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Gurinder Chadha

Directing · Born 1960-01-10 · Nairobi, Kenya

Biography

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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Filmography

2025Christmas KarmaDirector
2024First Do No PharmSelf
2022Queen Victoria and the British MaharajahSelf - Presenter
2022Reel BritanniaSelf
20212 Tone: The Sound of Coventry
2020Homemade
2019Blinded by the LightDirector
2019Beecham HouseWriter
2017I Hate Jane AustenSelf
2017India's Partition: The Forgotten StoryHerself
2017The Drama CompanySelf
2017Viceroy's HouseDirector
2010It's a Wonderful AfterlifeDirector
2008Angus, Thongs and Perfect SnoggingScreenplay
2006Paris Je T'aimeDirector
2006Quais de SeineDirector
2006Great British MenuSelf - Guest Judge
2005The Mistress of SpicesWriter
2004Two Tone BritainHerself
2004Koffee with KaranSelf
2004Who Do You Think You Are?Self
2004Bride & PrejudiceDirector
2002Bend It Like BeckhamWoman in Park/Wedding Guest (uncredited)
2000What's Cooking?Writer
1996The StupidsReporter #1
1995Rich DeceiverDirector
1995Cinefile: Reel WomenSelf
1994What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny?Producer
1994A Nice ArrangementScreenplay
1993Bhaji on the BeachWriter
1992Acting Our AgeDirector
1990I'm British But...Director
—Untitled Aardman Animated MusicalDirector
—PashminaDirector
—Untitled Bend It Like Beckham SequelDirector
—London, I Love YouDirector
—The Neverending Pillow FortScreenplay

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