Chopra started his career assisting his father B.R. Chopra in films like, Dastaan (1972) and Dhund (1973). He also assisted his uncle Yash Chopra in Ittefaq (1969). Eventually, he made his independent directorial debut with Zameer (1975), produced under the family banner, B. R. Films. In 1980, he directed the ensemble disaster filmThe Burning Train, which over the years is considered a cult classic.[1] Other films he directed included Mazdoor (1983), Aaj Ki Awaaz, Dehleez (1986), Pratigyabadh, Kal Ki Awaz (1992). Then he, along with his father, directed TV series Mahabharat (1988–89)
Since 2006, the only movies Ravi produced after his father's death was Bhoothnath (2008) and Bhoothnath Returns (2013). Ravi Chopra was served with a legal notice in 2009 by 20th Century Fox, which charged that his upcoming movie Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai blatantly plagiarized the 1992 comedy My Cousin Vinny. Chopra and the production company, Mumbai-based BR Films, denied the charges in court in May 2009; the movie's release was to be delayed until June 2009 by order of the Bombay High Court. Fox sought damages of $1.4 million; this was the first time a Bollywood filmmaker was taken to court by a Hollywood company over the remaking of a film. Fox had given Chopra permission "to make a film loosely based on the Oscar-winning movie" but concluded the final product was a "substantial reproduction" of the original.[citation needed] The film has remained unreleased even after Ravi Chopra's death in 2014.
Television career
Ravi directed the highly successful television serial Mahabharat, which aired during 1988–1990, and the television mini-series, Ramayan, which was aired in 2002. He also directed mythological shows like Vishnu Puran and Ma Shakti. His TV series Aap Beeti was one of the most popular TV show on Doordarshan National in the early 2000s.
Death
On 23 October 2012, he was diagnosed with a severe lung ailment and was discharged from Breach Candy hospital after a week. "He was discharged from hospital on October 26," hospital sources said, without going into details. He was being treated for lung cancer at CMC Vellore.[2] Chopra died on 12 November 2014 at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai where he had been admitted a few days earlier for a lung ailment. He was 68 years old, and survived by his wife and two children.[3][4][5]
ravi, chopra, september, 1946, november, 2014, indian, director, producer, born, 1946, september, 1946lahore, punjab, british, india, present, punjab, pakistan, died12, november, 2014, 2014, aged, mumbai, maharashtra, indiaeducationst, xavier, college, mumbai,. Ravi Chopra 27 September 1946 12 November 2014 was an Indian director and producer Ravi ChopraBorn 1946 09 27 27 September 1946Lahore Punjab British India present day Punjab Pakistan Died12 November 2014 2014 11 12 aged 68 Mumbai Maharashtra IndiaEducationSt Xavier s College Mumbai BA OccupationsDirectorproducerYears active1969 2009SpouseRenu Chopra m 1975 wbr Children2ParentB R Chopra father FamilyChopra Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Film career 2 2 Television career 3 Death 4 Filmography 4 1 Films 4 2 Television shows 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditChopra was the son of producer and director B R Chopra and nephew of Yash Chopra Aditya Chopra and Uday Chopra are his cousins Career EditFilm career Edit Chopra started his career assisting his father B R Chopra in films like Dastaan 1972 and Dhund 1973 He also assisted his uncle Yash Chopra in Ittefaq 1969 Eventually he made his independent directorial debut with Zameer 1975 produced under the family banner B R Films In 1980 he directed the ensemble disaster film The Burning Train which over the years is considered a cult classic 1 Other films he directed included Mazdoor 1983 Aaj Ki Awaaz Dehleez 1986 Pratigyabadh Kal Ki Awaz 1992 Then he along with his father directed TV series Mahabharat 1988 89 Since 2006 the only movies Ravi produced after his father s death was Bhoothnath 2008 and Bhoothnath Returns 2013 Ravi Chopra was served with a legal notice in 2009 by 20th Century Fox which charged that his upcoming movie Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai blatantly plagiarized the 1992 comedy My Cousin Vinny Chopra and the production company Mumbai based BR Films denied the charges in court in May 2009 the movie s release was to be delayed until June 2009 by order of the Bombay High Court Fox sought damages of 1 4 million this was the first time a Bollywood filmmaker was taken to court by a Hollywood company over the remaking of a film Fox had given Chopra permission to make a film loosely based on the Oscar winning movie but concluded the final product was a substantial reproduction of the original citation needed The film has remained unreleased even after Ravi Chopra s death in 2014 Television career Edit Ravi directed the highly successful television serial Mahabharat which aired during 1988 1990 and the television mini series Ramayan which was aired in 2002 He also directed mythological shows like Vishnu Puran and Ma Shakti His TV series Aap Beeti was one of the most popular TV show on Doordarshan National in the early 2000s Death EditOn 23 October 2012 he was diagnosed with a severe lung ailment and was discharged from Breach Candy hospital after a week He was discharged from hospital on October 26 hospital sources said without going into details He was being treated for lung cancer at CMC Vellore 2 Chopra died on 12 November 2014 at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai where he had been admitted a few days earlier for a lung ailment He was 68 years old and survived by his wife and two children 3 4 5 Filmography EditFilms Edit Year Title1975 Zameer1978 Tumhari Kasam1980 The Burning Train1983 Mazdoor1984 Aaj Ki Awaaz1986 Dahleez1991 Pratigyabadh1992 Kal Ki Awaz2003 Baghban2006 BaabulTelevision shows Edit Year Title1988 1990 Mahabharat2000 2002 Vishnu Puran2001 2002 RamayanReferences Edit Dubey Bharati 6 November 2008 Films transformed Chopra s destiny and vice versa Times of India Retrieved 13 June 2018 Noted filmmaker Ravi Chopra discharged from Mumbai hospital The Times of India 2 November 2012 Retrieved 13 November 2014 Filmmaker Ravi Chopra Dies at 68 NDTV Movies 12 November 2014 Retrieved 13 November 2014 Baghban director Ravi Chopra dies at 68 Hindustan Times 12 November 2014 Archived from the original on 21 January 2015 Retrieved 13 November 2014 Mahabharat co director Ravi Chopra dies Times of India External links EditRavi Chopra at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ravi Chopra amp oldid 1140440710, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
