Producer and elder brother Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Vir Chopra, has passed away. Anupama Chopra, Vidhu’s wife and a film critic, confirmed the news of his death on her Instagram account, where she wrote an emotional tribute to Vir Chopra.
“Vinod always said that Vir was his better version nice to a fault (no ma-behen gaalis), highly educated (PhD from London School of Economics) and measured instead of volatile,” she wrote. “They looked so alike that when VC and I first got married, people would congratulate Vir. Forever now, his memory remains our blessing,” she wrote while sharing the picture of Vinod and Vir Chopra. She also mentioned, “Photo taken at the premiere of ‘3 Idiots'”
According to reports, Vir, who worked with Vidhu on films including as Lage Raho Munna Bhai and 3 Idiots, died on July 5 after a battle with COVID-19. The virus affected the producer while he was in the Maldives. He arrived in Mumbai two days later and was transported to the hospital, where he spent the next 21 days. He was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) (ICU). He died on the evening of the 5th and was cremated on the 6th.
