Tanuja Chandra

Tanuja Chandra

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Tanuja Chandra is a well known female director of Bollywood who is known for woman-oriented movies. Her noted works include Sangursh (1999), Sur: The melody of love (2002) and Dushman (1998). She has also written the stories of many hit movies like Dil to pagal hai (1997) and critically well acclaimed movies like Zakhm. She wrote the screenplay of Dil to pagal hai, along with Pameela Chopra, Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra, one of the greatest romantic stories of 1990’s.

 

Tanuja began her career in 1995. She started with television serials. The television series was Zameen Aasmaan with Tanvi Azmi in the leading role.  Her second television serial was Mumkin, two years later. Joining with Yash Chopra’s team to write the script of Dil to pagal hai proved to be the turning point of her career. She joined Bhatt’s camp and wrote the scripts of Tamanna and Zakhm. She wrote the story of Tamanna along with Mahesh Bhatt.

 

She debut Bollywood as a director with the movie, Dushman in the year 1998. This woman oriented movie was followed by Sangursh in the year 1999. These movies are regarded as great movies of the leading actresses, Kajol and Preity Zinta respectively. Kajol won numerous awards best actress for her memorable performance in double role. Sangursh was one of the earliest movies of Preity Zinta and she worked opposite Akshay Kumar. Though the movie was not a big success at box office, it received appreciation from critics and Ashutosh Rana’s negative performance was noted most.

 

In 2001, Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar was released, with Preity Zinta in the lead role. However the movie couldn’t accumulate positive reviews and it bombed at box office too. She returned back with another sweet movie, Sur: The melody of love, one year later. Lucky Ali played the male protagonist while Gauri Karnik debut as female actress. The movie was able to accumulate positive responses as well. But later she lost her way and the series of movies, Film Star, Zindaggi Rocks and Hope and a Little Sugar couldn’t bring that lost hopes back.  

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Updated: November 11, 2013

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