Tinnu Anand is an Indian actor, producer, writer and director with most of his work in Bollywood. Some of the popular films he directed are “Kaalia” (1981), “Shahenshah” (1988) and “Major Saab” (1998). His roles in the films “Agneepath” (1990), “Bombay” (1994) and “Lajja” (2001) were also well-loved by the audience.
Wiki/Biography
Virender Raj Anand, better known as Tinnu Anand, was born on Friday, October 12, 1945, in Presidency, Bombay, British India (now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) (age 78; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Libra.
Tinnu Anand as a child
He completed his school education at Mayo College, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. He pursued an art degree at St. Xavier’s College, Bombay, but did not complete it. His father had the idea of opening a hotel in Chennai, so he directed Tinnu Anand to pursue a diploma in catering from a college in Dadar, Mumbai. He later gave up his studies and started working in film production.
family
Tinnu Anand comes from a Hindu family in Maharashtra.
Parents and siblings
Tinnu Anand’s father, Inder Raj Anand, is a famous film dialogue and screenwriter in Bollywood. He has written for Bollywood luminaries such as Raj Kapoor and V. Shantaram.
Tinnu Anand’s father Inder Raj Anand
His younger brother Bittu Anand has produced many films such as “Duniya Meri Jeb Mein” (1979), “Yeh Ishq Nahin Aasaan” (1984) and “Shahenshah” (1988). He left the film industry and started a clothing business.
Tinnu Anand’s younger brother Bittu Anand
wife and children
Tinnu Anand is married to actor and costume designer Shahnaz Vahanvaty.
Tinnu Anand Marriage
She has appeared in many films such as “Saat Hindustani” (1969), “Hum Farishte Nahin” (1988), “Pathar Ke Insan” (1990) and “Deewana” (1992). They have two daughters, Isha and Diksha. Isha is reportedly a social issue activist and Diksha Anand is a fashion designer who has appeared in films such as No Entry (2005) and Tere Bin Laden (2010) Working in movies.
Tinnu Anand with wife and daughter
other relatives
Tinnu Anand’s father-in-law Agha was a film actor best known for his roles in Rangila Mazdoor (1938) and Muqabala , 1942) and other films. He died of heart disease on April 30, 1992.
Tinnu Anand’s father-in-law Agha
His nephew Siddharth Anand is a film director known for films like “Bang”. (2014), War (2019) and Patan (2023).
Tinnu Anand’s nephew Siddharth Anand
Mukul S Anand, cousin of Tinnu Anand and nephew of Inder Raj Anand, is a film director who has produced Movies like “Aitbaar” (1985), “Khuda Gawah” (1992) and “Trimurti” (1995).
Mukul S Anand, cousin of Tinnu Anand
His brother-in-law Jalal Agha is an actor and director who has appeared in films such as “Saat Hindustani” (1969), “Julie” (1975) and “Thodi Si Bewafai” (1980).
Tinnu Anand’s brother-in-law Jalal Agha
Profession
Assistant Director
Tinnu Anand joins Satyajit Ray as assistant director. He assisted Satyajit Ray in the films Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1969), Aranyer Din Ratri (1970), Pratidwandi (1970), Seemabaddha (1971) and Ashani Sanket (1973) Year).
Tinnu Anand as assistant director
director
Tinnu Anand made his debut as an independent director with Duniya Meri Jeb Mein (1979). The film is produced by his brothers Bittu Anand and Naresh Malhotra. Starring Shashi Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Neetu Anand and Ranjit, the film was a commercial success.
Tinnu Anand during the shooting of the movie Duniya Meri Jeb Mein
His next film, Kaalia (1981), was a huge success at the box office and portrayed Amitabh Bachchan as an angry young man. The next film Yeh Ishq Nahin Aasan (1984) starred Rishi Kapoor and Padmini Kolhapure but it was not as successful as his previous film.
Movie “Kalia” poster
Shahenshah (1988), an action thriller starring Amitabh Bachchan and Meenakshi Seshadri, was a commercial blockbuster. His father, Inder Raj Anand, wrote the script, but he 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 several problems during the production of his film “Major Saab” and his next film “Ek Hindustani” (2003) is yet to be released.
Tinnu Anand in the movie Shahenshah
actor
Tinnu Anand made his acting debut in the classic silent film Pushpak (1987), in which he played an assassin. His character is loved by the audience.
Tinnu Anand stars in the movie “Pushpak”
He next starred in Mani Ratnam’s Tamil Nayakan (1987). His role as Nathu in Mukul Anand’s directorial Agneepath (1990) also received wide attention from the audience.
He played supporting roles in many commercially successful films such as “Krantiveer” (1994), “Kaalapani” (1994), “Bombay” (1995) and “Trimurti” (1995). His role as Yeda in the movie Ek Phool Teen Kante (1997) was well-loved by the audience.
Tinnu Anand appears in the poster of Ek Phool Teen Kante
His character Purushotam in the movie “Lajja” is also a favorite character among the audience. Other films he has starred in include Dabaang Movie Series 1 and 2, Hasee Toh Phasee (2014), Janhit Mein Jaari (2022) and Sita Ramam (2022), released in 2010 and 2012 respectively. He signed up for the film Salar: Part 1 – Ceasefire along with Prabhas and Prithviraj Sukumaran in the lead roles.
Facts/Trivia
- Tinnu Anand’s father, Inder Raj Anand, was not in favor of his sons pursuing a career in the film industry. Soon, his father realized that Tinnu was determined to pursue filmmaking as his career. His father suggested learning it from one of his three friends – Raj Kapoor, Federico Fellini or Satyajit Ray craft. He chose Satyajit Ray because Raj Kapoor was very close to his family and joining Fellini required him to learn Italian.
- He considered Satyajit Ray as his guru and guru.
Tinnu Anand and Satyajit Ray
- Before his first directorial film, he shot nearly 70 commercials.
- He credits Veeru Devgan, an action choreographer, whose advice to unlearn and learn the craft helped him in his filmmaking.
- Tinnu Anand got an opportunity to work as an assistant director with Satyajit Ray and acted in Khwaja Ahmad Abbas’s film Saat Hindustani (1969). He chose the director of the film and thus Amitabh Bachchan got his debut in the film.
- During the shooting of the film “Kaalia”, there was a heated argument with Amitabh Bachchan over dialogue issues. Tinnu Anand expects the dialogue to be well-received by the audience and if not, he will quit the film industry. Once the film was released, the director’s performance was confirmed.
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