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Gurinder Chadha

Director

Gurinder Chadha

Born January 10, 1960 in Nairobi, Kenya21 films

Gurinder Kaur Chadha (born January 10, 1960), is a Kenyan-born British film director. She was brought up in Southall, West London in a Punjabi Sikh family. Most of her films explore the lives of South Asians living in the United Kingdom. She is best known for the hit films Bhaji on the Beach (1993), Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Bride and Prejudice (2004) and Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008).

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Blinded by the Light posterFirst watchBlinded by the Light20196.9In 1987, during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family, and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Bend It Like Beckham poster6.3Bend It Like Beckham2002Paris Je T'aime poster6.8Paris Je T'aime2006Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging poster6.5Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging2008Bride & Prejudice poster6.5Bride & Prejudice2004Viceroy's House poster6.7Viceroy's House2017

Filmography

21 films as director
  1. TBAUntitled Aardman Animated MusicalDirector
  2. TBAPashminaDirector
  3. TBAUntitled Bend It Like Beckham SequelDirector
  4. TBALondon, I Love YouDirector
  5. 2025Christmas KarmaDirector
  6. 2019Blinded by the LightDirector
  7. 2017India's Partition: The Forgotten StoryDirector
  8. 2017Viceroy's HouseDirector
  9. 2010It's a Wonderful AfterlifeDirector
  10. 2008Angus, Thongs and Perfect SnoggingDirector
  11. 2006Paris Je T'aimeDirector
  12. 2006Quais de SeineDirector
  13. 2004Bride & PrejudiceDirector
  14. 2002Bend It Like BeckhamDirector
  15. 2000What's Cooking?Director
  16. 1995Rich DeceiverDirector
  17. 1994What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny?Director
  18. 1994A Nice ArrangementDirector
  19. 1993Bhaji on the BeachDirector
  20. 1992Acting Our AgeDirector
  21. 1990I'm British But...Director