Vidhu Vinod Chopra is an well-known Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. He was born on 5th September, 1952 in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The director, Vidhu Vinod is best known for Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003), 3 Idiots (2009), PK (2014), Wazir (2016), Sanju (2018), Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (2019) and Shikara (2020). Apart, Vidhu Vinod also will be a direct, writer and produce of the new upcoming Indian movie 12th Fail (2023).

In the year 1976, Vidhu Vinod Chopra first came to public attention when his student short Murder at Monkey Hill won the National Film Award for Best Short Experimental Film. His next venture, the documentary short An Encounter with Faces (1978), established the young writer-director as a wunderkind when it got nominated for an Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject that year.

In the year 1981, Chopra made his feature film directorial debut with Sazaye Maut, which starred Naseeruddin Shah and Radha Saluja in the lead roles. This was followed by the thriller Khamosh (1985) and the crime drama Parinda (1989), the latter of which won two National Film Awards and five Filmfare Awards, and has since been widely hailed as one of the most iconic films in the history of Hindi cinema.

Chopra turned his focus into production and screenwriting, and his collaborations with filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani produced acclaimed blockbusters like Munna Bhai MBBS (2003), Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), 3 Idiots (2009) and PK (2014). Besides these, he also wrote and produced the musical romantic drama Parineeta (2005) and the sports drama Ferrari Ki Sawaari (2012). Notable production credits in recent times include the crime thriller Wazir (2016) and the biographical drama Sanju (2018). His 2020 release includes Shikara, directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra.