music composed by the legendary R. D. Burman. Burman received a Filmfare Award for Best Music Director and the film won a total of nine awards at the 40th Filmfare Awards. He founded his own production company, Vinod Chopra Films, in 1985. Since then, the company has gone on to produce major Bollywood films, and is currently one of the biggest and most successful film production houses in India. Bengali filmmaker Ritwik Ghatak affectionately gave him the name 'Vidhu'. Films His critically acclaimed films include Parinda, 1942: A Love Story, Mission Kashmir, the Munna Bhai series, Parineeta, and 3 Idiots. 3 Idiots went on to become one of the most successful films in India, and became the first film in the country to cross Rs. 200 crore at the boxoffice. It also found popular appeal in markets like Taiwan and Korea. His other films,PK and Sanju were one of the highest grossing Indian films. He also made his Hollywood directorial debut with the film Broken Horses in 2015. However, it received a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 22%, and was a commercial disaster, only making Rs. 60 lakh in its opening weekend. His latest film, Shikara is a Hindi language historical romance film released on 7 February 2020 marking his return to direction in India after 13 years. His last directorial feature film, Eklavya: The Royal Guard released in 2007. Filmography Bibliography Awards and nominations Vidhu Vinod Chopra has received one nomination at the Academy Awards, six National Film Awards, and five awards from fourteen nominations at the Filmfare Awards. IIFA Awards 2007: Winner, IIFA Best Screenplay Award for Lage Raho Munna Bhai 2001: Nominated, IIFA Best Director Award for Mission Kashmir 2010: Winner, IIFA Best Screenplay Award for 3 Idiots Stardust Awards 2009: Winner, Readers' Choice Award for 3 Idiots FICCI Awards 2009: Winner, Most Successful Film of the Year for 3 Idiots Zee Cine Awards 2007: Winner, Best Screenplay Award for Lage Raho Munna Bhai 2005: Winner, Best Dialogue Award for Parineeta 2005: Winner, Best Director Award for Mission Kashmir Tampere International Short Film Festival 1980: Winner, Grand Prix for An Encounter with Faces Star Screen Awards 2006: Winner, Best Film for Lage Raho Munnabhai 2006: Nominated, Best Screenplay for Lage Raho Munna Bhai 2009: Winner, Star Screen Award for Best Film, 3 Idiots 2009: Winner, Star Screen Award for Best Screenplay, 3 Idiots Personal life He has been