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 <em> Naya Daur </em>. Chopra believed in depicting social themes and family values in his movies.<em> Dhool ka Phool, Waqt, Aadmi aur Insaan, Gumraah, Humraaz, Ittefaq </em> were some of his landmark films.