Tinu Anand is an Indian actor, producer, writer and director and most of his work is in Bollywood. Some of the popular films directed by him are Kaalia (1981), Shahenshah (1988), and Major Saab (1998). His characters in the films Agneepath (1990), Bombay (1994) and Lajja (2001) were also liked by the audience.
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Wiki/Biography
Virendra Raj Anand, known as Tinu Anand, was born on Friday, 12 October 1945 (age 78; as of 2023) in Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India (now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India). His zodiac sign is Libra.
Tinu Anand in childhood
He completed his schooling from Mayo College in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. He earned an Arts degree from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, but did not complete it. His father had the idea of opening a hotel in Chennai and hence, he instructed Tinu Anand to pursue a diploma in catering from an institute in Dadar, Mumbai. He later left his studies to pursue a career in film production.
Family
Tinu Anand belongs to a Maharashtrian Hindu family.
parents and siblings
Tinu Anand’s father, Inder Raj Anand, was an established film dialogue and screenplay writer in Bollywood. He wrote for major names of Bollywood like Raj Kapoor and V. Shantaram.
Inder Raj Anand, father of Tinu Anand
His younger brother Bittu Anand made several films like Duniya Meri Jeb Mein (1979), Yeh Ishq Nahi Aasan (1984) and Shahenshah (1988). He left the film industry and has a garment business.
Tinu Anand’s brother Bittu Anand
wife and children
Tinu Anand is married to actor and costume designer Shehnaz Vahanvati.
Tinu Anand’s wedding
He worked in many films like Saat Hindustani (1969), Hum Farishte Nahi (1988), Patthar Ke Insaan (1990) and Deewana (1992). They have two daughters, Isha and Diksha. Esha is reportedly an activist on social issues and Deeksha Anand is a fashion designer who has worked in films such as No Entry (2005) and Tere Bin Laden (2010).
Tinu Anand with wife and daughters
other relatives
Tinu Anand’s father-in-law, Agha, was a film actor, known for his comic roles in films such as Rangeela Mazdoor (1938) and Muqabla (1942). He died of a heart attack on 30 April 1992.
Tinu Anand’s father-in-law Agha
His nephew, Siddharth Anand, is a film director, known for films like Bang Bang! (2014), War (2019), and Pathan (2023).
Tinu Anand’s nephew Siddharth Anand
Tinu Anand’s cousin and Inder Raj Anand’s nephew, Mukul S. Anand was a film director who made films such as Aitbaar (1985), Khuda Gawah (1992), and Trimurti (1995).
Tinu Anand’s cousin Mukul S Anand
His brother-in-law Jalal Aga was an actor and director who acted in films such as Saat Hindustani (1969), Julie (1975), and Thodi Si Bewafai (1980).
Jalal Aga, brother-in-law of Tinu Anand
livelihood
Assistant Director
Tinu Anand joined Satyajit Ray as his assistant director. He assisted Satyajit Ray in the production of the films Goopy Gine Bagha Byne (1969), Aranyer Din Ratri (1970), Pratidwandi (1970), Seemabaddh (1971) and Ashani Sanket (1973).
Tinu Anand as Assistant Director
director
Tinu Anand’s first film as an independent director was Duniya Meri Jeb Mein (1979). The film was produced by his brother Bittu Anand and Naresh Malhotra. The film starred Shashi Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Anand and Ranjeet in the lead roles and was a commercial success.
Tinu Anand during the shooting of the film Duniya Meri Jeb Mein
His next film Kaalia (1981) was a huge success at the box office and it portrayed Amitabh Bachchan as an angry young man. The next film, Yeh Ishq Nahi Aasan (1984) starred Rishi Kapoor and Padmini Kolhapure in the lead roles but was not as successful as his previous film.
poster of movie kaliya
The action thriller film, Shahenshah (1988), starring Amitabh Bachchan and Meenakshi Sheshadri in the lead roles, was a commercial blockbuster. His father Inder Raj Anand wrote the script, but died before the film was released. This was followed by the films Main Azad Hoon (1989), Jeena Teri Gali Mein (1991) and Major Saab (1998). He faced many problems during the production of the film Major Saab and his next film Ek Hindustani (2003) was not released.
Tinu Anand during the shooting of the film Shahenshah
actor
Tinu Anand’s first film as an actor was the classic silent film Pushpak (1987) in which he played the role of a murderer. His character was liked a lot by the audience.
Tinu Anand in the movie Pushpak
He then starred in Mani Ratnam’s Nayakan (1987) in Tamil. His character Nathu in the film Agneepath (1990) directed by Mukul Anand was also highly appreciated by the audience.
He acted in supporting roles in several commercially successful films such as Krantiveer (1994), Kalapani (1994), Bombay (1995) and Trimurti (1995). Her character Yeda in the film Ek Phool Teen Kaante (1997) was greatly liked by the audience.
Tinu Anand in Ek Phool Teen Kaante poster
His character, Purushottam, in the film Lajja is another character loved by the audience. Some of the other films she has starred in are Dabangg Film Series 1 and 2, Hasee Toh Phasee (2014), Janhit Mein Jaari (2022), and Seetha Ramam (2022), released in 2010 and 2012 respectively. She was signed for the film, Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire, alongside lead actors Prabhas and Prithviraj Sukumaran.
Facts/General Knowledge
- Tinu Anand’s father Inder Raj Anand was not in favor of his son making a career in the film industry. Soon his father realized that Tinu was adamant on making filmmaking his career. His father suggested he learn the craft from one of his three friends – Raj Kapoor, Federico Fellini, or Satyajit Ray. He chose Satyajit Ray because Raj Kapoor was very close to his family and he had to learn Italian to connect with Fellini.
- He considers Satyajit Ray as his guru and guru.
Tinu Anand with Satyajit Ray
- Before his first directorial film, he did about 70 advertisement films.
- He considers Veeru Devgan as an action choreographer, whose advice on practicing and learning his art helped him in filmmaking.
- Tinu Anand was cast in Khwaja Ahmed Abbas’s film Saat Hindustani (1969), when he got the opportunity to join Satyajit Ray as an assistant director. He chose film direction and thus Amitabh Bachchan got his first role in the film.
- During the shooting of the film Kaliya, there was a heated argument with Amitabh Bachchan regarding a dialogue. Tinu Anand predicted that the dialogue would be well received by the audience and if not, he would leave the film industry. The director was proved right after the release of the film.
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