# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/baldev-raj-chopra
# Generated: 2026-08-14T22:28:46.265Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/baldev-raj-chopra"
name: "Baldev Raj Chopra"
slug: "baldev-raj-chopra"
description: "Baldev Raj Chopra was a prolific Indian director and producer noted for pioneering the Hindi film industry and television series. He's known for directing notable films, such as Afsana, Ek Hi Raasta, Naya Daur, Sadhna, Kanoon, Gumrah, Hamraaz, Dhund, Pati Patni Aur Woh, Insaf Ka Tarazu and Nikaah. He also produced hit films, including Dhool Ka Phool, Waqt, Ittefaq, Aadmi Aur Insaan, Chhoti Si Baat, The Burning Train, Aaj Ki Awaaz, Baghban and the TV series, Mahabharat. He was awarded Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award in cinema, for the year 1998, and Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, in 2001."
tagline: "Indian film director (1914–2008)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/B.R.Chopra.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "IN"
category:
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  slug: "directors"
profileType:
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  slug: "director"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1914-04-22"
deathDate: "2008-11-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             1.432835820895523
  historical:           17.44376133333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump