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{{Short description|Indian actor, writer and director (b. 1945)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Tinnu Anand
| image = Tinnu Anand 2.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Anand in 2011
| native_name = 
| native_name_lang = 
| birth_name = Virender Raj Anand
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1945|10|12}}
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| father = [[Inder Raj Anand]]
| spouse = Shahnaz Vahanvaty
| children = 2
| notable_works = ''[[Shahenshah (1988 film)|Shahenshah]]''
| relatives = [[Siddharth Anand]] (nephew)<br/>[[Agha (actor)|Agha]] (father-in-Law)<br/>[[Jalal Agha]] (brother-in-law)
| nationality =
| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|director|writer|producer}}
| alma_mater = [[Mayo College]]<br/>([[Ajmer]], [[Rajasthan]])
}}

'''Tinu Anand''' (born '''Virender Raj Anand''', 12 October 1945) is an Indian actor, director, writer and producer in [[Hindi cinema]] and a few [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films.

==Early life==
He is the son of veteran writer [[Inder Raj Anand]], brother of producer Bittu Anand and uncle of director [[Siddharth Anand]]. He did his schooling from [[Mayo College]] in India. He is Married to Shahnaz, daughter of veteran actor [[Agha (actor)]].

==Career==
His father, [[Inder Raj Anand]], was a well-known writer in the film industry, but he did not want Tinnu, or his younger brother Bittu, to enter this industry. Inder Raj Anand would say that it was not the place for them. In the words of Tinnu Anand: "..when I told him I wanted to direct films, he was very upset. Ultimately, though, he saw that I didn't want to do anything else. So he sent me to the best school - the Satyajit Ray School. Mr. Ray and my father were friends, so my father asked him to take me under his wing."

Tinnu had been given a role in K. Abbas' film ''Saat Hindustani'' when..
"In the evening, I was given the dirty job of offering Amitabh Rs.5000 for the entire film, whether it took a year or five.. Amitabh reluctantly agreed as he was desperate to act. He got the role of the poet's friend in ''Saat Hindustani''. When my father got the letter from Satyajit Ray saying I could work with him, I had to give up ''Saat Hindustani''. So I left for Calcutta and Amitabh got the role of the poet that I was supposed to play.

(on working with actors who consistently show up quite late and put in only a few hours) "I give all the credit to Veeru (Devgan) who taught me how to unlearn what I had learnt. He told me that if you have to survive in this industry with actors like these, you should learn how to shoot a film when the actor's not there!" and: "I felt very proud when I showed Amitabh a scene between him and Amjad Khan in a dubbing studio one day. He was shocked and said 'But I never shot with Amjad'".<ref>{{cite web|last1=N|first1=Patcy|title=I was given the dirty job of offering Amitabh Rs. 5000 for the entire film|url=http://Rediff.com|access-date=24 August 2017|archive-date=24 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824060659/http://www.rediff.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Anand also worked as an assistant director to [[Satyajit Ray]] for five years, in Bengali films, ''[[Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne]]'' (1969), ''[[Aranyer Din Ratri]]'' (1970), ''[[Pratidwandi]]'' (1970), ''[[Seemabaddha]]'' (1971) to ''[[Ashani Sanket]]'' (1973).<ref>{{cite web| title = Working with Satyajit Ray Was One of the Joys of Producing Shatranj Ke Khiladi| publisher = The Wire| url = https://thewire.in/film/satyajit-ray-shatranj-ke-khiladi| date = July 28, 2017| access-date = 2018-04-04| archive-date = 10 July 2018| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180710010951/https://thewire.in/film/satyajit-ray-shatranj-ke-khiladi| url-status = dead}}</ref>

Anand portrayed an important role in ''[[Ghajini (2008 film)|Ghajini]]'' in 2008.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/oct/11tinnu.htm Tinnu Anand] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090720074107/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/oct/11tinnu.htm |date=20 July 2009 }}, [[Rediff.com]].</ref><ref>[http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/23/stories/2002092300580100.htm From Amitabh to Aamir, the show goes on...] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091121075225/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/23/stories/2002092300580100.htm |date=21 November 2009 }}, ''[[The Hindu]]'', 23 September 2002.</ref> In an interview, Tinu Anand spoke about his early days and also praised Amitabh Bachchan for his generosity.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-tinnu-anand/20130611.htm Amitabh] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614055548/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-tinnu-anand/20130611.htm |date=14 June 2013 }}, [[Rediff.com]].</ref>

==Filmography==

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Year !!Film
|-
! colspan="2" |Director
|-
| 2003
|''[[Ek Hindustani]]''
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Major Saab]]''
|-
|1991
|''[[Jeena Teri Gali Mein]]''
|-
|1989
|''[[Main Azaad Hoon]]''
|-
| 1988
|''[[Shahenshah (1988 film)|Shahenshah]]''
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Yeh Ishq Nahin Aasaan]]''
|-
| 1981
| ''[[Kaalia]]''
|-
|1979
|''[[Duniya Meri Jeb Mein]]''
|-
! colspan="2" |Assistant Director
|-
| 1969
| ''[[Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne]]''
|-
| 1970
|''[[Aranyer Din Ratri]]''
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Pratidwandi]]''
|-
| 1971
|''[[Seemabaddha]]''
|-
| 1973
| ''[[Ashani Sanket]]''
|}
===As actor===
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
* ''[[Kahiin To Hoga]]'' (TV)... Mr. Ahulwalia
* ''[[Pushpak]]'' (1987; silent)
* ''[[Nayakan]]'' (1987; Tamil)
* ''[[Dayavan]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Agneepath (1990 film)|Agneepath]]'' (1990) Nathu
* ''[[Aditya 369]]'' (1991; Telugu)
* ''[[Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana]]'' (1992) Dayal
* ''[[Police Officer (film)|Police Officer]]'' (1992) Ram Kishan Verma
* ''[[Khiladi (1992 film)|Khiladi]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Chamatkar]]'' (1992) – Kunta
* ''[[Damini]]'' (1993) – Mama Ji
* ''[[Krishan Avtaar]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Chandra Mukhi]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Anjaam]]'' (1994) - Mohanlal
* ''[[Stuntman (1994 film)|Stuntman]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Krantiveer]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Kaalapani]]'' (1994; Malayalam)
* ''[[Bombay (film)|Bombay]]'' (1994; Tamil)
* ''[[Emergency (1995 film)|Emergency]]'' (1995; Kannada)
* ''[[Ghatotkachudu]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Ram Jaane]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Trimurti (1995 film)|Trimurti]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Halo (1996 film)|Halo]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Papi Gudia]]'' (1996) Special Appearance A Yadav / Ahulwalia Inspector in Doll Jail
* ''[[Krishna (1996 Hindi film)|Krishna]]'' (1996) Kobra
* ''[[Army (1995 film)|Army]]'' (1995) Pancham
* ''[[Diljale]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Ghatak: Lethal|Ghatak]]'' (1996) – Inspector
* ''[[Masoom (1996 film)|Masoom]]'' (1996) – Mama
* ''[[Share Bazaar (film)|Share Bazaar]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Miss 420]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Kabhi Na Kabhi]]'' (1998)
* ''[[China Gate (1998 film)|China Gate]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Saat Rang Ke Sapne]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Hadh Kar Di Aapne]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Gang (2000 film)|Gang]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Chhupa Rustam]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Lajja (2001 film)|Lajja]]'' (2001)- Purushotam
* ''[[Annarth]]'' (2002)... Dayal Bhai
* ''[[Shararat (2002 film)|Shararat]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Saathiya (film)|Saathiya]]'' (2002) – Building Owner
* ''[[Tumse Milke Wrong Number]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Paisa Vasool (2004 film)|Paisa Vasool]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Anji (film)|Anji]]'' (2004) as Bhatia
* ''[[Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Bluffmaster!]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Hindustan (2006 film)|Hindustan]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love]]'' (2007) – Babu
* ''[[Laaga Chunari Mein Daag]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Ugly Aur Pagli]]'' (2008) – Mallika's Father
* ''[[Wafa: A Deadly Love Story]]'' (2008)
* ''[[Ghajini (2008 film)|Ghajini]]'' (2008) – Satveer Kohli (Kalpana's Boss)
* ''[[Victory (2009 film)|Victory]]'' (2009) – Vedpal (Harman Baweja's Coach)
* ''[[De Dana Dan]]'' (2009) – Mr. Kakkad (Katrina's father)
* ''[[Gorosthaney Sabdhan (film)|Gorosthaney Sabdhan]]'' (2010) - Marcus Goodwin
* ''[[Khatta Meetha (2010 film)|Khatta Meetha]]'' (2010) – Driver
* ''[[Dabangg]]'' (2010) – Shastri Master
* ''[[Gosainbaganer Bhoot]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Monica (2011 film)|Monica]]'' (2011) – Assem Ray
* ''[[Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya]]'' (2012) – Bhatti
* ''[[Dabangg 2]]'' (2012) – Shastri Master
* ''[[Rabba Main Kya Karoon]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Club 60]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Phata Poster Nikhla Hero]]'' (2013) – Director
* ''[[Hasee Toh Phasee]]'' (2014) – Mukesh Adnani
* ''[[Aisa Yeh Jahaan]]'' (2015) – Director
* ''[[Puli (2015 film)|Puli]]'' (2015; Tamil)
* ''[[Saaho]]'' (2019; Hindi, Telugu) as Prithvi Raj
* ''[[Janhit Mein Jaari]]'' (2022)
* ''[[Sita Ramam]]'' (2022) as Anand Mehta
* ''[[Salaar]]'' (2023)
}}

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