Tanuja Chandra, a woman Bollywood film director and writer is known for frequently directing woman-oriented films where the lead actress are the main protagonists.
Chandra began her career in 1995 and made her directorial debut with the TV series Zameen Aasmaan, starring Tanvi Azmi. In 1996, she directed another television serial along with Shabnam Sukhdev, called Mumkin.
She went on to collaborate often with Mahesh Bhatt and wrote the screenplay for his critically acclaimed picture, Zakhm (1998). She also made her cinematic directional 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.In 1997, she wrote the screenplay for Yash Chopra Dil To Pagal Hai, which was a commercial success.
Her next film, Sangharsh (1999), was also produced by Mahesh Bhatt and starred Akshay Kumar and Preity Zinta in pivotal roles. The movie failed at the box office.
Since then, Chandra has directed several films, many of which went unnoticed. Yet films like Sur (2002) and Film Star (2005), which were directed and written by Chandra, won favourable reviews from critics and received praise for her work as a director and writer.
Her most recent films was Zindaggi Rocks (2006), starring Sushmita Sen and Shiney Ahujao. Chandra also wrote the story and the screenplay for the film. Her other films went totally unnoticed. These were Hope and a Little Sugar (2008) and were shot entirely in English in USA.
She is the sister of famous writer Vikram Chandra.
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Chandra began her career in 1995 and made her directorial debut with the TV series Zameen Aasmaan, starring Tanvi Azmi. In 1996, she directed another television serial along with Shabnam Sukhdev, called Mumkin.
She went on to collaborate often with Mahesh Bhatt and wrote the screenplay for his critically acclaimed picture, Zakhm (1998). She also made her cinematic directional 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.In 1997, she wrote the screenplay for Yash Chopra Dil To Pagal Hai, which was a commercial success.
Her next film, Sangharsh (1999), was also produced by Mahesh Bhatt and starred Akshay Kumar and Preity Zinta in pivotal roles. The movie failed at the box office.
Since then, Chandra has directed several films, many of which went unnoticed. Yet films like Sur (2002) and Film Star (2005), which were directed and written by Chandra, won favourable reviews from critics and received praise for her work as a director and writer.
Her most recent films was Zindaggi Rocks (2006), starring Sushmita Sen and Shiney Ahujao. Chandra also wrote the story and the screenplay for the film. Her other films went totally unnoticed. These were Hope and a Little Sugar (2008) and were shot entirely in English in USA.
She is the sister of famous writer Vikram Chandra.
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