Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Coppola connection

Chopra will work with the famous filmmaker's associate, Fred Roos

Vidhu Vinod Chopra has begun work on his ambitious Hollywood project Broken Horses. For the last few months, Chopra has been scouting shooting locations in New Mexico. He recently got Fred Roos on board as executive producer.u00a0

As a producer, Roos has worked with some of Hollywood's most gifted filmmakers and actors over four decades. His long collaboration with Francis Ford Coppola produced the Oscar winning The Godfather Part II (for Best Film) and Academy Award nominees Apocalypse Now, The Godfather Part III and The Conversation (for Best Film).

Vinod met Roos during one of his trips to Los Angeles. A source says, "Getting Roos on board is a huge deal. He is revered in Hollywood and has also worked with several big stars. Roos was impressed with the script of Broken Horses and agreed to collaborate with Chopra."

Says Vinod, "I met Fred years ago as a student on the sets of Godfather. He was inspiration then and he is an inspiration now. I feel privileged to be associated with him."

From Los Angeles, Fred said, "I was very pleased to reconnect with Vinod after all these years and to be invited to join his team for the production of Broken Horses. I think that it is a terrific project and I am looking forward to having a wonderful time in the making of it. Vinod's script and his passion as a filmmaker are proving to be very attractive to actors here and I am confident that he will end up with a great cast."

Roos has also been a producer for Francis Ford Coppola daughter Sofia's films. After his extensive US trip, Chopra has locked various locations for filming and begins principal photography in September.

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