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{{short description|Indian film director}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Tanuja Chandra
| image = Tanuja Chandra.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Chandra in 2007
| native_name_lang = hi
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1969}}
| birth_place = [[Delhi]], India
| nationality = Indian
| other_names =
| mother = [[Kamna Chandra]]
| relatives = [[Vikram Chandra (novelist)|Vikram Chandra]] (brother)<br/>[[Anupama Chopra]] (sister)<br/>[[Zuni Chopra]] (niece)<br/>[[Agni Chopra]] (nephew)<br />[[Vidhu Vinod Chopra]] (brother-in-law)
| known_for =
| occupation = Film director, writer
}}
'''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>

==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 news |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 |newspaper=Business Standard India |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==

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 (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 news |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' |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|last1=Dubey |first1=Bharati }}</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.

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>

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]].

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Film !! Director !! Writer !! Note
|-
| 1997 ||''[[Tamanna (1997 film)|Tamanna]]'' || {{no}}|| {{yes}} ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Dil To Pagal Hai]]'' ||{{no}}|| {{yes}} ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Zakhm]]'' ||{{no}}|| {{yes}} ||
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Dushman (1998 film)|Dushman]]'' ||{{yes}} || {{no}} ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Sangharsh (1999 film)|Sangharsh]]'' || {{yes}} || {{no}} ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar]]'' ||{{yes}} || {{no}} ||
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Sur – The Melody of Life]]'' || {{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}} ||
|-
| 2006 ||''[[Zindaggi Rocks]]'' ||{{yes}} || {{no}} ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Hope and a Little Sugar]]'' ||{{yes}} || {{yes}} ||
|-
|2016 ||''[[Silvat]]'' ||{{yes}} || {{no}} || Short Film
|-
| 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}} ||
|-
|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
|-
|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
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0151511}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama person|tanuja-chandra}}

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[[Category:Writers from Lucknow]]
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