Gurinder Chadha

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Gurinder Chadha

Directing 66 January 10, 1960

Nairobi, Kenya

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 explo…

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Bend It Like Beckham

Bend It Like Beckham

6.3 2002 Movie
Paris Je T'aime

Paris Je T'aime

6.8 2006 Movie
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging

6.5 2008 Movie
Blinded by the Light

Blinded by the Light

6.9 2019 Movie
Bride & Prejudice

Bride & Prejudice

6.5 2004 Movie
Viceroy's House

Viceroy's House

6.7 2017 Movie
The Mistress of Spices

The Mistress of Spices

6.2 2005 Movie
Koffee with Karan

Koffee with Karan

5.9 2004 TV Show
Great British Menu

Great British Menu

6.5 2006 TV Show
Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are?

7.0 2004 TV Show
The Stupids

The Stupids

4.8 1996 Movie
Homemade

Homemade

5.5 2020 TV Show

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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).

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    Christmas Karma

    Movie Director

  2. 2024
    First Do No Pharm

    Movie Self

  3. 2022
    Queen Victoria and the British Maharajah

    Movie Self - Presenter

  4. 2022
    Reel Britannia

    TV show Self

  5. 2021
    2 Tone: The Sound of Coventry

    Movie

  6. 2020
    Homemade

    TV show

  7. 2019
    Blinded by the Light

    Movie Director

  8. 2019
    Beecham House

    TV show Director

  9. 2017
    I Hate Jane Austen

    Movie Self

  10. 2017
    India's Partition: The Forgotten Story

    Movie Herself

  11. 2017
    The Drama Company

    TV show Self

  12. 2017
    Viceroy's House

    Movie Director

  13. 2010
    It's a Wonderful Afterlife

    Movie Producer

  14. 2008
    Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging

    Movie Screenplay

  15. 2006
    Paris Je T'aime

    Movie Director

  16. 2006
    Quais de Seine

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 2006
    Great British Menu

    TV show Self - Guest Judge

  2. 2005
    The Mistress of Spices

    Movie Writer

  3. 2004
    Two Tone Britain

    Movie Herself

  4. 2004
    Koffee with Karan

    TV show Self

  5. 2004
    Who Do You Think You Are?

    TV show Self

  6. 2004
    Bride & Prejudice

    Movie Director

  7. 2002
    Bend It Like Beckham

    Movie Woman in Park/Wedding Guest (uncredited)

  8. 2000
    What's Cooking?

    Movie Director

  9. 1996
    The Stupids

    Movie Reporter #1

  10. 1995
    Rich Deceiver

    Movie Director

  11. 1995
    Cinefile: Reel Women

    Movie Self

  12. 1994
    What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny?

    Movie Producer

  13. 1994
    A Nice Arrangement

    Movie Screenplay

  14. 1993
    Bhaji on the Beach

    Movie Director

  15. 1992
    Acting Our Age

    Movie Director

  16. 1990
    I'm British But...

    Movie Director

  17. —
    The Neverending Pillow Fort

    Movie Screenplay

  18. —
    London, I Love You

    Movie Director

  19. —
    Untitled Bend It Like Beckham Sequel

    Movie Director

  20. —
    Pashmina

    Movie Director

  21. —
    Untitled Aardman Animated Musical

    Movie Screenplay