Vikram Chopra

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Vikram Chopra (also known as Vicky Chopra; born on 9 June) is an Indian film director, screen writer [1] [2] and actor. [3] He is the nephew of Indian filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra. [4] [5]

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Career

He has acted in the Bollywood films Bada Din , Kareeb , Sangharsh , Mission Kashmir and Kasoor and in television serials A Mouthful of Sky , Bheja Fry , X Zone , Samandar , Khushi . [6]

He directorial debut was with the film Fight Club: Members Only . [7] [8] He is currently working on another motion picture titled Season's Greetings. [9] He is the head of Vikram Chopra Productions.

Filmography

Television

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