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FILM DIRECTOR

B. R. Chopra

1914 - 2008

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Baldev Raj Chopra (22 April 1914 – 5 November 2008) was a prolific Indian director and producer noted for pioneering the Bollywood industry and television series. He's known for directing notable films, such as Afsana, Ek Hi Raasta, Naya Daur, Sadhna, Kanoon, Gumrah, Hamraaz, Dhund, Pati Patni Aur Woh, Insaf Ka Tarazu and Nikaah. He also produced hit films, including Dhool Ka Phool, Waqt, Ittefaq, Aadmi Aur Insaan, Chhoti Si Baat, The Burning Train, Aaj Ki Awaaz, Baghban and the TV series, Mahabharat. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of B. R. Chopra has received more than 1,041,054 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). B. R. Chopra is the 1,630th most popular film director (down from 1,303rd in 2019), the 891st most popular biography from India (down from 692nd in 2019) and the 25th most popular Indian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, B. R. Chopra ranks 1,630 out of 1,581. Before him are Greig Fraser, Michel Franco, Hannes Holm, David Silverman, Chetan Anand, and Valérie Donzelli. After him are Kevin Lima, Michael Glawogger, Zeki Demirkubuz, Scott Silver, Sebastián Lelio, and Bud Yorkin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, B. R. Chopra ranks 374. Before him are Zachary Scott, Randall Jarrell, Reidar Kvammen, David Brian, Wayne Morris, and Ellen Drew. After him are Gerald Mohr, Laurie Lee, Frances Reid, Alan Cranston, Terence O'Neill, and Harry F. Byrd Jr.. Among people deceased in 2008, B. R. Chopra ranks 339. Before him are Suzanne Tamim, Tsvetanka Khristova, Lois Nettleton, Alexey Prokurorov, Malalai Kakar, and Francis Pym. After him are Hrvoje Ćustić, François Sterchele, Rob Knox, Karen Asrian, Larry Norman, and G. David Low.

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In India

Among people born in India, B. R. Chopra ranks 891 out of 1,493. Before him are Jagdeep (1939), Akhilesh Yadav (1973), Zubeida (1911), Leo Amery (1873), Arbaaz Khan (1967), and Ruby Myers (1907). After him are Saroo Brierley (1981), Silk Smitha (1960), S. Jaishankar (1955), Arijit Singh (1987), Raja Rao (1908), and Gautam Adani (1962).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In India

Among film directors born in India, B. R. Chopra ranks 25. Before him are K. Balachander (1930), Hrishikesh Mukherjee (1922), Aparna Sen (1945), Karan Johar (1972), Mani Ratnam (1956), and Sanjay Leela Bhansali (1963). After him are Farah Khan (1965), Mehboob Khan (1907), Rajkumar Hirani (1962), Aditya Chopra (1971), Ebrahim Alkazi (1925), and David Dhawan (1955).

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Filmography

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