Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Indian film director and producer · 1952–
Vidhu Vinod Chopra is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including five National Film Awards and ten Filmfare Awards. He is known for directing films such as the crime drama Parinda (1989), the patriotic romantic drama 1942: A Love Story (1994), the action drama Mission Kashmir (2000) and the biographical drama 12th Fail (2023). He is also known for producing the Munna Bhai film series, 3 Idiots (2009), PK (2014), and Sanju (2018) under his banner Vinod Chopra Films. His career has spanned more than four decades and includes work in Hindi- and English-language cinema. His documentary An Encounter with Faces (1978) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Film.
