After receiving a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature in Mumbai, Tanuja Chandra completed further studies towards a Master of Fine Arts degree in Film Direction and Writing in the USA. She returned to India and directed the television shows, Mirch Masala and Zameen Aasmaan. After this, she co-wrote the screenplay and dialogue for Mahesh Bhatt’s films, Zakhm and Tamanna, both of which won National awards, and co-wrote Yash Chopra’s Dil To Pagal Hai.
She began independent film direction in 1998 with Dushman and directed Sangharsh, Sur – A Melody of Life, Zindaggi Rocks, and the English language film, Hope and A Little Sugar in 2008, amongst others.
Several of her films received awards in different categories and her English film received recognition in international film festivals. In 2017, her most recent film, Qarib Qarib Singlle released, and a collection of short stories by her, called Bijnis Woman was published by Penguin Random House.
Tanuja Chandra Biography / Wiki
| Name | Tanuja Chandra |
| Also Know | तनà¥à¤œà¤¾ चनà¥à¤¦à¥à¤°à¤¾ |
| Gender | Female |
| Known For | Directing |
| Place of Birth | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Date of Birth | 1969-06-03 |
| Age(as in 2022) | 53 |
| Deathday |
Tanuja Chandra Directing Movies
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Zindaggi Rocks | Director | 2006-10-06 | Dr. Suraj Rihan meets Kriya, a popular singer in his hospital. While he is a quiet, responsible man, she is loud, kiddish and a little crazy. Kriya in… |
| Sur | Director | 2002-09-13 | Tina Marie D’Silva lives a middle-class lifestyle in a small town in India along. One day renowned singer, Vikramaditya Singh, hears her voice and enr… |
| Film Star | Director | 2005-08-05 | Film Star is a 2005 Hindi film directed by Tanuja Chandra and starring Priyanshu Chatterjee, Mahima Chaudhry and Vasundhara Das…. |
| Hope and a Little Sugar | Director | 2006-10-06 | Ali (Amit Sial) is a photographer and bike messenger who lives in New York. He develops a friendship and falls in love with a married woman, Saloni Ob… |
| Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar | Director | 2001-11-16 | Hindi pop-star, Sarina Devan, lives a wealthy lifestyle with her widowed businessman father, Vivek. She soon achieves considerable success and becomes… |
| Dushman | Director | 1998-07-13 | According to police records, a daredevil, Gokul Pandit is on the loose. He would attempts to rape and kill young and beautiful girls who are alone…. |
| Qarib Qarib Singlle | Director | 2017-11-10 | Yogi and Jaya, who have polar opposite personalities and sensibilities, meet via an online dating app. This encounter turns into so much more when the… |
| Sangharsh | Director | 1999-09-03 | A rookie CBI officer must enlist the help of an incarcerated criminal in order to catch a serial child killer, who has recently escaped police custody… |
| Silvat | Director | 2018-09-07 | A young, middle-class housewife, living in the crowded lanes of Bombay in 1997, struggles with her loneliness, and cannot stop herself from falling in… |
| A Monsoon Date | Director | 2018-10-28 | On a rainy evening, a young woman is on her way to see a young man she is dating. Along the way she experiences bittersweet moments with a series of s… |
| Aunty Sudha Aunty Radha | Director | 2019-10-28 | A tale of two sisters, Sudha(86) and Radha(93), living in their village home…. |
| Director | After a dangerous encounter at a party, four friends find themselves hurling down a rabbit hole of lies, deceit and secrets. As their safe, privileged… | ||
Writing
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Dil To Pagal Hai | Screenplay | 1997-10-30 | Rahul is a dancer and the director of a dance troupe. His best friend Nisha, who is a member of his troupe, is secretly in love with him. But he gets … |
| Zindaggi Rocks | Writer | 2006-10-06 | Dr. Suraj Rihan meets Kriya, a popular singer in his hospital. While he is a quiet, responsible man, she is loud, kiddish and a little crazy. Kriya in… |
| Zakhm | Screenplay | 1998-12-14 | Amidst religious riots, a son deals with his mother’s life-threatening injuries, and her last request…. |
| Tamanna | Screenplay | 1998-04-13 | The year is 1975, the place is Mahim, Bombay, and this is the story of Tikku, a eunuch, the only child of yesteryear Bollywood actress Nazneen Begum, … |
| Qarib Qarib Singlle | Screenplay | 2017-11-10 | Yogi and Jaya, who have polar opposite personalities and sensibilities, meet via an online dating app. This encounter turns into so much more when the… |
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