ACCLAIMED director and producer Vinod Chopra held a thought-provoking and humourous masterclass at the world-renowned SOAS, University of London.

The event gave detailed insight into the method and processes of this award-winning director, famed for making India’s highest grossing blockbuster of all time PK.

Mr Chopra was speaking ahead of the release of his highly-anticipated film Broken Horses.

The masterclass, which was organised by NISU (National Indian Students Union) and SOAS, saw Mr Chopra being interviewed live on stage by author Rachel Dwyer, Professor of Indian Cultures and Cinema at SOAS, University of London.

During almost two hours of lively banter Mr Chopra regaled the audience with tales from his early career, his process behind making such critically-acclaimed hits as the Munna Bhai MBBS series, 3 Idiots and PK.

Mr Chopra spoke of how his latest venture Broken Horses took four years to write from an original script, which was rewritten 63 times before it was right.

“What can I say, I am a perfectionist”

“’Broken Horses is an amalgamation and loose translation of my film Parinda.’ Speaking about his foray into Hollywood, Mr Chopra said: ‘We make these kind of films to show the world that we can do it if we want to, not because we have to or because we want to transcend into Hollywood films. I make films to communicate universally with my audience, and I use the medium and language that they want to see and hear.’ He added, ‘The fact that I’m a success is an absolute miracle, I have absolutely no business sense at all in regards to what will work at the box office commercially.”

The evening also saw a montage of the Broken Horses trailer and behind the scenes footage being played.