was a member of the jury at the 13th Berlin International Film Festival. His second film with actor Dilip Kumar was Dastaan which became a flop in 1972. He directed successful film across genres after 1972, with films like suspense thriller Dhund, drama Karma (1977), comedy film Pati Patni Aur Woh, crime film in Insaf Ka Tarazu, Muslim social in Nikaah and the political thriller Awam. He was the producer for the films Dhool Ka Phool, Waqt, Aadmi Aur Insaan and Ittefaq directed by his younger brother Yash Chopra, and he also produced The Burning Train, Aaj Ki Awaaz, Mazdoor, Baghban, Baabul, Bhoothnath which were directed by Ravi Chopra. Chopra forayed into television with Mahabharat, whose become the most successful TV serials with 92% viewers record in Indian television history, where Nitish Bharadwaj played the role of Krishna and Mukesh khanna portrayed the role of Bhism pitamah and this was co-directed by him with his son. He also produced TV Series on Bahadur Shah Zafar, Kanoon (1993), Aap Beeti , Vishnu Puran (2000) and Maa Shakti. He produced films like Baghbhan, Babul and Bhootnath, after 2000. He died in Mumbai at the age of 94 on 5 November 2008, survived by his son, Ravi Chopra, and two daughters Shashi and Bina. Awards Civilian awards Padma Bhushan: 2001 National Film Awards 1960: Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film in Hindi – Kanoon 1961: President's silver medal for Best Feature Film in Hindi – Dharmputra (Producer) 1998: Dadasaheb Phalke Award Filmfare Awards 1962: Filmfare Award for Best Director: Kanoon 2003: Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award Filmography References External links B R Chopra's unforgettable movies Rediff.com 1914 births 2008 deaths 20th-century Indian film directors 20th-century Indian screenwriters 21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Indian male writers Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipients Film directors from Mumbai Film directors from Punjab, India Film producers from Mumbai Film producers from Punjab, India Filmfare Awards winners Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award winners Hindi film producers Hindi screenwriters Hindi-language film directors Indian male screenwriters People from Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district Punjabi people Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in arts Screenwriters from Mumbai Screenwriters from Punjab, India University of the Punjab alumni 20th-century Indian male writers