Baldev Raj Chopra

Baldev Raj Chopra (B.R. Chopra) (22 April 1914 – 5 November 2008) 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 Humrāz (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 His brother Yash Chopra, son Ravi Chopra and nephew Aditya... more

Baldev Raj Chopra (B.R. Chopra) (22 April 1914 – 5 November 2008) 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 Humrāz (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 His brother Yash Chopra, son Ravi Chopra and nephew Aditya Chopra are also directors in the Bollywood industry. Born in Ludhiana, "B.R." received an M.A. in English literature from University of the Punjab in Lahore. He started his career in 1938 as a film journalist with Cine Herald, a film-monthly published in Lahore, he later took over the magazine and ran it until 1947 . In the same year, he launched a film with a story by I. S. Johar, Chandni Chowk,,,Naeem Hashmi was hero of this movie and Erika ( Rukhshi)was heroin . Just as the production of film was to start, riots broke out in Lahore and he... less