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Gurinder Chadha

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Gurinder Chadha
Gurinder Chadha was born in Kenya, and grew up in Southall, London, England. She began her career as a news reporter with BBC Radio, directed several award winning documentaries for the BBC, and began an alliance with the British Film Institute (BFI) and Channel Four. In 2001, Chadha set up her own production company: Bend It Films.
BornJanuary 10, 1960
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BornJanuary 10, 1960
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  • Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards

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Gurinder Chadha in It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010)
Gurinder Chadha in Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
Gurinder Chadha and Viveik Kalra in Blinded by the Light (2019)
Gurinder Chadha and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Bride & Prejudice (2004)
Naveen Andrews, Gurinder Chadha, and Martin Henderson
Gurinder Chadha and Viveik Kalra at an event for Blinded by the Light (2019)
Gurinder Chadha
Gurinder Chadha
Gurinder Chadha and Sendhil Ramamurthy
Gurinder Chadha and Maggie Gyllenhaal at an event for Paris, je t'aime (2006)
Gurinder Chadha at an event for Paris, je t'aime (2006)
Gurinder Chadha, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Li Xin at an event for Paris, je t'aime (2006)

Known for

Parminder Nagra in Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
Bend It Like Beckham
6.7
  • Writer
  • 2002
Viveik Kalra in Blinded by the Light (2019)
Blinded by the Light
6.9
  • Writer
  • 2019
Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Georgia Groome in Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008)
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
6.3
  • Writer
  • 2008
Paris, je t'aime (2006)
Paris, je t'aime
7.2
  • Writer(segment Quais de Seine)
  • 2006

Credits

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Writer

  • Untitled Musical Project
    • Pre-production
  • Pashmina
    • Pre-production
  • Homemade (2020)
    Homemade
  • Lesley Nicol, Roshan Seth, Marc Warren, Dakota Blue Richards, Pallavi Sharda, Tom Bateman, and Shriya Pilgaonkar in Beecham House (2019)
    Beecham House
    • (creator)
  • Viveik Kalra in Blinded by the Light (2019)
    Blinded by the Light
  • Gillian Anderson, Hugh Bonneville, Manish Dayal, and Huma Qureshi in Viceroy's House (2017)
    Viceroy's House
  • Jasmin Walia in Desi Rascals (2015)
    Desi Rascals
    • (creator)
  • It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010)
    It's a Wonderful Afterlife
  • Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Georgia Groome in Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008)
    Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
  • Paris, je t'aime (2006)
    Paris, je t'aime
    • (segment Quais de Seine)
  • Dylan McDermott and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in The Mistress of Spices (2005)
    The Mistress of Spices
  • Martin Henderson and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Bride & Prejudice (2004)
    Bride & Prejudice
  • Parminder Nagra in Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
    Bend It Like Beckham
  • Julianna Margulies, Joan Chen, Mercedes Ruehl, Kyra Sedgwick, and Alfre Woodard in What's Cooking? (2000)
    What's Cooking?
  • Bhaji on the Beach (1993)
    Bhaji on the Beach
  • A Nice Arrangement (1991)
    A Nice Arrangement
  • I'm British But... (1990)
    I'm British But...

Producer

  • Untitled Musical Project
    • Pre-production
  • Pashmina
    • Pre-production
  • Queen Victoria and the British Maharajah
  • Lesley Nicol, Roshan Seth, Marc Warren, Dakota Blue Richards, Pallavi Sharda, Tom Bateman, and Shriya Pilgaonkar in Beecham House (2019)
    Beecham House
  • Viveik Kalra in Blinded by the Light (2019)
    Blinded by the Light
    • (produced by)
  • Gillian Anderson, Hugh Bonneville, Manish Dayal, and Huma Qureshi in Viceroy's House (2017)
    Viceroy's House
  • Jasmin Walia in Desi Rascals (2015)
    Desi Rascals
  • It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010)
    It's a Wonderful Afterlife
  • Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Georgia Groome in Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008)
    Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
  • Dylan McDermott and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in The Mistress of Spices (2005)
    The Mistress of Spices
  • Martin Henderson and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Bride & Prejudice (2004)
    Bride & Prejudice
  • Parminder Nagra in Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
    Bend It Like Beckham
  • Julianna Margulies, Joan Chen, Mercedes Ruehl, Kyra Sedgwick, and Alfre Woodard in What's Cooking? (2000)
    What's Cooking?
  • What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny
  • Blue Funnel

Director

  • Untitled Musical Project
    • Pre-production
  • Pashmina
    • Pre-production
  • Homemade (2020)
    Homemade
  • Lesley Nicol, Roshan Seth, Marc Warren, Dakota Blue Richards, Pallavi Sharda, Tom Bateman, and Shriya Pilgaonkar in Beecham House (2019)
    Beecham House
  • Viveik Kalra in Blinded by the Light (2019)
    Blinded by the Light
  • Gillian Anderson, Hugh Bonneville, Manish Dayal, and Huma Qureshi in Viceroy's House (2017)
    Viceroy's House
  • It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010)
    It's a Wonderful Afterlife
  • Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Georgia Groome in Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008)
    Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
  • Paris, je t'aime (2006)
    Paris, je t'aime
    • (segment Quais de Seine)
  • Martin Henderson and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in Bride & Prejudice (2004)
    Bride & Prejudice
  • Parminder Nagra in Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
    Bend It Like Beckham
  • Julianna Margulies, Joan Chen, Mercedes Ruehl, Kyra Sedgwick, and Alfre Woodard in What's Cooking? (2000)
    What's Cooking?
  • Rich Deceiver
  • What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny
  • Bhaji on the Beach (1993)
    Bhaji on the Beach
  • Pain, Passion and Profit
  • Acting Our Age
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Featurette on Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
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Featurette on Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging

Personal details

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    • January 10, 1960
    • Nairobi, Kenya
    • Paul Mayeda Berges? - present (2 children)
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    • 3 Interviews
    • 2 Articles

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    Married a Japanese-American.
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    Writing film scripts is the hardest thing in the world. A script has to go to five or six drafts and you need the feedback of other people, and to keep coming back with a fresh eye, honing it down.

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