Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Vidhu Vinod Chopra interests me because his films feel rooted in the hard ground of where he came from, Srinagar in Kashmir. While Bollywood is often caricatured as song and spectacle, his work, from the crime drama Parinda to the recent 12th Fail, leans into social weight and moral texture. Winning Filmfare honors across directing, screenplay, and story tells me he is a genuine all-rounder, not just a stylist. What I respect is his willingness to make quieter, character-driven films that still move audiences. That craftsman's discipline, holding to a personal vision while working largely behind the camera, is exactly the kind of filmmaking I value.

Name (English)

Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Name (Japanese)

ヴィドゥ・ヴィノード・チョープラー

Reading

ゔぃどぅ・ゔぃのーど・ちょーぷらー

Born

September 5, 1952 (age 73)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Dragon

Origin

Srinagar, Srinagar district, India

Occupation

film director / screenwriter / film producer / actor / director

Awards & achievements

• 1990 Filmfare Award for Best Director
• 2004 Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay
• 2007 Filmfare Award for Best Story
• 2010 Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay

• Official sitehttp://www.vinodchopra.com
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidhu%20Vinod%20Chopra
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%89%E3%82%A5%E3%83%BB%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%81%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%97%E3%83%A9%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1607373

Tags

• Srinagar district
• film director
• screenwriter
• film producer

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.