasta (1956) which was highly successful. He followed it up with Naya Daur (1957) starring Dilip Kumar and Vyjayantimala Bali, the film became a golden jubilee hit.[9][10] His subsequent releases like Kanoon, Gumrah, Hamraaz were major hits in the sixties. In 1963, he was a member of the jury at the 13th Berlin International Film Festival.[11] His second film with actor Dilip Kumar was Dastaan which became a flop in 1972.
He directed successful film across genres after 1972, with films like suspense thriller Dhund (1973), drama Karm (1977), comedy film Pati Patni Aur Woh (1978), crime film in Шаблон:Lang (1980), Muslim social in Nikaah (1982) and the political thriller Awam (1987).
He was the producer for the films Dhool Ka Phool (1959), Waqt (1965), Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969) and Ittefaq (1969) directed by his younger brother Yash Chopra, and he also produced The Burning Train (1980), Mazdoor (1983), Шаблон:Lang (1984), Шаблон:Lang (2003), Baabul (2006), Bhoothnath (2008) which were directed by Ravi Chopra.
Chopra forayed into television with Mahabharat, whose become the most successful TV serials with 92% viewers record in Indian television history, where Nitish Bharadwaj played the role of Krishna and Mukesh khanna portrayed the role of Bhism pitamah and this was co-directed by him with his son. He also produced TV Series on Bahadur Shah Zafar, Kanoon, Vishnu Puran, Aap Beeti and Maa Shakti.
He died in Mumbai at the age of 94 on 5 November 2008,[12] survived by his son, Ravi Chopra, and two daughters Shashi and Bina.[13]
Awards
- Civilian awards
- Padma Bhushan: 2001[14]
- 1960: Third Best Feature Film in Hindi – Kanoon[15]
- 1961: National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi – Dharmputra[16] (Producer)
- 1998: Dadasaheb Phalke Award[17]
Filmography
References
External links
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- ↑ Filmmaker B R Chopra passes away. Press Trust of India via NDTV. 5 November 2008
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- ↑ B.R.Chopra made socially relevant films The Hindu, 6 November 2008.
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- ↑ Films transformed Chopra's destiny and vice-versa The Times of India, 6 November 2008.
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- ↑ Filmmaker B.R. Chopra dead. Thaindian.com (5 November 2008). Retrieved on 2018-11-09.
- ↑ Bollywood producer BR Chopra dies. BBC News, 5 November 2008.
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