FILM DIRECTOR

Vidhu Vinod Chopra

1952 - Today

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Vidhu Vinod Chopra (born 5 September 1952) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. He is the recipient of several accolades, including four National Film Awards, ten Filmfare Awards and an Academy Award nomination. 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vidhu Vinod Chopra has received more than 4,021,499 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Vidhu Vinod Chopra is the 1,726th most popular film director (up from 1,751st in 2019).

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  • 4.0M

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  • 39.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Vidhu Vinod Chopras by language

Over the past year Vidhu Vinod Chopra has had the most page views in the with 1,423,988 views, followed by Hindi (17,204), and Bengali (3,381). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hindi (500.91%), English (330.77%), and Bengali (261.99%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Vidhu Vinod Chopra ranks 1,726 out of 2,041. Before him are Antonia Bird, Mia Hansen-Løve, Tate Taylor, Jennifer Lynch, Harold Prince, and Errol Morris. After him are Krzysztof Krauze, Simon Curtis, Julien Temple, Miguel Sapochnik, Diao Yinan, and Kornél Mundruczó.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Vidhu Vinod Chopra ranks 700. Before him are Angelika Bahmann, Päivi Meriluoto, Harry Anderson, Gordon McQueen, Masaru Arai, and Walter Mosley. After him are John Tooby, Kim Warwick, Jörgen Augustsson, Stephen South, Marco Aurélio, and Don Was.

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Filmography

Lage Raho Munna Bhai
Director
Lovable goon Munna falls for a morning radio host by the name of Jahnvi, who also runs an elders' home which an unscrupulous builder seeks to attain. In order to gain Jahnvi’s attention, he cheats his way to winning a Mahatma Gandhi radio quiz. When Jahnvi consequently expresses interest in Munna, he and his best friend Circuit attempt to keep up the facade.
Sep 1o 20067.213 / 10
Munna Bhai M.B.B.S.
Director
A gangster sets out to fulfill his father's dream of becoming a doctor.
Dec 19o 20037.163 / 10
3 Idiots
Director
Rascal. Joker. Dreamer. Genius... You've never met a college student quite like "Rancho." From the moment he arrives at India's most prestigious university, Rancho's outlandish schemes turn the campus upside down—along with the lives of his two newfound best friends. Together, they make life miserable for "Virus," the school’s uptight and heartless dean. But when Rancho catches the eye of the dean's daughter, Virus sets his sights on flunking out the "3 idiots" once and for all.
Dec 23o 20097.993 / 10