Vinod Chopra Films

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Vinod Chopra Films

Vinod Chopra Films is an Indian film production company owned and operated by Hindi film-maker Vidhu Vinod Chopra.[1] It was founded by Chopra in 1985. It has made many major Bollywood films since then.[2]

Film production

Year Film Director Release Date Other notes Writer
1985 Khamosh Vidhu Vinod Chopra 14 March 1986 The studio's first release as Vinod Chopra Films Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Ranjit Kapoor, Saeed Akhtar Mirza, Sudhir Mishra, Kundan Shah and Manjul Sinha
1989 Parinda 3 November 1989 Won 2 National Film Awards

Won 6 Filmfare Awards

Screenplay by Shiv Kumar Subramaniam, Story by Nana Patekar and Ishraq-Suja
1994 1942: A Love Story 15 April 1994 Won 9 Filmfare Awards Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Kamna Chandra
1998 Kareeb 17 July 1998 Promos by Rajkumar Hirani Kamna Chandra and Abhijat Joshi
2000 Mission Kashmir 27 October 2000 Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Film

Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Director

Vikram Chandra, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Abhijat Joshi, Suketu Mehta and Atul Tiwari
2003 Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. Rajkumar Hirani 19 December 2003 Won National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment

Won 4 Filmfare Awards

Screenplay by Rajkumar Hirani, Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Lajan Joseph Oommen; Story by Rajkumar Hirani and Vidhu Vinod Chopra
2005 Parineeta Pradeep Sarkar 10 June 2005 Won Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director

Won 5 Filmfare Awards

Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Pradeep Sarkar
2006 Lage Raho Munna Bhai Rajkumar Hirani 1 September 2006 Won 4 National Film Awards

Won 4 Filmfare Awards

Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi
2007 Eklavya: The Royal Guard Vidhu Vinod Chopra 16 February 2007 Submitted to the
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Abhijat Joshi
2009 3 Idiots Rajkumar Hirani 25 December 2009 Won 3 National Film Awards

Won 6 Filmfare Awards

Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi
2012 Ferrari Ki Sawaari Rajesh Mapuskar 15 June 2012 Rajesh Mapuskar's debut film Rajesh Mapuskar and Vidhu Vinod Chopra
2014 PK Rajkumar Hirani 19 December 2014 Co-produced with UTV Motion Pictures and Rajkumar Hirani Films Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi
2015 Broken Horses Vidhu Vinod Chopra 16 January 2015 (US) Co-produced with Reliance Entertainment Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Abhijat Joshi
2016 Wazir Bejoy Nambiar 8 January 2016 Co-produced with Rajkumar Hirani Films and
Getaway Films
Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Abhijat Joshi
2018 Sanju Rajkumar Hirani 29 June 2018 Starring Ranbir Kapoor as Sanjay Dutt and Co-produced with Rajkumar Hirani Films Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi
2019 Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga
Shelly Chopra Dhar
1 February 2019 Starring Anil Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao and Juhi Chawla Gazal Dhaliwal and Shelly Chopra Dhar
2020 Shikara Vidhu Vinod Chopra 7 February 2020 Starring Aadil Khan and Sadia Khateeb Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Rahul Pandita and Abhijat Joshi
2023 12th Fail 27 October 2023 Starring
Medha Shankar
Vidhu Vinod Chopra

Highest-grossing films (under Chopra's vice-chairmanship)

Highest-grossing films (under Chopra's vice-chairmanship)[3]
Rank Name Year of Release Domestic Gross (adjusted for inflation) Starring Director
1 PK 2014 7.35 billion (US$92 million) Aamir Khan & Anushka Sharma Rajkumar Hirani
2 3 Idiots 2009 3.93 billion (US$49 million)
Kareena Kapoor
Rajkumar Hirani

References

  1. ^ "Vidhu Vinod Chopra". IMDb. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  2. ^ Vidhu Vinod Chopra Films (4 April 2012), Vinod Chopra Films | A Retrospective, retrieved 23 July 2019
  3. ^ Gandhi, Eiha. "Bollywood Movies That Crossed Rs 200 Crore Club". BW Businessworld. Retrieved 23 July 2019.