Tanuja Chandra

Tanuja Chandra is an Indian film director and writer. She co-wrote the screenplay Yash Chopra's hit Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) and for frequently directing woman-oriented films where the female actors are the main protagonists of her films, notably Dushman (1998) and Sangharsh (1999).[1]

Tanuja Chandra
Chandra in 2007
Born
Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm director, writer

Family

Chandra was born in Delhi.[2] She is the sister of the writer Vikram Chandra and film critic Anupama Chopra. Her mother is film writer Kamna Chandra.[3][4]

Career

Chandra began her career in 1995 and made her directorial debut with the TV series Zameen Aasmaan (TV series)|, starring Tanvi Azmi. In 1996, she directed another television serial along with Shabnam Sukhdev, called Mumkin. In 1997, she wrote the screenplay for Yash Chopra's Dil To Pagal Hai, which was a commercial success.

She went on to collaborate often with Mahesh Bhatt and wrote the screenplay for his film, Zakhm (1998). She also made her cinematic directorial debut with his Dushman in the same year. The movie, starring Kajol in the lead role, received critical praise and performed moderately-well at the box office.

Her next film, Sangharsh (1999), was also produced by Mahesh Bhatt and starred Akshay Kumar and Preity Zinta in leading roles.

Since then, Chandra has directed several films, many of which went unnoticed. Yet films like Sur – The Melody of Life (2002) and Film Star (2005), which were directed and written by Chandra, received favourable reviews from critics and praise for her work as a director and writer.

Recent films were Zindaggi Rocks (2006), starring Sushmita Sen. Chandra also wrote the story and the screenplay for the film. Her most recent film was Hope and a Little Sugar (2008), was shot entirely in English in the US. In early 2016, She directed a short film Silvat for Zee telefilms, which stars Kartik Aaryan.[5][6]

Tanuja's latest released film is Qarib Qarib Singlle[7] starring Irrfan Khan and Parvathy. She has been working on the development of a television show for Star which will begin production soon. A book titled "BIJNIS WOMEN"[8] of short stories by her has just been published by Penguin Random House.

Filmography
YearFilmDirectorWriterNote
1997TamannaNoYes
1997Dil To Pagal HaiNoYes
1998ZakhmNoYes
1998DushmanYesNo
1999SangharshYesNo
2001Yeh Zindagi Ka SafarYesNo
2002Sur – The Melody of LifeYesYes
2005Film Star[9]YesYes
2006Zindaggi RocksYesNo
2008Hope and a Little SugarYesYes
2016SilvatYesNoShort Film
2017Qarib Qarib Singlle[10]YesYes

References
  1. Jha, Subhash K. (3 January 2007). "Why Tanuja Chandra is an angry young woman". Indo-Asian News Service, Press Trust of India. Hindustan Times.
  2. "I'm a migrant, this is my city". Times of India. 17 February 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/i-ve-inherited-creative-genes-from-mom-tanuja-chandra-118021800424_1.html
  4. "Tanuja Chandra's film is stuck". Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  5. "Kartik Aaryan plays Muslim boy in Tanuja Chandra's film". The Indian Express. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  6. "Kartik Aaryan plays Muslim boy in Tanuja Chandra's film". CNN-IBN. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  7. http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/irrfan-khan-irfan-tanuja-chandra-qarib-qarib-single-bollywood-even-when-we-are-single-we-are-never-free-4931913/
  8. http://www.womensweb.in/2017/05/tanuja-chandra-writer-and-director-interview/
  9. https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/tanuja-chandra-today-there-is-more-openness-towards-films-with-fresh-content/story-R610aDCCW4pJTH53KcjsRM.html
  10. https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/qarib-qarib-singlle-movie-review-irrfan-khan-parvathy-star-in-freewheeling-tale-of-lonely-hearts-1773586
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