Vinod Chopra Films

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Vinod Chopra Films
Company type Private Limited Company
Industry Motion pictures
Founded1985
Founder Vidhu Vinod Chopra
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Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Products Film production

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]

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Film production

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

Won 6 Filmfare Awards

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

Nominated - Filmfare Award for Best Director

Vikram Chandra, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Abhijat Joshi, Suketu Mehta and Atul Tiwari
19 December 2003 Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. Rajkumar Hirani 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
10 June 2005 Parineeta Pradeep Sarkar Won Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director

Won 5 Filmfare Awards

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

Won 4 Filmfare Awards

Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi
16 February 2007 Eklavya: The Royal Guard Vidhu Vinod Chopra Submitted to the 80th Academy Awards for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Abhijat Joshi
25 December 2009 3 Idiots Rajkumar Hirani Won 3 National Film Awards

Won 6 Filmfare Awards

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

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

Highest-grossing films (under Chopra's vice-chairmanship) [3]
RankNameYear of ReleaseDomestic Gross (adjusted for inflation)StarringDirector
1 PK 20147.35 billion (US$88 million) Aamir Khan & Anushka Sharma Rajkumar Hirani
2 3 Idiots 20093.93 billion (US$47 million) Aamir Khan & Kareena Kapoor Rajkumar Hirani

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