Vidhu Vinod Chopra is celebrating his 72nd birthday today
Today is the birthday of a Bollywood director who not only entertained the audience through his films but also tried to give a message to the audience through each of his films. This director is none other than Vidhu Vinod Chopra, who is celebrating his 72nd birthday today. Born on 5 September 1952, Vidhu Vinod Chopra has turned 72 today. Born in Srinagar, Vidhu Vinod Chopra is a well-known name in Bollywood and is known in the industry for brilliant films like ‘Munnabhai’, ‘PK’, ’12th Fail’, ‘3 Idiots’ and ‘Sanju’, which were not only successful at the box office but also gave a message to the society.
Some interesting facts about Vidhu Vinod Chopra
In his career, Vidhu Vinod Chopra not only directed films, but also wrote scripts, produced films and once he even became an actor to save money. Vidhu Vinod Chopra is one of those directors in the industry who is very careful about choosing actors in his films. Even today, if he does not like the acting of an actor, he rejects the scene without beating around the bush, no matter who is in front of him.
Manisha had to give screen tests many times
There are many stories related to Vidhu Vinod Chopra, but we will tell you one story that describes his seriousness towards work. It is about the time when actress Manisha Koirala was to be cast for the film ‘1942: A Love Story’. During this film, many screen tests of Manisha were taken. Manisha Koirala also told about this story in her book that how Chopra did not like whatever test she gave.
65 screen tests for Vidya Balan
Something similar happened with Vidya Balan as well. The story is related to ‘Parineeta’. For the film, Vidhu Vinod Chopra took the screen test of actress Vidya Balan not 8-10 but 65 times. Vidya Balan herself revealed this during an interview. Vidhu Vinod Chopra is very particular about casting in his films and he wants perfection in every scene. Until he is satisfied with a scene, he keeps trying to make it better.
First feature film
Talking about Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s debut film, he started his film career with ‘Sazaye Maut’. This was an action-thriller film starring Naseeruddin Shah and Renu Saluja. Vidhu Vinod Chopra is known for his films like 3 Idiots, Parinda, Ferrari Ki Sawaari, 12th Fail, Lage Raho Munnabhai. He also wrote the script for these films.
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