Tanuja Chandra

Trivia

• 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 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.
• 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's Dil To Pagal Hai, which was a commercial success.
• In 1996, she directed another television serial along with Shabnam Sukhdev, called Mumkin.
• Chandra began her career in 1995 and made her directorial debut with the TV series Zameen Aasmaan, starring Tanvi Azmi.
• She is known for frequently directing woman-oriented films where the heroines are the main protagonists of her films.
• Is an Indian film director and writer.