Personal Profile (Personal Biography)
- - Date of Birth: 05 September, 1956
- - Birth Place: Srinagar, Kashmir, India
- - Currently Residing: USA
- - Occupation: Producer, Director & Screenwriter
- - Studied direction: Film and Television Institute of India, Pune
Family Background
- - Spouse: Renu Saluja (Divorced), Anupama Chopra
- - Brother: Ramanand Sagar
Film Career (Filmography)
Production House: Vinod Chopra Production.
List of Films by Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Director: Eklavya (2007), Mission Kashmir (2000), Kareeb (1998), 1942 A Love Story (1994), Parinda (1989), Khamosh (1986)
Producer: Munnabhai Chale Amerika (Announced), 3 Idiots (2009), Taalismaan (2009), Broken Horses (2009), Eklavya (2007), Lage Raho Munnabhai (2006), Parineeta (2005), Munna Bhai M.B.B.S (2003), Mission Kashmir (2000), Kareeb (1998), 1942 A Love Story (1994), Parinda (1989), Khamosh (1986), Saza--e-Maut (1981)
Screenplay Writer: Eklavya (2007), Lage Raho Munnabhai (2006), Parineeta (2005), Munna Bhai M.B.B.S (2003), Kareeb (1998), 1942 A Love Story (1994)
Story Writer: Munnabhai Chale Amerika (Announced), Parineeta (2005), Munna Bhai M.B.B.S (2003), Mission Kashmir (2000), 1942 A Love Story (1994), Parinda (1989)
Lyricist: Lage Raho Munna Bhai (206)
Awards and nominations
Filmfare Awards
- - Filmfare Best Film for 3 Idiots
- - Filmfare Best Director Award for 3 Idiots
- - Winner of Filmfare Best Story Award for Lage Raho Munna Bhai in 2006
- - Nominated in Filmfare Best Movie Award for Parineeta (2005) in 2005
- - Winner of Filmfare Best Screenplay Award for Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003) in 2004
- - Nominated in Filmfare Best Director Award for Mission Kashmir (2000) in 2001
- - Nominated in Filmfare Best Movie Award for Mission Kashmir (2000) in 2001
- - Winner of Filmfare Best Director Award for Parinda (1989) in 1990
National Awards
- - Best Popular Film providing wholesome entertainment for Lage Raho Munnabhai
- - Best Screenplay for Lage Raho Munnabhai
- - Won Best Short Experimental Film for Murder At Monkey Hill in 1977
Guru Dutt Memorial Award
- - Won Best Student Film for Murder At Monkey Hill
- - Received Screening/Certificate of Merit at Montreal and Leipzig Film Festivals for Murder At Monkey Hill
Academy Awards
- - Nominated in Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject for An Encounter with Faces in 1979
- - Global Indian Film Awards
- - Winner of Best Story for Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) in 2006
Others
- - Honored with Sunil Dutt Punjab Rattan Award in 2006
- - Nominated for Oscar in non-fiction film category for An Encounter with Faces in 1979
