B.R. Chopra or Baldev Raj Chopra was born on 22 April 1914 in Ludhiana. B.R. Chopra was an Indian director and producer of Bollywood movies and television serials. Most known for Hindi social films like Naya Daur (1957), Kanoon (1961), Gumrah (1963) and Humraz (1967), plus the mega TV Series, Mahabharat in the late 1980s. He was awarded the highest award in Indian cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1998.
Baldev Raj Chopra started his career in 1938 as a film journalist with Cine Herald, a film-monthly published in Lahore, Chopra later took over the magazine and ran it until 1947 .
In the same year, B.R. Chopra launched a film with a story by I. S. Johar, Chandni Chowk. He later moved to Mumbai, where his first production, Karwat, began in 1948, though it turned out to be a flop. B.R. Chopra's 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 industry.
Chopra made Chandni Chowk, with Meena Kumari as a lead, in 1954. In 1955, B.R. formed his own production house, B.R Films. His first movie for this production house was the highly successful Naya Daur (1957) starring Dilip Kumar and Vyjayantimala, the film became a golden jubilee hit.
In 1962 B.R. Chopra got the Filmfare Best Director Award for the film Kanoon. In the year 1998 he was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. For 2003, B.R.Chopra received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award and before his death in the year 2008 he got the Phalke Ratna Award by the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy.
B.R. Chopra was instrumental in developing the career of singer Mahendra Kapoor, and employed Mahendra in most of his movies. B.R.'s foray into television led to Mahabharat, one of the most successful TV serials that made a mark in Indian television history. Baldev Raj Chopra died in Mumbai at the age of 94 on 5 November 2008.
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Baldev Raj Chopra started his career in 1938 as a film journalist with Cine Herald, a film-monthly published in Lahore, Chopra later took over the magazine and ran it until 1947 .
In the same year, B.R. Chopra launched a film with a story by I. S. Johar, Chandni Chowk. He later moved to Mumbai, where his first production, Karwat, began in 1948, though it turned out to be a flop. B.R. Chopra's 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 industry.
Chopra made Chandni Chowk, with Meena Kumari as a lead, in 1954. In 1955, B.R. formed his own production house, B.R Films. His first movie for this production house was the highly successful Naya Daur (1957) starring Dilip Kumar and Vyjayantimala, the film became a golden jubilee hit.
In 1962 B.R. Chopra got the Filmfare Best Director Award for the film Kanoon. In the year 1998 he was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. For 2003, B.R.Chopra received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award and before his death in the year 2008 he got the Phalke Ratna Award by the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy.
B.R. Chopra was instrumental in developing the career of singer Mahendra Kapoor, and employed Mahendra in most of his movies. B.R.'s foray into television led to Mahabharat, one of the most successful TV serials that made a mark in Indian television history. Baldev Raj Chopra died in Mumbai at the age of 94 on 5 November 2008.
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