Tanuja Chandra Age, Boyfriend, Husband, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Real Name	Tanuja Chandra
Profession(s)	Director, Writer
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 163 cm in meters- 1.63 m in feet inches- 5’ 4”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	3 June 1969 (Tuesday)
Age (as in 2018)	49 Years
Birthplace	Mumbai, Maharashtra
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Gemini
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai, Maharashtra
Educational Qualification	• Bachelor of Arts in English Literature • Master of Fine Arts in Film Directing
Debut	Film (Writer): Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) Film (Director): Dushman (1998) TV (Director): Zameen Asmaan (1995)
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Photography, Cooking, Travelling
Boys, Affairs, and More
Marital Status	Not Known
Family
Husband/Spouse	Not Known
Parents	Father- Navin Chandra (Worked as Executive with Union Carbide) Mother- Kamna Chandra (Film Writer)
Siblings	Brother- Vikram Chandra (American-Indian Writer) Sister- Anupama Chopra (Film Critic)
Favourite Things
Favourite Director	Mahesh Bhatt
Favourite Actor	Irrfan Khan
Favourite Food	Rajma Chawal
Favourite Sportsperson	Roger Federer
Favourite Writer	Neil Gaiman

Some Lesser Known Facts About Tanuja Chandra

• Tanuja Chandra was born into a middle-class family in Mumbai.
• In 1995, she made her debut as a director with the TV series “Zameen Aasmaan.”

• After directing another TV series in 1996, she went on to write the script of the Bollywood film “Dil Toh Pagal Hai” which was a huge hit.

• In collaboration with Mahesh Bhatt, she wrote the screenplay of the film, Zakham in 1998.

• In the same year, she also made her cinematic directorial debut with Mahesh Bhatt‘s film, Dushman, starring Kajol as the protagonist in the film. The film did well at the box office.

• She has directed a number of movies since then, but many of them went unnoticed. Her films like, Sur – The Melody of Life (2002) and Film Star (2005) managed to perform well at the box office.

• In 2006, she directed an Indian English language film “Hope and a Little Sugar” which was entirely shot in the US.

• In 2017, she directed the film, Qarin Qarib Singlle, which starred Irrfan Khan and Parvathy. The film was well-received at the box office.

• In 2018, she directed a short film, Silvat, starring Kartik Aryan and Meher Mistry in the lead roles.

• She has also authored a book named “Bijnis Women.”