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Dharam Chopra

Cinematographer of the Chopra family's films · 1924–2002

Dharam Chopra was the cameraman of the Chopra brothers' golden years: the brother of both B.R. Chopra and Yash Chopra. On Dhool Ka Phool (1959), B.R. Chopra handed the direction to his younger brother Yash, and Dharam Chopra made his debut as a full-time cinematographer. He went on to shoot Waqt, India's first big multi-star film, and decades later Dahleez (1986), directed by his nephew Ravi Chopra, the son of B.R. Chopra.

Films

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Related people

Family

B. R. Chopra
Brothers. Dharam Chopra photographed B.R. Chopra's films, among them Dahleez (1986), which B.R. Films made and B.R.'s son Ravi Chopra directed.
Ravi Chopra
Uncle and nephew: Dharam Chopra shot Dahleez (1986), directed by his nephew Ravi Chopra.
Yash Chopra
Brothers. On Dhool Ka Phool (1959) B.R. Chopra handed the direction to his younger brother Yash, and Dharam Chopra became a full-time cinematographer.

Worked with

Akhtar-Ul-Iman
Akhtar-Ul-Iman wrote the script and Dharam Chopra photographed, from Waqt (1965) to Zameer (1975).
Asha Bhosle
4 films together in this catalogue: Dharam Chopra photographed them and Asha Bhosle sang in them. Among them Waqt (1965), Nikaah (1982) and Dhool Ka Phool (1959).
Baldev Raj Chopra
Both credited on 8 of the same films in this catalogue: Dahleez (1986), Dhool Ka Phool (1959), Dhund (1973), Nikaah (1982) and 4 more.
B. R. Chopra
B. R. Chopra produced and Dharam Chopra photographed, from Dhool Ka Phool (1959) to Tawaif (1985).
Hasan Kamal
Both credited on 3 of the same films in this catalogue: Dahleez (1986), Nikaah (1982), Tawaif (1985).
Mahendra Kapoor
4 films together in this catalogue: Dharam Chopra photographed them and Mahendra Kapoor sang in them. Among them Waqt (1965), Nikaah (1982) and Dhool Ka Phool (1959).
Pran Mehra
Dharam Chopra photographed and Pran Mehra cut, from Dhool Ka Phool (1959) to The Burning Train (1980).
Ravi
Both credited on 5 of the same films in this catalogue: Dahleez (1986), Dhund (1973), Nikaah (1982), Tawaif (1985) and 1 more.
Ravi
Ravi wrote the music and Dharam Chopra photographed, from Waqt (1965) to Tawaif (1985).
Ravi Chopra
Ravi Chopra directed and Dharam Chopra photographed, from Zameer (1975) to Nikaah (1982).
Ravi Chopra
Both credited on 4 of the same films in this catalogue: Dahleez (1986), Nikaah (1982), The Burning Train (1980), Zameer (1975).
S.B. Mane
Both credited on 5 of the same films in this catalogue: Dahleez (1986), Nikaah (1982), Tawaif (1985), The Burning Train (1980) and 1 more.
S.B. Mane
Dharam Chopra photographed and S.B. Mane cut, from Zameer (1975) to Tawaif (1985).

Films

Waqt (1965)

36 Ghante (1974)

Dahleez (1986)

Dhool Ka Phool (1959)

Dhund (1973)

Tawaif (1985)