B.R. Chopra

Baldev Rai Chopra popularly known by the name of B. R. Chopra was an renowned Hindi filmmaker as well as producer. He had also made small screen daily soaps. Chiefly acknowledged for Hindi social movies such as Naya Daur , Kanoon, Gumrah and Humraz, in addition the grand TV Series, Mahabharat that was aired in the late 1980s. B.R.Chopra bagged Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1998, which is considered as the most prestigious award in Indian film fraternity.

His younger brother Yash Chopra, and son Ravi Chopra and nephew Aditya Chopra are also ace filmmakers of Bollywood. Born and brought up in Ludhiana, B.R. Chopra completed his M.A. in English literature from University of the Punjab in Lahore. He then began his career in 1944 as a movie journalist with Cine Herald, and took over the magazine. After the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, the director moved to Delhi. When he shifted to Mumbai, he directed his first flick Afsana, which was released in 1951 and starred Ashok Kumar in a double role.

As said, the movie turned out to be a successful hit and since then he made a mark in Bollywood. In 1962, he bagged the Filmfare Best Director Award for Kanoon. In 1998 he received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award and in 2003 he got the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award. B.R. Chopra then directed Chandni Chowk, casting Meena Kumari in the lead character and the movie was released in 1954. In the year 1955, the veteran director formed his own production house, with the name B.R Films. B.R. Chopra died on 5 November 2008, when he was 84 in Mumbai.

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Anusha loves publicity

Controversy heading this year’s Oscar entry from India refuses to die. Actor Raghuvir Yadav, the Budhia of Peepli Live, said that without Aamir Khan, their film would not have made it to the numerous film festivals around the world. Raghuvir Yadav asserted that they know that all has not been well between Peepli Live director Anusha Rizvi and its producer Aamir Khan.


And now it looks like the actors of the flick too are not very pleased with Anusha Rizvi. She is a publicity seeker. While Anusha Rizvi was of the opinion that it was Aamir Khan, who brought the limelight towards himself during the promotion work of Peepli Live, the stars have accused her of the same! On the other hand, Anusha Rizvi has clearly said that she will not be present at the Oscars too to promote her film. Let’s see what happens…

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Anusha Rizvi, a new name in the Bollywood directors’ list

Anusha Rizvi has just made her debut but it seems as if she is already a very experienced director. Well, for those who are still unaware of this name, let us tell you that she is the one who has directed the movie Peepli Live. Yes! The director of Peepli Live has made a debut with this movie which really seems unbelievable.

Anusha has not only directed this movie but she has also written the story by herself. The movie Peepli Live which is produced by Aamir Khan is actually a comic satire on the suicides of farmers and it also presents the picture of contemporary media, bureaucracy and politics.

Most of the artists in this movie are not the”well- known” faces of Bollywood except for Raghubir Yadav. The movie competed in the Sundance Film Festival and became the first Indian film to achieve this feat. In India, the movie has received an 'A' adult certificate for language use. Once you will watch this movie you would really like to appreciate the director who is none other then Anusha Rizvi.

Anusha Rizvi is a journalist turned director. But her precious work has proved that she can use her journalism in the right way. She is lucky to get an opportunity for doing this because many students of journalism just end up doing a non-journalism job. Anusha persuaded Aamir Khan for this movie and she was fortunate to have persuade mr Perfectionist.