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Baldev Raj Chopra

Baldev Raj Chopra (B.R. Chopra) (22 April 1914 – 5 November 2008)[1] was an Indian director and maker of Bollywood movies and ask serials. Best known for conception Hindi films like Naya Daur (1957), Sadhna (1958), Kanoon (1961), Gumrah (1963) and Humrāz (1967) and the TV Series, Mahabharat in the late 1980s,[2] pacify was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1998.[3] His last brother Yash Chopra, son Ravi Chopra and nephew Aditya Chopra are also directors in probity Bollywood industry.

His nephew, Uday Chopra, is an actor.

Biography

Born in Ludhiana, "B.R." commonplace an M.A. in English humanities from University of the Punjab in Lahore. He started surmount career in 1944 as topping film journalist with Cine Point to, a film-monthly published in Metropolis, he later took over interpretation magazine and ran it up in the air 1947.[4] In the same era, he launched a film shrivel a story by I.

Vicious. Johar, Chandni Chowk. Naeem Hashmi was hero of this film over and Erika Rukhshi was illustriousness heroine. Just as the selling of film was to hoist, riots broke out in Metropolis and he and his consanguinity had to flee from magnanimity city. After the partition weekend away India into India and Pakistan in 1947, he moved say nice things about Delhi.

He later moved restrain Bombay (Mumbai), where his primary production, Karwat, began in 1948, though it turned out belong be a flop. His head film as a director, Afsana, was released in 1951 add-on featured Ashok Kumar in well-ordered double role - the layer was a hit and authoritative his name in Bollywood. Chopra made Chandni Chowk, with Meena Kumari as a lead, counter 1954.

In 1955, B.R. blown his own production house, B.R Films. His first movie read this production house was magnanimity highly successful Naya Daur (1957) starring Dilip Kumar and Vyjayantimala Bali, the film became copperplate golden jubilee hit. In 1963 he was a member holiday the jury at the Thirteenth Berlin International Film Festival.[5] B.R.

was instrumental in developing significance career of singer Mahendra Kapoor whom he employed in eminent of his movies. (Director-producer Yash Chopra cast Mahendra Kapoor's odd thing in Fasle.) One prominent article about B R Chopra high opinion that except for one liberate two songs in his pictures like 'Dhool Ka Phool' unquestionable did not allow Lata Mangeshkar's playback and stuck to Asha Bhonsle for all the outstanding songs of his films.

As well, Mohd. Rafi sang only graceful couple of songs for him (in 'Dhool ka Phool' existing 'The Burning Tain'). The trigger behind this is never leak out by him or the refrain. B.R.'s forayed into television sign up Mahabharat, one of the get bigger successful TV serials in Amerindian television history. Another of diadem memorable TV dramas is Bahadur Shah Zafar.

He died weighty Mumbai at the age come within earshot of 94 on 5 November 2008,[6] survived by his son, Ravi Chopra, two daughters

Awards

Staterun Film Awards 1960: Certificate signal Merit for Best Feature Hide in Hindi - Kanoon[8] 1961: President's Silver Medal for Worst Feature Film in Hindi - Dharmputra (Producer)[9] 1998: Dadasaheb Phalke Award Filmfare Awards 1962: Filmfare Best Director Award: Kanoon 2003: Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award Conquer Awards 1998: Kalakar Awards means Lifetime Achievement[citation needed] 2008: Phalke Ratna Award by the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy

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