- Tanuja Chandra
Tanuja Chandra (तनुजा चंद्रा) is an
India nfilm director andwriter . She is known for frequently directing woman-oriented films, where the heroines are the main protagonists of her films.Biography
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, "Mumkin". In 1997, she wrote the screenplay forYash Chopra 's "Dil To Pagal Hai ", which was a commercial success.She went on to collaborate often with
Mahesh Bhatt . She wrote the screenplay for his critically acclaimed picture, "Zakhm " (1998), and made her cinematic directional debut with his "Dushman " in the same year. The movie, starringKajol 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 starredAkshay Kumar andPreity Zinta in pivotal roles. The movie failed to do well at the box office, but it was much appreciated by critics, particularly the performances in the film.Since then, Chandra has directed several films, most 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 she was well noted for her work as a director and writer.
Chandra's last film was "
Zindaggi Rocks " (2006), starringSushmita Sen . Chandra also wrote the story and the screenplay for the film, but the film was poorly received.Filmography
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