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| name              = Tinnu Anand
| name              = Tinnu Anand
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| caption            = Anand in 2011
| caption            = Anand in 2011
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| birth_name        = Virender Raj Anand
| birth_name        = Virender Raj Anand
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|df=y|1945|10|12}}
| birth_date        = 12 October 1945
| birth_place        = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| birth_place        = [[Peshawar]], [[North-West Frontier Province]], [[British Raj]] (present-day [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], [[Pakistan]])
| father            = [[Inder Raj Anand]]
| father            = [[Inder Raj Anand]]
| spouse            = Shahnaz Vahanvaty
| spouse            = Shahnaz Anand
| children          = 2
| children          = 2 (Isha Anand & Diksha Anand)
| notable_works       = ''[[Shahenshah (1988 film)|Shahenshah]]''
| notable_works     = ''[[Shahenshah (1988 film)|Shahenshah]]''<br>''[[Kaalia]]''<br>''[[Nayakan]]''<br>''[[Kaalapani]]''<br>''[[Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire]]''<br>''[[Anji (film)|Anji]]''
| relatives          = [[Siddharth Anand]] (nephew)<br/>[[Agha (actor)|Agha]] (father-in-Law)<br/>[[Jalal Agha]] (brother-in-law)
| relatives          = [[Siddharth Anand]] (nephew)<br/>[[Mukul Anand]] (cousin)<br>[[Agha (actor)|Agha]] (father-in-Law)<br/>[[Jalal Agha]] (brother-in-law)
| nationality        =
| occupation        = {{hlist|Actor|director|writer|producer}}
| occupation        = {{hlist|Actor|director|writer|producer}}
| alma_mater        = [[Mayo College]]<br/>([[Ajmer]], [[Rajasthan]])
| alma_mater        = [[Mayo College]]
}}
}}


'''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.
'''Tinu Anand''' (born '''Virender Raj Anand''') is an Indian actor, director, writer and producer in [[Hindi cinema]] and a few [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] films.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-05-15 |title=Bollywood actor-director Tinu Anand gets flak for his threat to beat strays |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/bollywood-veteran-panned-for-threatening-to-beat-stray-dogs/articleshow/121168832.cms? |access-date=2026-01-04 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Personal 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)]].
He is the son of veteran screenwriter [[Inder Raj Anand]], brother of producer Bittu Anand, cousin of director [[Mukul S. Anand|Mukul Anand]] and uncle of director [[Siddharth Anand]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Banan |first=Aastha Atray |date=3 November 2019 |title=Siddharth Anand: The camaraderie is a facade. Nobody is a friend |url=https://www.mid-day.com/sunday-mid-day/article/siddharth-anand-the-camaraderie-is-a-facade-nobody-is-a-friend-22022174 |access-date=25 July 2025 |work=Mid-Day}}</ref> He did his schooling from [[Mayo College]] in India. He is married to Shahnaz, daughter of veteran actor [[Agha (actor)|Agha]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-10-12 |title=Siddharh Anand: I feel low only when I have fought with my wife |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/siddharh-anand-i-feel-low-only-when-i-have-fought-with-my-wife/articleshow/44783183.cms?utm |access-date=2026-01-04 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>


==Career==
== 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."
His father, [[Inder Raj Anand]], was a well-known writer in the Hindi film industry but did not want Tinnu Anand or his younger brother, Bittu Anand, to enter the profession. Recalling this period, Anand said that when he expressed his desire to direct films, his father was initially upset.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-07-04 |title=#BigInterview! Tinnu Anand: I was cast for the role that Amitabh Bachchan played in 'Saat Hindustani' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/biginterview-tinnu-anand-i-was-cast-for-the-role-that-amitabh-bachchan-played-in-saat-hindustani/articleshow/84102321.cms? |access-date=2026-01-04 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> However, he later accepted Anand’s determination and arranged for him to study under [[Satyajit Ray]]. Ray and Inder Raj Anand were friends, and Anand was subsequently taken under Ray’s mentorship.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pal |first=Chandrima |date=2019-02-18 |title=Satyajit Ray, Amitabh Bachchan, 'Pushpak' and three days as Crime Master Gogo: Meet Tinnu Anand |url=https://scroll.in/reel/913462/satyajit-ray-amitabh-bachchan-pushpak-and-three-days-as-crime-master-gogo-meet-tinnu-anand |access-date=2026-01-04 |website=Scroll.in |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title='दिवालिया होने वाले दिन कभी नहीं भूलते बिग बी', टीनू आनंद ने बताया आखिर क्यों महानायक हैं अमिताभ बच्चन |url=https://www.amarujala.com/entertainment/amitabh-bachchan-83th-birthday-tinnu-anand-talks-about-big-b-journey-and-bankrupt-told-why-he-is-mahanayak-2025-10-11 |access-date=2026-01-04 |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref>


Tinnu had been given a role in K. Abbas' film ''Saat Hindustani'' when..
Tinnu Anand was initially offered a role in K. Abbas' film ''[[Saat Hindustani]]''. Recalling the incident, Anand said:<blockquote>“In the evening, I was given the dirty job of offering Amitabh ₹5,000 for the entire film, whether it took a year or five. Amitabh reluctantly agreed, as he was desperate to act. He was given the role of the poet’s friend in ''Saat Hindustani''. When my father received a letter from [[Satyajit Ray]] saying that I could work with him, I had to give up ''Saat Hindustani''. I left for Calcutta, and Amitabh eventually got the role of the poet that I was supposed to play.”<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 June 2025 |title=Tinnu Anand recalls his 'dirty job' offering Rs 5,000 to Amitabh Bachchan for his first film 'Saat Hindustani' |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/tinnu-anand-recalls-his-dirty-job-offering-rs-5000-to-amitabh-bachchan-for-his-first-film-saat-hindustani/articleshow/121757116.cms |access-date=4 January 2026 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> </blockquote>
"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>
Reflecting on working with actors who arrived late and worked limited hours, Anand said that he learned practical filmmaking techniques from action director [[Veeru Devgan]]. He recalled:


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>
<blockquote>
“I give all the credit to Veeru Devgan, who taught me how to unlearn what I had learnt. He told me that if you want to survive in this industry with actors like these, you should learn how to shoot a film when the actor is not there. I felt very proud when I once showed Amitabh a scene between him and [[Amjad Khan (actor)|Amjad Khan]] in a dubbing studio. He was shocked and said, ‘But I never shot with Amjad.’”<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patcy N |title=I was given the dirty job of offering Amitabh Rs. 5,000 for the entire film |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/2000/oct/11tinnu.htm |access-date=24 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824060659/http://www.rediff.com/ |archive-date=24 August 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref>
</blockquote>Anand worked as an assistant director to [[Satyajit Ray]] for nearly five years on several Bengali films, including ''[[Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne]]'' (1969), ''[[Aranyer Din Ratri]]'' (1970), ''[[Pratidwandi]]'' (1970), ''[[Seemabaddha]]'' (1971), and ''[[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=28 July 2017 |access-date=4 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710010951/https://thewire.in/film/satyajit-ray-shatranj-ke-khiladi |archive-date=10 July 2018 |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>
In 2008, Anand portrayed a significant role in the Hindi film ''[[Ghajini (2008 film)|Ghajini]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tinnu Anand |url=https://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/oct/11tinnu.htm |website=Rediff.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090720074107/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2000/oct/11tinnu.htm |archive-date=20 July 2009 |access-date=24 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=From Amitabh to Aamir, the show goes on... |work=The Hindu |date=23 September 2002 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/23/stories/2002092300580100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091121075225/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/09/23/stories/2002092300580100.htm |archive-date=21 November 2009 |access-date=24 August 2017}}</ref>
 
In a later interview, Anand spoke about his early career and praised [[Amitabh Bachchan]] for his generosity and support during his formative years in the film industry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Interview with Tinnu Anand |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-tinnu-anand/20130611.htm |website=Rediff.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614055548/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-tinnu-anand/20130611.htm |archive-date=14 June 2013 |access-date=24 August 2017}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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{|class="wikitable"
|-
|-
!Year !!Film
!Year !!Film!!Notes
|-
!colspan="3"|Director
|-
|-
! colspan="2" |Director
|1979
|''[[Duniya Meri Jeb Mein]]''
|
|-
|-
| 2003
| 1981
|''[[Ek Hindustani]]''
| ''[[Kaalia]]''
|
|-
|-
| 1998
| 1984
| ''[[Major Saab]]''
| ''[[Yeh Ishq Nahin Aasaan]]''
|
|-
|-
|1991
| 1988
|''[[Jeena Teri Gali Mein]]''
|''[[Shahenshah (1988 film)|Shahenshah]]''
|
|-
|-
|1989
|1989
|''[[Main Azaad Hoon]]''
|''[[Main Azaad Hoon]]''
|
|-
|-
| 1988
|1991
|''[[Shahenshah (1988 film)|Shahenshah]]''
|''[[Jeena Teri Gali Mein]]''
|
|-
|-
| 1984
| 1998
| ''[[Yeh Ishq Nahin Aasaan]]''
| ''[[Major Saab]]''
|
|-
|-
| 1981
| 2003
| ''[[Kaalia]]''
|''[[Ek Hindustani]]''
|-
| Unreleased
|1979
|''[[Duniya Meri Jeb Mein]]''
|-
|-
! colspan="2" |Assistant Director
!colspan="3"|Assistant Director
|-
|-
| 1969
| 1969
| ''[[Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne]]''  
| ''[[Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne]]''  
|
|-
|-
| 1970
|rowspan=2| 1970
|''[[Aranyer Din Ratri]]''  
|''[[Aranyer Din Ratri]]''  
|
|-
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Pratidwandi]]''
| ''[[Pratidwandi]]''
|
|-
|-
| 1971
| 1971
|''[[Seemabaddha]]''
|''[[Seemabaddha]]''
|
|-
|-
| 1973
| 1973
| ''[[Ashani Sanket]]''  
| ''[[Ashani Sanket]]''  
|
|}
|}
===As actor===
===As actor===
{{columns-list|colwidth=22em|
====Hindi films====
* ''[[Kahiin To Hoga]]'' (TV)... Mr. Ahulwalia
{| class="wikitable"
* ''[[Pushpak]]'' (1987; silent)
|+
* ''[[Nayakan]]'' (1987; Tamil)
!Year
* ''[[Dayavan]]'' (1988)
!Film
* ''[[Agneepath (1990 film)|Agneepath]]'' (1990) Nathu
!Role
* ''[[Aditya 369]]'' (1991; Telugu)
!Notes
* ''[[Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana]]'' (1992) Dayal
|-
* ''[[Police Officer (film)|Police Officer]]'' (1992) Ram Kishan Verma
|1988
* ''[[Khiladi (1992 film)|Khiladi]]'' (1992)
|''[[Dayavan]]''
* ''[[Chamatkar]]'' (1992) – Kunta
|
* ''[[Damini]]'' (1993) – Mama Ji
|
* ''[[Krishan Avtaar]]'' (1993)
|-
* ''[[Chandra Mukhi]]'' (1993)
|1990
* ''[[Anjaam]]'' (1994) - Mohanlal
|''[[Agneepath (1990 film)|Agneepath]]''  
* ''[[Stuntman (1994 film)|Stuntman]]'' (1994)
|Nathu
* ''[[Krantiveer]]'' (1994)
|
* ''[[Kaalapani]]'' (1994; Malayalam)
|-
* ''[[Bombay (film)|Bombay]]'' (1994; Tamil)
|rowspan="4"|1992
* ''[[Emergency (1995 film)|Emergency]]'' (1995; Kannada)
|''[[Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana]]''  
* ''[[Ghatotkachudu]]'' (1995)
|Dayal
* ''[[Ram Jaane]]'' (1995)
|
* ''[[Trimurti (1995 film)|Trimurti]]'' (1995)
|-
* ''[[Halo (1996 film)|Halo]]'' (1996)
|''[[Chamatkar]]''  
* ''[[Papi Gudia]]'' (1996) Special Appearance A Yadav / Ahulwalia Inspector in Doll Jail
|Kunta
* ''[[Krishna (1996 Hindi film)|Krishna]]'' (1996) Kobra
|
* ''[[Army (1995 film)|Army]]'' (1995) Pancham
|-
* ''[[Diljale]]'' (1996)
|''[[Police Officer (film)|Police Officer]]''  
* ''[[Ghatak: Lethal|Ghatak]]'' (1996) – Inspector
|Ram Kishan Verma
* ''[[Masoom (1996 film)|Masoom]]'' (1996) – Mama
|
* ''[[Share Bazaar (film)|Share Bazaar]]'' (1998)
|-
* ''[[Miss 420]]'' (1998)
|''[[Khiladi (1992 film)|Khiladi]]''
* ''[[Kabhi Na Kabhi]]'' (1998)
|
* ''[[China Gate (1998 film)|China Gate]]'' (1998)
|
* ''[[Saat Rang Ke Sapne]]'' (1998)
|-
* ''[[Hadh Kar Di Aapne]]'' (2000)
|rowspan="4"|1993
* ''[[Gang (2000 film)|Gang]]'' (2000)
|''[[Damini]]''  
* ''[[Chhupa Rustam]]'' (2001)
| Shekhar's maternal uncle
* ''[[Lajja (2001 film)|Lajja]]'' (2001)- Purushotam
|
* ''[[Annarth]]'' (2002)... Dayal Bhai
|-
* ''[[Shararat (2002 film)|Shararat]]'' (2002)
|''[[Kohra (1993 film)|Kohra]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kohra - Movie - - Box Office India |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=3841 |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=www.boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>
* ''[[Saathiya (film)|Saathiya]]'' (2002) – Building Owner
|Peter Gonsalves
* ''[[Tumse Milke Wrong Number]]'' (2003)
|
* ''[[Paisa Vasool (2004 film)|Paisa Vasool]]'' (2004)
|-
* ''[[Anji (film)|Anji]]'' (2004) as Bhatia
|''[[Krishan Avtaar]]''
* ''[[Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...]]'' (2004)
|
* ''[[Bluffmaster!]]'' (2005)
|
* ''[[Hindustan (2006 film)|Hindustan]]'' (2006)
|-
* ''[[Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love]]'' (2007) – Babu
|''[[Chandra Mukhi]]''
* ''[[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)
|rowspan="4"|1994
* ''[[Victory (2009 film)|Victory]]'' (2009) – Vedpal (Harman Baweja's Coach)
|''[[Anjaam]]''  
* ''[[De Dana Dan]]'' (2009) – Mr. Kakkad (Katrina's father)
|Mohanlal
* ''[[Gorosthaney Sabdhan (film)|Gorosthaney Sabdhan]]'' (2010) - Marcus Goodwin 
|
* ''[[Khatta Meetha (2010 film)|Khatta Meetha]]'' (2010) – Driver
|-
* ''[[Dabangg]]'' (2010) – Shastri Master
|''[[Fauj]]''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fauj - Movie - - Box Office India |url=https://boxofficeindia.com/cast_crew.php?movieid=3091 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=boxofficeindia.com}}</ref>
* ''[[Gosainbaganer Bhoot]]'' (2011)
|Inspector Ramlakhan Yadav
* ''[[Monica (2011 film)|Monica]]'' (2011) – Assem Ray
|
* ''[[Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya]]'' (2012) – Bhatti
|-
* ''[[Dabangg 2]]'' (2012) – Shastri Master
|''[[Stuntman (1994 film)|Stuntman]]''
* ''[[Rabba Main Kya Karoon]]'' (2013)
|
* ''[[Club 60]]'' (2013)
|
* ''[[Phata Poster Nikhla Hero]]'' (2013) – Director
|-
* ''[[Hasee Toh Phasee]]'' (2014) – Mukesh Adnani
|''[[Krantiveer]]''
* ''[[Aisa Yeh Jahaan]]'' (2015) – Director
|
* ''[[Puli (2015 film)|Puli]]'' (2015; Tamil)
|
* ''[[Saaho]]'' (2019; Hindi, Telugu) as Prithvi Raj
|-
* ''[[Janhit Mein Jaari]]'' (2022)
|1995
* ''[[Sita Ramam]]'' (2022) as Anand Mehta
|''[[Ram Jaane]]''
* ''[[Salaar]]'' (2023)
|
}}
|
|-
|1995
|''[[Trimurti (1995 film)|Trimurti]]''
|
|
|-
|rowspan="7"|1996
|''[[Ghatak: Lethal|Ghatak]]''  
|Inspector
|
|-
|''[[Krishna (1996 Hindi film)|Krishna]]''  
|Kobra
|
|-
|''[[Masoom (1996 film)|Masoom]]''  
|Mama
|
|-
|''[[Army (1996 film)|Army]]''  
|Pancham
|
|-
|''[[Papi Gudia]]''  
| A Yadav / Ahulwalia Inspector in Doll Jail
|Special Appearance
|-
|''[[Halo (1996 film)|Halo]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Diljale]]''
|
|
|-
|1997
|''[[Ek Phool Teen Kante]]''
|
|Lead Role in a Comedy
|-
|rowspan="5"|1998
|''[[Share Bazaar (film)|Share Bazaar]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Miss 420]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Kabhi Na Kabhi]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[China Gate (1998 film)|China Gate]]''
|Capt. Bijon Dasgupta
|
|-
|''[[Saat Rang Ke Sapne]]''
|
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2000
|''[[Hadh Kar Di Aapne]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Gang (2000 film)|Gang]]''
|
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2001
|''[[Lajja (2001 film)|Lajja]]''  
|Purushotam
|
|-
|''[[Chhupa Rustam]]''
|
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|2002
|''[[Saathiya (film)|Saathiya]]''  
|Building Owner
|
|-
|''[[Annarth]]''  
|Dayal Bhai
|
|-
|''[[Shararat (2002 film)|Shararat]]''
|
|
|-
|2003
|''[[Tumse Milke Wrong Number]]''
|
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|2004
|''[[Paisa Vasool (2004 film)|Paisa Vasool]]''
|
|
|-
|''[[Kyun! Ho Gaya Na...]]''
| Sandeep Malhotra
|
|-
|2005
|''[[Bluffmaster!]]''
|Parimal Bajaj
|
|-
|2006
|''Hindustan''
|
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|2007
|''[[Kahiin To Hoga]]''  
|Mr. Ahluwalia
|TV series
|-
|''[[Laaga Chunari Mein Daag]]''
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|''[[Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love]]''  
|Babu
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|rowspan="3"|2008
|''[[Wafa: A Deadly Love Story]]''
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|''[[Ugly Aur Pagli]]''  
|Mallika's Father
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|''[[Ghajini (2008 film)|Ghajini]]''  
|Satveer Kohli (Kalpana's Boss)
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|rowspan=2|2009
|''[[De Dana Dan]]''  
|Himanshu Kakkar
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|''[[Victory (2009 film)|Victory]]''  
|Vedpal (Coach)
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|rowspan=2|2010
|''[[Khatta Meetha (2010 film)|Khatta Meetha]]''  
|Driver
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|''[[Dabangg]]''  
|Shastri Master
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|2011
|''[[Monica (2011 film)|Monica]]''  
|Assem Ray
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|2012
|''[[Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya]]''  
|Bhatti
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|2012
|''[[Dabangg 2]]''  
|Shastri Master
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|rowspan=3|2013
|''[[Rabba Main Kya Karoon]]''
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|''[[Club 60]]''
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|''[[Phata Poster Nikhla Hero]]''  
|Director
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|2014
|''[[Hasee Toh Phasee]]''
|Mukesh Adnani
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|2015
|''[[Aisa Yeh Jahaan]]''
|Director
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|2019
|''[[Saaho]]''
|Prithvi Raj
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|2022
|''[[Janhit Mein Jaari]]''
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|rowspan="1" |2024
|''[[Merry Christmas (2024 film)|Merry Christmas]]''
|Yadhoom Uncle
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| rowspan="2" | 2025
| ''[[Crazxy]]''
|Gurudutt Prasad
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| ''[[Dil Dosti Aur Dogs]]''
| Counsellor
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|}
 
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!Year
!Film
!Role
!Language
!Notes
|-
|rowspan="2"|1987
|''[[Pushpaka Vimana (1987 film)|Pushpaka Vimana]]''
|Killer
|Sound
|Lead Role
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|''[[Nayakan]]''
|Ajith Kelkar
|Tamil
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|1991
|''[[Aditya 369]]''
|Prof. Ramdas
| Telugu
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|1994
|''[[Bombay (1995 film)|Bombay]]''
| Sakthi Samaj Head
|  Tamil
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|rowspan="2"|1995
|''Emergency''
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| Kannada
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|''[[Ghatotkachudu]]''
|Scientist
| Telugu
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|1996
|''[[Kaalapani]]''
| Ram Lakhan
| Malayalam
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|2004
|''[[Anji (film)|Anji]]''
|Bhatia
|Telugu
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| 2007
|''Framed''
|Professor
|English
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|2010
|''[[Gorosthaney Sabdhan (film)|Gorosthaney Sabdhan]]''
|Marcus Goodwin 
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|2011
|''[[Gosainbaganer Bhoot]]''
|Manmatha Ukil
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|2015
|''[[Puli (2015 film)|Puli]]''
|Sage
| Tamil
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|-
|2019
|''[[Saaho]]''
|Prithvi Raj
|Telugu
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|2022
|''[[Sita Ramam]]''
|Anand Mehta
|Telugu
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|2023
|''[[Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire]]''
|Gaikwad alias "Baba"
|Telugu
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|-
|rowspan="1" |2024
|''[[Lucky Baskhar]]''
|Rajbir Lokhande
|Telugu
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|-
| rowspan="1" | 2025
|''[[Good Bad Ugly]]''
|Mastaan Bhai
|Tamil
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Tinnu Anand
Anand in 2011
Born
Virender Raj Anand

12 October 1945
Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British Raj (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
Alma materMayo College
Occupation
  • Actor
  • director
  • writer
  • producer
Notable work
Shahenshah
Kaalia
Nayakan
Kaalapani
Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire
Anji
Spouse(s)Shahnaz Anand
Children2 (Isha Anand & Diksha Anand)
Parent(s)
RelativesSiddharth Anand (nephew)
Mukul Anand (cousin)
Agha (father-in-Law)
Jalal Agha (brother-in-law)

Tinu Anand (born Virender Raj Anand) is an Indian actor, director, writer and producer in Hindi cinema and a few Telugu and Tamil films.[1]

Personal life[edit | edit source]

He is the son of veteran screenwriter Inder Raj Anand, brother of producer Bittu Anand, cousin of director Mukul Anand and uncle of director Siddharth Anand.[2] He did his schooling from Mayo College in India. He is married to Shahnaz, daughter of veteran actor Agha.[3]

Career[edit | edit source]

His father, Inder Raj Anand, was a well-known writer in the Hindi film industry but did not want Tinnu Anand or his younger brother, Bittu Anand, to enter the profession. Recalling this period, Anand said that when he expressed his desire to direct films, his father was initially upset.[4] However, he later accepted Anand’s determination and arranged for him to study under Satyajit Ray. Ray and Inder Raj Anand were friends, and Anand was subsequently taken under Ray’s mentorship.[5][6]

Tinnu Anand was initially offered a role in K. Abbas' film Saat Hindustani. Recalling the incident, Anand said:

“In the evening, I was given the dirty job of offering Amitabh ₹5,000 for the entire film, whether it took a year or five. Amitabh reluctantly agreed, as he was desperate to act. He was given the role of the poet’s friend in Saat Hindustani. When my father received a letter from Satyajit Ray saying that I could work with him, I had to give up Saat Hindustani. I left for Calcutta, and Amitabh eventually got the role of the poet that I was supposed to play.”[7]

Reflecting on working with actors who arrived late and worked limited hours, Anand said that he learned practical filmmaking techniques from action director Veeru Devgan. He recalled:

“I give all the credit to Veeru Devgan, who taught me how to unlearn what I had learnt. He told me that if you want to survive in this industry with actors like these, you should learn how to shoot a film when the actor is not there. I felt very proud when I once showed Amitabh a scene between him and Amjad Khan in a dubbing studio. He was shocked and said, ‘But I never shot with Amjad.’”[8]

Anand worked as an assistant director to Satyajit Ray for nearly five years on several Bengali films, including Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1969), Aranyer Din Ratri (1970), Pratidwandi (1970), Seemabaddha (1971), and Ashani Sanket (1973).[9]

In 2008, Anand portrayed a significant role in the Hindi film Ghajini.[10][11]

In a later interview, Anand spoke about his early career and praised Amitabh Bachchan for his generosity and support during his formative years in the film industry.[12]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Year Film Notes
Director
1979 Duniya Meri Jeb Mein
1981 Kaalia
1984 Yeh Ishq Nahin Aasaan
1988 Shahenshah
1989 Main Azaad Hoon
1991 Jeena Teri Gali Mein
1998 Major Saab
2003 Ek Hindustani Unreleased
Assistant Director
1969 Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne
1970 Aranyer Din Ratri
Pratidwandi
1971 Seemabaddha
1973 Ashani Sanket

As actor[edit | edit source]

Hindi films[edit | edit source]

Year Film Role Notes
1988 Dayavan
1990 Agneepath Nathu
1992 Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana Dayal
Chamatkar Kunta
Police Officer Ram Kishan Verma
Khiladi
1993 Damini Shekhar's maternal uncle
Kohra[13] Peter Gonsalves
Krishan Avtaar
Chandra Mukhi
1994 Anjaam Mohanlal
Fauj[14] Inspector Ramlakhan Yadav
Stuntman
Krantiveer
1995 Ram Jaane
1995 Trimurti
1996 Ghatak Inspector
Krishna Kobra
Masoom Mama
Army Pancham
Papi Gudia A Yadav / Ahulwalia Inspector in Doll Jail Special Appearance
Halo
Diljale
1997 Ek Phool Teen Kante Lead Role in a Comedy
1998 Share Bazaar
Miss 420
Kabhi Na Kabhi
China Gate Capt. Bijon Dasgupta
Saat Rang Ke Sapne
2000 Hadh Kar Di Aapne
Gang
2001 Lajja Purushotam
Chhupa Rustam
2002 Saathiya Building Owner
Annarth Dayal Bhai
Shararat
2003 Tumse Milke Wrong Number
2004 Paisa Vasool
Kyun! Ho Gaya Na... Sandeep Malhotra
2005 Bluffmaster! Parimal Bajaj
2006 Hindustan
2007 Kahiin To Hoga Mr. Ahluwalia TV series
Laaga Chunari Mein Daag
Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love Babu
2008 Wafa: A Deadly Love Story
Ugly Aur Pagli Mallika's Father
Ghajini Satveer Kohli (Kalpana's Boss)
2009 De Dana Dan Himanshu Kakkar
Victory Vedpal (Coach)
2010 Khatta Meetha Driver
Dabangg Shastri Master
2011 Monica Assem Ray
2012 Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya Bhatti
2012 Dabangg 2 Shastri Master
2013 Rabba Main Kya Karoon
Club 60
Phata Poster Nikhla Hero Director
2014 Hasee Toh Phasee Mukesh Adnani
2015 Aisa Yeh Jahaan Director
2019 Saaho Prithvi Raj
2022 Janhit Mein Jaari
2024 Merry Christmas Yadhoom Uncle
2025 Crazxy Gurudutt Prasad
Dil Dosti Aur Dogs Counsellor

Other language films[edit | edit source]

Year Film Role Language Notes
1987 Pushpaka Vimana Killer Sound Lead Role
Nayakan Ajith Kelkar Tamil
1991 Aditya 369 Prof. Ramdas Telugu
1994 Bombay Sakthi Samaj Head Tamil
1995 Emergency Kannada
Ghatotkachudu Scientist Telugu
1996 Kaalapani Ram Lakhan Malayalam
2004 Anji Bhatia Telugu
2007 Framed Professor English
2010 Gorosthaney Sabdhan Marcus Goodwin Bengali
2011 Gosainbaganer Bhoot Manmatha Ukil
2015 Puli Sage Tamil
2019 Saaho Prithvi Raj Telugu
2022 Sita Ramam Anand Mehta Telugu
2023 Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire Gaikwad alias "Baba" Telugu
2024 Lucky Baskhar Rajbir Lokhande Telugu
2025 Good Bad Ugly Mastaan Bhai Tamil

Television[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Bollywood actor-director Tinu Anand gets flak for his threat to beat strays". The Times of India. 15 May 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  2. ↑ Banan, Aastha Atray (3 November 2019). "Siddharth Anand: The camaraderie is a facade. Nobody is a friend". Mid-Day. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Siddharh Anand: I feel low only when I have fought with my wife". The Times of India. 12 October 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "#BigInterview! Tinnu Anand: I was cast for the role that Amitabh Bachchan played in 'Saat Hindustani'". The Times of India. 4 July 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Pal, Chandrima (18 February 2019). "Satyajit Ray, Amitabh Bachchan, 'Pushpak' and three days as Crime Master Gogo: Meet Tinnu Anand". Scroll.in. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "'दिवालिया होने वाले दिन कभी नहीं भूलते बिग बी', टीनू आनंद ने बताया आखिर क्यों महानायक हैं अमिताभ बच्चन". Amar Ujala (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Tinnu Anand recalls his 'dirty job' offering Rs 5,000 to Amitabh Bachchan for his first film 'Saat Hindustani'". The Times of India. 10 June 2025. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  8. ↑ Patcy N. "I was given the dirty job of offering Amitabh Rs. 5,000 for the entire film". Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Working with Satyajit Ray Was One of the Joys of Producing Shatranj Ke Khiladi". The Wire. 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  10. ↑ "Tinnu Anand". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "From Amitabh to Aamir, the show goes on..." The Hindu. 23 September 2002. Archived from the original on 21 November 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  12. ↑ "Interview with Tinnu Anand". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "Kohra - Movie - - Box Office India". www.boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  14. ↑ "Fauj - Movie - - Box Office India". boxofficeindia.com. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

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