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'''Ravi Chopra''' (27 September 1946 – 12 November 2014) was an Indian filmmaker. |
'''Ravi Chopra''' (27 September 1946 – 12 November 2014) was an Indian filmmaker, best known for directing the television show ''[[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]]'' (1988–1990). |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Chopra was the son of producer and director [[Baldev Raj Chopra|B.R.Chopra]] and nephew of [[Yash Chopra]]. [[Aditya Chopra]] and [[Uday Chopra]] are his cousins. |
Chopra was the son of producer and director [[Baldev Raj Chopra|B.R.Chopra]] and nephew of [[Yash Chopra]] and [[Yash Johar]]. [[Karan Johar]], [[Aditya Chopra]] and [[Uday Chopra]] are his cousins. |
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[[File:Baldev_Raj_Chopra_and_Yash_Chopra.jpg|thumb|Ravi with his father [[B.R. Chopra]] (left) and uncle [[Yash Chopra]] in 2008 on the re-release of 1957 film ''[[Naya Daur (1957 film)|Naya Daur]]'' in Mumbai]] |
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He was married to Renu since 1975, they have two children together. |
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He was married to Renu since 1975, they have two children together. |
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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.<ref> |
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{{cite web | title = Noted filmmaker Ravi Chopra discharged from Mumbai hospital | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Noted-filmmaker-Ravi-Chopra-discharged-from-Mumbai-hospital/articleshow/17062836.cms?referral=PM |date= 2 Nov 2012| access-date = 2014-11-13 | work = The Times of India }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | title = Filmmaker Ravi Chopra Dies at 68 |work= NDTV Movies| url = http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/filmmaker-ravi-chopra-dies-at-68-692528 |date=12 November 2014| access-date = 2014-11-13 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Baghban director Ravi Chopra dies at 68 | work = Hindustan Times | url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/baghban-director-ravi-chopra-dies-at-68/article1-1285306.aspx | date = 12 November 2014 | access-date = 2014-11-13 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150121041304/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/baghban-director-ravi-chopra-dies-at-68/article1-1285306.aspx | archive-date = 21 January 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Mahabharat-co-director-Ravi-Chopra-dies/movie-review/45130038.cms|title=Mahabharat co-director Ravi Chopra dies - Times of India}}</ref> |
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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.<ref> |
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{{cite web | title = Noted filmmaker Ravi Chopra discharged from Mumbai hospital | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Noted-filmmaker-Ravi-Chopra-discharged-from-Mumbai-hospital/articleshow/17062836.cms?referral=PM |date= 2 Nov 2012| access-date = 2014-11-13 | work = The Times of India }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | title = Filmmaker Ravi Chopra Dies at 68 |work= NDTV Movies| url = http://movies.ndtv.com/bollywood/filmmaker-ravi-chopra-dies-at-68-692528 |date=12 November 2014| access-date = 2014-11-13 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = Baghban director Ravi Chopra dies at 68 | work = Hindustan Times | url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/baghban-director-ravi-chopra-dies-at-68/article1-1285306.aspx | date = 12 November 2014 | access-date = 2014-11-13 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150121041304/http://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/baghban-director-ravi-chopra-dies-at-68/article1-1285306.aspx | archive-date = 21 January 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Mahabharat-co-director-Ravi-Chopra-dies/movie-review/45130038.cms|title=Mahabharat co-director Ravi Chopra dies|website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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[[Pratigyabadh]], ''Kal Ki Awaz'' (1992). Then he, along with his father, directed TV series Mahabharat (1988–89) |
[[Pratigyabadh]], ''Kal Ki Awaz'' (1992). Then he, along with his father, directed TV series Mahabharat (1988–89) |
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Since 2006, the only movies Ravi produced after his father's death was ''[[Bhoothnath]]'' (2008). |
Since 2006, the only movies Ravi produced after his father's death was ''[[Bhoothnath]]'' (2008). |
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=== Television career === |
=== Television career === |
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== Plagiarism controversy == |
== Plagiarism controversy == |
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Chopra was served with a legal notice in 2009 by [[20th Century Fox]], which charged that ''[[Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai]]'' blatantly plagiarised their 1992 film ''[[My Cousin Vinny]]''.<ref name="trouble">{{Cite web |last=Adarsh |first=Taran |date=29 April 2009 |title=Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai in deep trouble |url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/gupshup/2009/banda-yeh-bindaas-hai-trouble-290409.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209145538/https://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/gupshup/2009/banda-yeh-bindaas-hai-trouble-290409.html |archive-date=9 February 2021 |access-date=20 February 2010 |website=[[Oneindia]]}}</ref> Chopra and the production company, BR Films, denied the charges in court in May 2009. The film's release was to be delayed until June 2009 by order of the [[Bombay High Court]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=21 May 2009 |title=Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai: stuck in copyright row, release on hold for multiplex stir |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/banda-yeh-bindaas-hai-stuck-in-copyright-row-release-on-hold-for-multiplex-stir/463253/ |url-status=live |access-date=30 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209145540/http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/banda-yeh-bindaas-hai-stuck-in-copyright-row-release-on-hold-for-multiplex-stir/463253/ |archive-date=9 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="legal">{{Cite news |last=Vyas |first=Hetal |date=16 June 2009 |title=Ravi Chopra's film in legal trouble |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-16/news-interviews/28167088_1_ravi-chopra-substantial-reproduction-br-films |url-status=dead |access-date=20 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811071050/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-16/news-interviews/28167088_1_ravi-chopra-substantial-reproduction-br-films |archive-date=11 August 2011}}</ref> |
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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|date=November 2014}} The film has remained unreleased even after Ravi Chopra's death in 2014. |
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A lawsuit was filed against BR Films by [[20th Century Fox]] for copying their film without buying the rights.<ref name="legal" /><ref name="GoodbyeCopycatDays">{{Cite news |last=Pradhan |first=Bharathi S. |date=19 July 2009 |title=Goodbye to copy cat days |work=[[The Telegraph (India)]] |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090719/jsp/7days/story_11254743.jsp |url-status=dead |access-date=20 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213111046/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1090719/jsp/7days/story_11254743.jsp |archive-date=13 December 2013}}</ref> Fox sought damages of $1.4 million; they had given Chopra permission "to make a film loosely based on the [[Academy Award]] winning movie" but concluded the final product was a "substantial reproduction" of the original.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 August 2009 |title=B R Films settles plagiarism charges with Fox |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/B-R-Films-settles-plagiarism-charges-with-Fox/499691/ |url-status=dead |access-date=20 February 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121203065039/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/b-r-films-settles-plagiarism-charges-with-fox/499691/ |archive-date=3 December 2012}}</ref> Fox eventually accepted a $200,000 settlement from the film's producer.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wax |first=Emily |date=29 August 2009 |title=Hollywood Finally Challenging India's Booming Bollywood Over Knockoffs |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/25/AR2009082503104.html |url-status=live |access-date=8 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209145841/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/25/AR2009082503104.html |archive-date=9 February 2021}}</ref> Although since the death of Ravi Chopra in 2014, it has not seen a theatrical release.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Srivastava |first=Sumeysh |date=28 March 2018 |title='Raabta', 'Partner', 'Kaante': How Bollywood has dealt with plagiarism cases |url=https://scroll.in/reel/873364/raabta-partner-kaante-how-bollywood-has-dealt-with-plagiarism-cases |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209145712/https://scroll.in/reel/873364/raabta-partner-kaante-how-bollywood-has-dealt-with-plagiarism-cases |archive-date=9 February 2021 |access-date=30 April 2018 |website=[[Scroll.in]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 November 2020 |title=After It's My Life, 15 More Delayed Films That Deserve a TV or OTT Release! |url=https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/after-its-my-life-15-more-delayed-films-that-deserve-a-tv-or-ott-release |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209145559/https://www.zee5.com/zee5news/after-its-my-life-15-more-delayed-films-that-deserve-a-tv-or-ott-release |archive-date=9 February 2021 |access-date=11 January 2021 |website=[[ZEE5]]}}</ref> |
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''[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]]'', listing a number of other Bollywood movies "inspired" by Hollywood blockbusters, noted that the case would "decide whether Indian filmmakers can continue to get their 'inspiration' with impunity, or buy rights the legal way."<ref name="GoodbyeCopycatDays" /> |
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== Filmography == |
== Filmography == |
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! scope="col" | Notes |
! scope="col" | Notes |
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1969 |
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| 1975 |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Ittefaq (1969 film)|Ittefaq]]'' |
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|rowspan=2| Assistant director only |
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1972 |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Dastaan (1972 film)|Dastaan]]'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1973 |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Dhund (1973 film)|Dhund]]'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1975 |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Zameer (1975 film)|Zameer]]'' |
! scope="row" | ''[[Zameer (1975 film)|Zameer]]'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1978 |
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| 1978 |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Tumhari Kasam]]'' |
! scope="row" | ''[[Tumhari Kasam]]'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| 1980 |
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| 1980 |
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! scope="row" | ''[[The Burning Train]]'' |
! scope="row" | ''[[The Burning Train]]'' |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Insaf Ka Tarazu]]'' |
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| 1983 |
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1981 |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Agni Pareeksha (1981 film)|Agni Pareeksha]]'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| 1982 |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Nikaah (film)|Nikaah]]'' |
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! scope="row" | ''Teri Meri Kahani'' |
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|rowspan=2| Television film |
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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| 1983 |
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! scope="row" | ''Dharti Aakash'' |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Mazdoor]]'' |
! scope="row" | ''[[Mazdoor]]'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1984 |
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| 1984 |
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! scope="row" | {{Lang|hi-latn|[[Aaj Ki Awaaz]]}} |
! scope="row" | {{Lang|hi-latn|[[Aaj Ki Awaaz]]}} |
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1986 |
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| 1986 |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Dahleez (film)|Dahleez]]'' |
! scope="row" | ''[[Dahleez (film)|Dahleez]]'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1987 |
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| 1991 |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Awam (film)|Awam]]'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1991 |
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! scope="row" |''[[Pratigyabadh]]'' |
! scope="row" |''[[Pratigyabadh]]'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1992 |
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| 1992 |
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! scope="row" | ''Kal Ki Awaz'' |
! scope="row" | ''Kal Ki Awaz'' |
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| {{no wrap|Co-directed with}} [[B.R. Chopra]] |
| {{no wrap|Co-directed with}} [[B.R. Chopra]] |
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1999 |
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| 2003 |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Eastside (film)|Eastside]]'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" | 2003 |
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! scope="row" | {{Lang|hi-latn|[[Baghban (2003 film)|Baghban]]}} |
! scope="row" | {{Lang|hi-latn|[[Baghban (2003 film)|Baghban]]}} |
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| style="text-align:center;" | 2004 |
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| 2004 |
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! scope="Row" | ''Karma'' |
! scope="Row" | ''Karma'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" | 2006 |
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| 2006 |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Baabul (2006 film)|Baabul]]'' |
! scope="row" | ''[[Baabul (2006 film)|Baabul]]'' |
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|rowspan=2| 2008 |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| 2008 |
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! scope="Row" | ''[[Heaven on Earth (2008 film)|Heaven on Earth]]'' |
! scope="Row" | ''[[Heaven on Earth (2008 film)|Heaven on Earth]]'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2 | 2009 |
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| 2009 |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Cooking with Stella]]'' |
! scope="row" | ''[[Cooking with Stella]]'' |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai]]'' |
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| Unreleased |
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1988–1990 |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]]'' |
! scope="row" | ''[[Mahabharat (1988 TV series)|Mahabharat]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1993–1996 |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Kanoon (TV series)|Kanoon]]'' |
! scope="row" | ''[[Kanoon (TV series)|Kanoon]]'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1995–1996 |
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! scope="row" | ''Jhansi Ki Rani'' |
! scope="row" | ''Jhansi Ki Rani'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1997–1998 |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Mahabharat Katha]]'' |
! scope="row" | ''[[Mahabharat Katha]]'' |
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| {{yes}} |
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| style="text-align:center;" | 2000–2002 |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Vishnu Puran (TV series)|Vishnu Puran]]'' |
! scope="row" | ''[[Vishnu Puran (TV series)|Vishnu Puran]]'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" | 2001–2002 |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Ramayan (2001 TV series)|Ramayan]]'' |
! scope="row" | ''[[Ramayan (2001 TV series)|Ramayan]]'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" | 2002–2003 |
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! scope="row" | ''Maa Shakti'' |
! scope="row" | ''Maa Shakti'' |
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| {{yes}} |
| {{yes}} |
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| style="text-align:center;" | 2004–2005 |
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! scope="row" | ''[[Kamini Damini]]'' |
! scope="row" | ''[[Kamini Damini]]'' |
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==Awards== |
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In 1985, Chopra was nominated for [[Filmfare Award for Best Director|Best Director]] at the [[32nd Filmfare Awards]] for his film ''[[Aaj Ki Awaaz]]'' (1984).<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000245/1985/|title=Filmfare Awards 1985|website=IMDb}}</ref> |
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In 2004, he was nominated at the [[5th IIFA Awards|IIFA Awards]] and [[Screen Awards]] for Best Director for his film ''[[Baghban (2003 film)|Baghban]]'' (2003).<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.screendaily.com/kal-ho-naa-ho-leads-iifa-nominees/4018041.article | title=Kal Ho Naa Ho leads IIFA nominees | date=2 April 2004 | first=Jeremy | last=Kay | work=Screen Daily | access-date=11 October 2018 }}</ref><ref>[[Screen Award for Best Director]]</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:1946 births]] |
[[Category:1946 births]] |
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[[Category:2014 deaths]] |
[[Category:2014 deaths]] |
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[[Category:20th-century Indian |
[[Category:20th-century Indian people]] |
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[[Category:21st-century Indian |
[[Category:21st-century Indian people]] |
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[[Category:Deaths from lung disease]] |
[[Category:Deaths from lung disease]] |
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[[Category:Film directors from Mumbai]] |
[[Category:Film directors from Mumbai]] |
Revision as of 05:03, 5 July 2024
Ravi Chopra | |
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Born | |
Died | 12 November 2014 | (aged 68)
Education | St. Xavier's College, Mumbai (BA) |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1969–2009 |
Spouse |
Renu Chopra (m. 1975) |
Children | 2 |
Parent |
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Family | Chopra family |
Ravi Chopra (27 September 1946 – 12 November 2014) was an Indian filmmaker, best known for directing the television show Mahabharat (1988–1990).
Life
Chopra was the son of producer and director B.R.Chopra and nephew of Yash Chopra and Yash Johar. Karan Johar, Aditya Chopra and Uday Chopra are his cousins.
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He was married to Renu since 1975, they have two children together.
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.[1] 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.[2][3][4]
Career
Film career
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.[5] 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).
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.
Plagiarism controversy
Chopra was served with a legal notice in 2009 by 20th Century Fox, which charged that Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai blatantly plagiarised their 1992 film My Cousin Vinny.[6] Chopra and the production company, BR Films, denied the charges in court in May 2009. The film's release was to be delayed until June 2009 by order of the Bombay High Court.[7][8]
A lawsuit was filed against BR Films by 20th Century Fox for copying their film without buying the rights.[8][9] Fox sought damages of $1.4 million; they had given Chopra permission "to make a film loosely based on the Academy Award winning movie" but concluded the final product was a "substantial reproduction" of the original.[10] Fox eventually accepted a $200,000 settlement from the film's producer.[11] Although since the death of Ravi Chopra in 2014, it has not seen a theatrical release.[12][13]
The Telegraph, listing a number of other Bollywood movies "inspired" by Hollywood blockbusters, noted that the case would "decide whether Indian filmmakers can continue to get their 'inspiration' with impunity, or buy rights the legal way."[9]
Filmography
Films
Year | Title | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1969 | Ittefaq | No | No | No | Assistant director only |
1972 | Dastaan | No | No | No | |
1973 | Dhund | Associate | No | No | |
1975 | Zameer | Yes | No | No | |
1978 | Tumhari Kasam | Yes | No | No | |
1980 | The Burning Train | Yes | No | Yes | |
Insaf Ka Tarazu | No | Associate | No | ||
1981 | Agni Pareeksha | No | Associate | No | |
1982 | Nikaah | No | Associate | No | |
Teri Meri Kahani | No | Associate | No | Television film | |
1983 | Dharti Aakash | No | Associate | No | |
Mazdoor | Yes | No | No | ||
1984 | Aaj Ki Awaaz | Yes | Associate | No | |
1986 | Dahleez | Yes | Associate | No | |
1987 | Awam | No | Associate | No | |
1991 | Pratigyabadh | Yes | No | No | |
1992 | Kal Ki Awaz | Yes | Yes | No | Co-directed with B.R. Chopra |
1999 | Eastside | No | Yes | Yes | |
2003 | Baghban | Yes | No | No | |
2004 | Karma | No | Yes | No | Short film |
2006 | Baabul | Yes | No | Yes | |
2008 | Heaven on Earth | No | Executive | No | |
Bhoothnath | No | Yes | No | ||
2009 | Cooking with Stella | No | Executive | No | |
Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai | Yes | Yes | No | Unreleased |
Television
Year | Title | Director | Producer |
---|---|---|---|
1986 | Bahadur Shah Zafar | Yes | Yes |
1987 | Chunni | Yes | No |
1988–1990 | Mahabharat | Yes | No |
1993–1996 | Kanoon | Yes | No |
1995 | Ek Se Badhkar Ek | Yes | No |
1995–1996 | Jhansi Ki Rani | Yes | No |
1997 | Aurat | Yes | Yes |
1997–1998 | Mahabharat Katha | Yes | Yes |
2000–2002 | Vishnu Puran | Yes | No |
2001 | Aap Beeti | Yes | Yes |
2001–2002 | Ramayan | Yes | Yes |
2002–2003 | Maa Shakti | Yes | Yes |
2004–2005 | Kamini Damini | Yes | Yes |
2008 | Sujata | No | Yes |
Awards
In 1985, Chopra was nominated for Best Director at the 32nd Filmfare Awards for his film Aaj Ki Awaaz (1984).[14]
In 2004, he was nominated at the IIFA Awards and Screen Awards for Best Director for his film Baghban (2003).[15][16]
References
- ^ "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". The Times of India.
- ^ Dubey, Bharati (6 November 2008). "Films transformed Chopra's destiny and vice-versa". Times of India. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ Adarsh, Taran (29 April 2009). "Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai in deep trouble". Oneindia. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ^ "Banda Yeh Bindaas Hai: stuck in copyright row, release on hold for multiplex stir". The Indian Express. 21 May 2009. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ a b Vyas, Hetal (16 June 2009). "Ravi Chopra's film in legal trouble". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ^ a b Pradhan, Bharathi S. (19 July 2009). "Goodbye to copy cat days". The Telegraph (India). Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ^ "B R Films settles plagiarism charges with Fox". The Indian Express. 8 August 2009. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
- ^ Wax, Emily (29 August 2009). "Hollywood Finally Challenging India's Booming Bollywood Over Knockoffs". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ Srivastava, Sumeysh (28 March 2018). "'Raabta', 'Partner', 'Kaante': How Bollywood has dealt with plagiarism cases". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
- ^ "After It's My Life, 15 More Delayed Films That Deserve a TV or OTT Release!". ZEE5. 5 November 2020. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Filmfare Awards 1985". IMDb.
- ^ Kay, Jeremy (2 April 2004). "Kal Ho Naa Ho leads IIFA nominees". Screen Daily. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
- ^ Screen Award for Best Director
External links
- Ravi Chopra at IMDb