Director
Gurinder Chadha
66 years · Nairobi, Kenya · 24 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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Best known for
Bend It Like Beckham
2002 · Woman in Park/Wedding Guest (uncredited), Director
On TNT
Paris Je T'aime
2006 · Director, Writer
On Plex
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
2008 · Screenplay, Director
On Kanopy
Blinded by the Light
2019 · Director, Writer
Bride & Prejudice
2004 · Director, Producer
Viceroy's House
2017 · Director, Writer
On AMC+
Filmography 23
Christmas Karma
2025 · Director, Producer
First Do No Pharm
2024 · Self
2 Tone: The Sound of Coventry
2021 · Actor
Blinded by the Light
2019 · Director, Writer
I Hate Jane Austen
2017 · Self
On Tubi TV
India's Partition: The Forgotten Story
2017 · Herself, Director
On Britbox Apple TV channel
Viceroy's House
2017 · Director, Writer
On AMC+
It's a Wonderful Afterlife
2010 · Producer, Director
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
2008 · Screenplay, Director
On Kanopy
Paris Je T'aime
2006 · Director, Writer
On Plex
The Mistress of Spices
2005 · Writer
On The CW
Two Tone Britain
2004 · Herself
Bride & Prejudice
2004 · Director, Producer
Bend It Like Beckham
2002 · Woman in Park/Wedding Guest (uncredited), Director
On TNT
What's Cooking?
2000 · Director, Writer
On Philo
The Stupids
1996 · Reporter #1
On Hoopla
Rich Deceiver
1995 · Director
Cinefile: Reel Women
1995 · Self
What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny?
1994 · Producer, Director
A Nice Arrangement
1994 · Screenplay, Director
Bhaji on the Beach
1993 · Director, Writer
Acting Our Age
1992 · Director
I'm British But...
1990 · Director, Writer
On BFI Player Amazon Channel