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| birth_place = [[Delhi]], [[India]]
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], India
| nationality =  Indian
| nationality =  Indian
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| mother      = [[Kamna Chandra]]
| relatives  = [[Vikram Chandra (novelist)|Vikram Chandra]] (brother)<br/>[[Anupama Chopra]] (sister)<br/>[[Zuni Chopra]] (niece)
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| occupation  = Film director, writer
| occupation  = Film director, writer
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'''Tanuja Chandra''' (born 1969) is an Indian film director and writer. Chandra is the daughter of writer [[Kamna Chandra]] and sister of author [[Vikram Chandra (novelist)|Vikram Chandra]] and film critic [[Anupama Chopra]]. She co-wrote the screenplay of [[Yash Chopra]]'s ''[[Dil To Pagal Hai]]'' (1997) and is known for frequently directing women-oriented films where female characters are the main protagonists, notably ''[[Dushman (1998 film)|Dushman]]'' (1998) and ''[[Sangharsh (1999 film)|Sangharsh]]'' (1999).<ref>{{cite web |author=Jha, Subhash K. |work=Indo-Asian News Service, Press Trust of India |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=097f7aa0-12f5-40fe-81bd-ae8348003890&ParentID=00c6b729-b306-40c9-bc0e-754e7c69c501&&Headline=Why+Tanuja+is+an+angry+young+woman |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125121239/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=097f7aa0-12f5-40fe-81bd-ae8348003890&ParentID=00c6b729-b306-40c9-bc0e-754e7c69c501&&Headline=Why+Tanuja+is+an+angry+young+woman |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 January 2013 |title=Why Tanuja Chandra is an angry young woman |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=3 January 2007}}</ref>
'''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 film)|Dushman]]'' (1998) and ''[[Sangharsh (1999 film)|Sangharsh]]'' (1999).<ref>{{cite web|author=Jha, Subhash K.|work=Indo-Asian News Service, Press Trust of India|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=097f7aa0-12f5-40fe-81bd-ae8348003890&ParentID=00c6b729-b306-40c9-bc0e-754e7c69c501&&Headline=Why+Tanuja+is+an+angry+young+woman|title=Why Tanuja Chandra is an angry young woman|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=3 January 2007}}</ref>


==Family==
==Family==


Chandra was born in [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/deep-focus/Im-a-migrant-this-is-my-city/articleshow/2788430.cms | title=I'm a migrant, this is my city | date=17 February 2008 | newspaper=Times of India | accessdate=23 February 2018 }}</ref> She is the sister of the writer [[Vikram Chandra (novelist)|Vikram Chandra]] and film critic [[Anupama Chopra]]. Her mother is film writer [[Kamna Chandra]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/i-ve-inherited-creative-genes-from-mom-tanuja-chandra-118021800424_1.html|title=I've inherited creative genes from mom: Tanuja Chandra|date=18 February 2018|via=Business Standard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/tanuja-chandras-film-is-stuck/87598|title=Tanuja Chandra's film is stuck|access-date=2016-06-30}}</ref>
Chandra was born in [[Delhi]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/deep-focus/Im-a-migrant-this-is-my-city/articleshow/2788430.cms |title=I'm a migrant, this is my city |date=17 February 2008 |newspaper=Times of India |accessdate=23 February 2018}}</ref> She is the sister of the writer [[Vikram Chandra (novelist)|Vikram Chandra]] and film critic [[Anupama Chopra]]. Her mother is film writer [[Kamna Chandra]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/i-ve-inherited-creative-genes-from-mom-tanuja-chandra-118021800424_1.html |title=I've inherited creative genes from mom: Tanuja Chandra |date=18 February 2018 |via=Business Standard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mid-day.com/articles/tanuja-chandras-film-is-stuck/87598 |title=Tanuja Chandra's film is stuck |access-date=30 June 2016}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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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 (1998 film)|Dushman]]'' in the same year. The movie, starring [[Kajol]] in the lead role, received critical praise and performed moderately-well at the box office.
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 (1998 film)|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 film)|Sangharsh]]'' (1999), was also produced by Mahesh Bhatt and starred [[Akshay Kumar]], [[Preity Zinta]] and [[Ashutosh Rana]] in leading roles.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Exclusive! Filmmaker Tanuja Chandra: Ashutosh Rana posed as a woman on the phone and convinced me to cast him as Lajja Shankar Pandey in 'Sangharsh' - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/exclusive-filmmaker-tanuja-chandra-ashutosh-rana-posed-as-a-woman-on-the-phone-and-convinced-me-to-cast-him-as-lajja-shankar-pandey-in-sangharsh/articleshow/79153353.cms|access-date=2021-05-28|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
Her next film, ''[[Sangharsh (1999 film)|Sangharsh]]'' (1999), was also produced by Mahesh Bhatt and starred [[Akshay Kumar]], [[Preity Zinta]] and [[Ashutosh Rana]] in leading roles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Exclusive! Filmmaker Tanuja Chandra: Ashutosh Rana posed as a woman on the phone and convinced me to cast him as Lajja Shankar Pandey in 'Sangharsh' - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/exclusive-filmmaker-tanuja-chandra-ashutosh-rana-posed-as-a-woman-on-the-phone-and-convinced-me-to-cast-him-as-lajja-shankar-pandey-in-sangharsh/articleshow/79153353.cms |access-date=28 May 2021 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>


Since then, Chandra has directed several films, many of which went unnoticed. Yet films like ''[[Sur – The Melody of Life]]'' (2002) and ''[[Film Star (film)|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.
Since then, Chandra has directed several films, many of which went unnoticed. Yet films like ''[[Sur – The Melody of Life]]'' (2002) and ''[[Film Star (film)|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|Zee telefilms]], which stars [[Kartik Aaryan]].<ref>{{cite web | title = Kartik Aaryan plays Muslim boy in Tanuja Chandra's film |work= The Indian Express | url = http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kartik-aaryan-plays-muslim-boy-in-tanuja-chandras-film/ |date=February 18, 2016| accessdate = 2016-06-27 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web  
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|Zee telefilms]], which stars [[Kartik Aaryan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Kartik Aaryan plays Muslim boy in Tanuja Chandra's film |work=The Indian Express |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kartik-aaryan-plays-muslim-boy-in-tanuja-chandras-film/ |date=18 February 2016 |accessdate=27 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/kartik-aaryan-plays-muslim-boy-in-tanuja-chandras-film/ |date=18 February 2016 |access-date=6 December 2021 |title=Kartik Aaryan plays Muslim boy in Tanuja Chandra's film |website=indianexpress.com}}</ref>
| title = Kartik Aaryan plays Muslim boy in Tanuja Chandra's film|work=CNN-IBN}}</ref>


Tanuja's latest released film is Qarib Qarib Singlle<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/irrfan-khan-irfan-tanuja-chandra-qarib-qarib-single-bollywood-even-when-we-are-single-we-are-never-free-4931913/|title=Qarib Qarib Singlle director Tanuja Chandra: Even when we are single, we are never free|date=11 November 2017}}</ref> starring [[Irrfan Khan]] and [[Parvathy Thiruvothu|Parvathy]]. She has been working on the development of a television show for Star which will begin production soon.
Tanuja's latest released film is [[Qarib Qarib Singlle]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/irrfan-khan-irfan-tanuja-chandra-qarib-qarib-single-bollywood-even-when-we-are-single-we-are-never-free-4931913/ |title=Qarib Qarib Singlle director Tanuja Chandra: Even when we are single, we are never free |date=11 November 2017}}</ref> starring [[Irrfan Khan]] and [[Parvathy Thiruvothu|Parvathy]]. She has been working on the development of a television show for Star which will begin production soon.
A book titled "BIJNIS WOMEN"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.womensweb.in/2017/05/tanuja-chandra-writer-and-director-interview/|title="Women Have Always Had To Move Against The Tide!" Says Tanuja Chandra, Writer And Director|date=24 May 2017}}</ref> of short stories by her has just been published by [[Penguin Random House]].
A book titled "BIJNIS WOMEN"<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.womensweb.in/2017/05/tanuja-chandra-writer-and-director-interview/ |title="Women Have Always Had To Move Against The Tide!" Says Tanuja Chandra, Writer And Director |date=24 May 2017}}</ref> of short stories by her has just been published by [[Penguin Random House]].


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
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| 2002 || ''[[Sur – The Melody of Life]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||
| 2002 || ''[[Sur – The Melody of Life]]'' || {{yes}} || {{yes}} ||
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| 2005 || ''Film Star''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/tanuja-chandra-today-there-is-more-openness-towards-films-with-fresh-content/story-R610aDCCW4pJTH53KcjsRM.html|title=Tanuja Chandra: Today there is more openness towards films with fresh content|date=5 December 2017|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> ||{{yes}} || {{yes}} ||
| 2005 || ''Film Star''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/tanuja-chandra-today-there-is-more-openness-towards-films-with-fresh-content/story-R610aDCCW4pJTH53KcjsRM.html |title=Tanuja Chandra: Today there is more openness towards films with fresh content |date=5 December 2017 |website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> ||{{yes}} || {{yes}} ||
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| 2006 ||''[[Zindaggi Rocks]]'' ||{{yes}} || {{no}} ||
| 2006 ||''[[Zindaggi Rocks]]'' ||{{yes}} || {{no}} ||
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|2016 ||''[[Silvat]]'' ||{{yes}} || {{no}} || Short Film
|2016 ||''[[Silvat]]'' ||{{yes}} || {{no}} || Short Film
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| 2017 ||''[[Qarib Qarib Singlle]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/qarib-qarib-singlle-movie-review-irrfan-khan-parvathy-star-in-freewheeling-tale-of-lonely-hearts-1773586|title=Qarib Qarib Singlle Movie Review: Irrfan Khan, Parvathy Star In Freewheeling Tale Of Lonely Hearts|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>||{{yes}} || {{yes}} ||  
| 2017 ||''[[Qarib Qarib Singlle]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/qarib-qarib-singlle-movie-review-irrfan-khan-parvathy-star-in-freewheeling-tale-of-lonely-hearts-1773586 |title=Qarib Qarib Singlle Movie Review: Irrfan Khan, Parvathy Star In Freewheeling Tale Of Lonely Hearts |website=NDTV.com}}</ref>||{{yes}} || {{yes}} ||  
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|2019 ||''A Monsoon Date''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/bollywood/report-konkona-sensharma-on-playing-a-transsexual-in-a-monsoon-date-and-more-2758492 |title=Konkona Sensharma on playing a transsexual in 'A Monsoon Date' and more... |date=8 June 2019 |access-date=6 December 2021 |website=dnaindia.com}}</ref> || {{yes}} || {{no}} || Short Film
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|2019 || ''Aunty Sudha Aunty Radha''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/reviews/story/tanuja-chandras-insightful-documentary-aunty-sudha-aunty-radha-89287 |title=Tanuja Chandra’s insightful documentary Aunty Sudha Aunty Radha |author=Dipankar Sarkar |date=24 May 2020 |access-date=6 December 2021 |website=tribuneindia.com}}</ref> || {{yes}} || {{no}} || Documentary
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Latest revision as of 23:02, 28 May 2022


Tanuja Chandra
Tanuja Chandra.jpg
Chandra in 2007
Born1969 (age 55–56)
Delhi, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm director, writer
Parent(s)
RelativesVikram Chandra (brother)
Anupama Chopra (sister)
Zuni Chopra (niece)

Tanuja Chandra (born 1969) is an Indian film director and writer. Chandra is the daughter of writer Kamna Chandra and sister of author Vikram Chandra and film critic Anupama Chopra. She co-wrote the screenplay of Yash Chopra's Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) and is known for frequently directing women-oriented films where female characters are the main protagonists, notably Dushman (1998) and Sangharsh (1999).[1]

Family[edit]

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[edit]

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, Preity Zinta and Ashutosh Rana in leading roles.[5]

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.[6][7]

Tanuja's latest released film is Qarib Qarib Singlle[8] 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"[9] of short stories by her has just been published by Penguin Random House.

Filmography[edit]

Year Film Director Writer Note
1997 Tamanna No Yes
1997 Dil To Pagal Hai No Yes
1998 Zakhm No Yes
1998 Dushman Yes No
1999 Sangharsh Yes No
2001 Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar Yes No
2002 Sur – The Melody of Life Yes Yes
2005 Film Star[10] Yes Yes
2006 Zindaggi Rocks Yes No
2008 Hope and a Little Sugar Yes Yes
2016 Silvat Yes No Short Film
2017 Qarib Qarib Singlle[11] Yes Yes
2019 A Monsoon Date[12] Yes No Short Film
2019 Aunty Sudha Aunty Radha[13] Yes No Documentary

References[edit]

  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. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "I'm a migrant, this is my city". Times of India. 17 February 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "I've inherited creative genes from mom: Tanuja Chandra". 18 February 2018 – via Business Standard.
  4. ↑ "Tanuja Chandra's film is stuck". Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Exclusive! Filmmaker Tanuja Chandra: Ashutosh Rana posed as a woman on the phone and convinced me to cast him as Lajja Shankar Pandey in 'Sangharsh' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Kartik Aaryan plays Muslim boy in Tanuja Chandra's film". The Indian Express. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  7. ↑ "Kartik Aaryan plays Muslim boy in Tanuja Chandra's film". indianexpress.com. 18 February 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  8. ↑ "Qarib Qarib Singlle director Tanuja Chandra: Even when we are single, we are never free". 11 November 2017.
  9. ↑ ""Women Have Always Had To Move Against The Tide!" Says Tanuja Chandra, Writer And Director". 24 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "Tanuja Chandra: Today there is more openness towards films with fresh content". Hindustan Times. 5 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "Qarib Qarib Singlle Movie Review: Irrfan Khan, Parvathy Star In Freewheeling Tale Of Lonely Hearts". NDTV.com.
  12. ↑ "Konkona Sensharma on playing a transsexual in 'A Monsoon Date' and more..." dnaindia.com. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  13. ↑ Dipankar Sarkar (24 May 2020). "Tanuja Chandra's insightful documentary Aunty Sudha Aunty Radha". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

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