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Tinnu Anand

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Tinnu Anand
Anand in 2011
Born
Virender Raj Anand

(1945-10-12) 12 October 1945 (age 79)
Alma materMayo College
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • writer
  • producer
Notable workShahenshah
Kaalia
Nayakan
Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire
Anji (film)
SpouseShahnaz Anand
Children2 (Isha Anand & Diksha Anand)
FatherInder Raj Anand
RelativesSiddharth Anand (nephew)
Agha (father-in-Law)
Jalal Agha (brother-in-law)

Tinu Anand (born Virender Raj Anand, 12 October 1945) is an Indian actor, director, writer and producer in Hindi cinema and a few Telugu and Tamil films.

Early life

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He is the son of veteran writer Inder Raj Anand, brother of producer Bittu Anand and uncle of director Siddharth Anand. He did his schooling from Mayo College in India. He is married to Shahnaz, daughter of veteran actor Agha.

Career

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His father, Inder Raj Anand, was a well-known writer in the film industry, but he did not want Tinnu, or his younger brother Bittu, to enter this industry. In the words of Tinnu Anand: "..when I told him I wanted to direct films, he was very upset. Ultimately, though, he saw that I didn't want to do anything else. So he sent me to the best school – the Satyajit Ray School. Mr. Ray and my father were friends, so my father asked him to take me under his wing."

Tinnu had been given a role in K. Abbas' film Saat Hindustani when.. "In the evening, I was given the dirty job of offering Amitabh Rs.5000 for the entire film, whether it took a year or five.. Amitabh reluctantly agreed as he was desperate to act. He got the role of the poet's friend in Saat Hindustani. When my father got the letter from Satyajit Ray saying I could work with him, I had to give up Saat Hindustani. So I left for Calcutta and Amitabh got the role of the poet that I was supposed to play.

(on working with actors who consistently show up quite late and put in only a few hours) "I give all the credit to Veeru (Devgan) who taught me how to unlearn what I had learnt. He told me that if you have to survive in this industry with actors like these, you should learn how to shoot a film when the actor's not there!" and: "I felt very proud when I showed Amitabh a scene between him and Amjad Khan in a dubbing studio one day. He was shocked and said 'But I never shot with Amjad'".[1]

Anand also worked as an assistant director to Satyajit Ray for five years, in Bengali films, Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1969), Aranyer Din Ratri (1970), Pratidwandi (1970), Seemabaddha (1971) to Ashani Sanket (1973).[2]

Anand portrayed an important role in Ghajini in 2008.[3][4] In an interview, Tinu Anand spoke about his early days and also praised Amitabh Bachchan for his generosity.[5]

Filmography

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Year Film Notes
Director
1979 Duniya Meri Jeb Mein
1981 Kaalia
1984 Yeh Ishq Nahin Aasaan
1988 Shahenshah
1989 Main Azaad Hoon
1991 Jeena Teri Gali Mein
1998 Major Saab
2003 Ek Hindustani
Assistant Director
1969 Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne
1970 Aranyer Din Ratri
1970 Pratidwandi
1971 Seemabaddha
1973 Ashani Sanket

As actor

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Year Film Role Language Notes
1987 Pushpak Silent
1987 Nayakan Tamil
1988 Dayavan Hindi
1990 Agneepath Nathu Hindi
1991 Aditya 369 Telugu
1992 Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana Dayal Hindi
1992 Chamatkar Kunta Hindi
1992 Police Officer Ram Kishan Verma Hindi
1992 Khiladi Hindi
1993 Damini Mama Ji Hindi
1993 Krishan Avtaar Hindi
1993 Chandra Mukhi Hindi
1994 Anjaam Mohanlal Hindi
1994 Stuntman Hindi
1994 Krantiveer Hindi
1994 Bombay Tamil
1995 Ram Jaane Hindi
1995 Trimurti Hindi
1995 Emergency Kannada
1995 Ghatotkachudu Telugu
1996 Ghatak Inspector Hindi
1996 Krishna Kobra Hindi
1996 Masoom Mama Hindi
1996 Army Pancham Hindi
1996 Papi Gudia Special Appearance A Yadav / Ahulwalia Inspector in Doll Jail Hindi
1996 Halo Hindi
1996 Diljale Hindi
1996 Kaalapani Malayalam
1997 Ek Phool Teen Kante Hindi
1998 Share Bazaar Hindi
1998 Miss 420 Hindi
1998 Kabhi Na Kabhi Hindi
1998 China Gate Hindi
1998 Saat Rang Ke Sapne Hindi
2000 Hadh Kar Di Aapne Hindi
2000 Gang Hindi
2001 Lajja Purushotam Hindi
2001 Chhupa Rustam Hindi
2002 Saathiya Building Owner Hindi
2002 Annarth Dayal Bhai Hindi
2002 Shararat Hindi
2003 Tumse Milke Wrong Number Hindi
2004 Paisa Vasool Hindi
2004 Kyun! Ho Gaya Na... Hindi
2004 Anji Bhatia Telugu
2005 Bluffmaster! Parimal Bajaj Hindi
2006 Hindustan Hindi
2007 Kahiin To Hoga Mr. Ahluwalia Hindi TV
2007 Laaga Chunari Mein Daag Hindi
2007 Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love Babu Hindi
2008 Wafa: A Deadly Love Story Hindi
2008 Ugly Aur Pagli Mallika's Father Hindi
2008 Ghajini Satveer Kohli (Kalpana's Boss) Hindi
2009 De Dana Dan Himanshu Kakkar Hindi
2009 Victory Vedpal (Harman Baweja's Coach) Hindi
2010 Gorosthaney Sabdhan Marcus Goodwin Bengali
2010 Khatta Meetha Driver Hindi
2010 Dabangg Shastri Master Hindi
2011 Gosainbaganer Bhoot Bengali
2011 Monica Assem Ray Hindi
2012 Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya Bhatti Hindi
2012 Dabangg 2 Shastri Master Hindi
2013 Rabba Main Kya Karoon Hindi
2013 Club 60 Hindi
2013 Phata Poster Nikhla Hero Director Hindi
2014 Hasee Toh Phasee Mukesh Adnani Hindi
2015 Puli Tamil
2015 Aisa Yeh Jahaan Director Hindi
2019 Saaho Prithvi Raj Telugu
Hindi
2022 Janhit Mein Jaari Hindi
2022 Sita Ramam Anand Mehta Telugu
2023 Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire Gaikwad alias "Baba" Telugu
2024 Merry Christmas Yadhoom Uncle Hindi
Lucky Baskhar Rajbir Lokhande Telugu

References

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  1. ^ N, Patcy. "I was given the dirty job of offering Amitabh Rs. 5000 for the entire film". Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Working with Satyajit Ray Was One of the Joys of Producing Shatranj Ke Khiladi". The Wire. 28 July 2017. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  3. ^ Tinnu Anand Archived 20 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine, Rediff.com.
  4. ^ From Amitabh to Aamir, the show goes on... Archived 21 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine, The Hindu, 23 September 2002.
  5. ^ Amitabh Archived 14 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Rediff.com.
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