B.R.Chopra passes away

Director and producer Baldev Raj Chopra (B.R. Chopra) passed away at 8.15am at his Juhu residence. He was 95. An M.A in English Literature he began his career as a movie journalist. In 1955, he formed his own production house, B.R Films. His first movie for this production house was Naya Daur . Chopra believed in depicting social themes and family values in his movies. Dhool ka Phool, Waqt, Aadmi aur Insaan, Gumraah, Humraaz, Ittefaq were some of his landmark films. He made his foray into television in 1988 with Mahabharat which is one of the most successful TV serials in Indian television history. The epic serial was directed by his son Ravi Chopra. Mahabharat was the first Indian serial to enter the Guineas Book of Records for creating a world record for having been seen by the highest number of viewers. B. R. Chopra was this year's Dadasaheb Phalke Ratna award recipient. The funeral will be held at 4.30pm today (Wednesday, 5 November) at the Juhu Crematorium (near Pawan Hans). He is survived by his son filmmaker Ravi, two daughters Shashi and Neena and younger brother Yash Chopra.