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B. R. Chopra

1914 - 2008

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Baldev Raj Chopra (22 April 1914 – 5 November 2008) was a prolific Indian director and producer noted for pioneering the Hindi film industry and television series. He's known for directing notable films, such as Afsana, Ek Hi Raasta, Naya Daur, Sadhna, Kanoon, Gumrah, Hamraaz, Dhund, Pati Patni Aur Woh, Insaf Ka Tarazu and Nikaah. He also produced hit films, including Dhool Ka Phool, Waqt, Ittefaq, Aadmi Aur Insaan, Chhoti Si Baat, The Burning Train, Aaj Ki Awaaz, Baghban and the TV series, Mahabharat. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. B. R. Chopra is the 739th most popular film director (up from 1,683rd in 2019), the 503rd most popular biography from India (up from 975th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, B. R. Chopra ranks 739 out of 2,041. Before him are Bruce Beresford, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Bryan Singer, James Wan, Gavin O'Connor, and Jaromil Jireš. After him are Mario Salieri, Pierre Schoendoerffer, Tran Anh Hung, Ivan Passer, Elmar Klos, and Søren Kragh-Jacobsen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, B. R. Chopra ranks 223. Before him are Reuben Fine, Edmund Muskie, Bertus Aafjes, Viktor Grishin, Dobri Dobrev, and Orhan Veli Kanık. After him are Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, Christl Cranz, Norman McLaren, Luis Mariano, Robert Herman, and Jacques Dufilho. Among people deceased in 2008, B. R. Chopra ranks 191. Before him are Antonio Innocenti, Freddie Hubbard, Galyani Vadhana, Robert Prosky, René Harris, and Vija Artmane. After him are Germaine Tillion, Lennart Bergelin, Patrick Hillery, Ken Ogata, Marlyn Meltzer, and Paavo Haavikko.

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In India

Among people born in India, B. R. Chopra ranks 503 out of 1,861. Before him are Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (1832), Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay (1894), Sulochana Gadgil (1944), Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1900), Tyagaraja (1767), and Shruti Haasan (1986). After him are Ranveer Singh (1985), Boney Kapoor (1955), Mamata Banerjee (1955), Dhondo Keshav Karve (1858), Kajol (1974), and Sumitranandan Pant (1900).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, B. R. Chopra ranks 6. Before him are Satyajit Ray (1921), Mahesh Bhatt (1948), M. Night Shyamalan (1970), Michael Radford (1946), and Lindsay Anderson (1923). After him are Dadasaheb Phalke (1870), Shyam Benegal (1934), Dara Singh (1928), Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (1914), S. Shankar (1963), and Guru Dutt (1925).

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