Kochar started his career as a film director in the late 1970s at
Armenfilm film studios. Later he moved to Yerevan Film Studios where he worked until 1995, creating 21 films, two of which became the studio's best films. In 1983, Kochar began to serve as a member of the Union of Filmmakers of Armenia. From the early 2000s his films have been co-produced by American film production companies
Blue Lion Entertainment, Global Films Production, RK Films Production, Armenfilm, and National Cinema Center of Armenia. In 1993, Kochar founded AITN (Armenian International Television Network) in US, ARPI daily cultural TV program airing in Los Angeles since 1992 and ARPI Video and Film Production in 1998. In 2003 he founded Kochar Cultural Foundation, which aims to promote Armenian culture around the world, producing documentaries, organizing art exhibitions, screenings and various cultural events. In 2009 Kochar staged
Son of Faith, a theatrical drama (by Armenian
dramaturge Manuel Atamian), which premiered at
Sundukyan State Academic Theatre in Yerevan, Armenia and later performed in
Stepanakert,
Artsakh, London, UK and other diaspora communities. In 2015 he was invited to
Yerevan Opera Theatre as a stage director by the
artistic director of the theatre at that period, world-famous tenor
Gegham Grigoryan. Kochar is also involved in writing and painting. He is the author of novels and screenplays.
Fine art Kochar started painting in his early 30s, under the influence of his father, Maestro
Yervand Kochar. He has exhibited in US, UK, Russia, Armenia. His work can be found in private collections around the world. In 2016 he sculptured the statue of
Motherhood based on the sketch
Yervand Kochar created in 1928 in his Parisian period. The monument was opened in September 2016, and is situated in front of
Fertility Medical Center in
Yerevan,
Armenia, as a symbol of fertility and maternity. == Recognition ==