Gothum Chopra
Author / Television Journalist / Film Writer-Producer
Gotham Chopra is an American author, filmmaker and entrepreneur. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Deepak Chopra. He attended Belmont Hill School and was an undergraduate student at Columbia University.[1]
As a producer and writer, known for Bulletproof Monk (2003), Decoding Deepak (2012) and Kobe Bryant’s Muse (2015). He began his career as an anchor for Channel One, a controversial news program directed towards high school students.
He is a partner in Chopra Media, with his sister, Mallika Chopra. Together they launched IntentBlog and Virgin Comics which he collaborated on with Sir Richard Branson. In September 2008, Gotham and Virgin Comics co-founder Sharad Devarajan led a management buyout of Virgin Comics and renamed the Company, Liquid Comics.[3][4] Subsequently, Liquid Comics refocused its business on the South Asian subcontinent, launching Graphic India which raised capital from American media baron Peter Chernin.
Gotham is also a well regarded documentary filmmaker. In 2012, he directed and produced Decoding Deepak, a feature documentary on his father that premiered at the SXSW film festival. In 2015, Gotham directed and executive produced Kobe Bryant’s Muse on NBA superstar Kobe Bryant. The film aired on Showtime Networks and was the highest performing sports documentary in the networks history. Within weeks, another documentary film Gotham directed on Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar entitled The Little Master aired on ESPN as part of the networks award-winning 30 for 30 film series. Later in 2015, Gotham directed and produced ‘I Am Giant’, a feature documentary on New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz.
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Gothum Chopra