Tinu Anand (born Virender Raj Anand) is an Indian actor, director, writer and producer in Hindi cinema and a few Telugu and Tamil films.
Personal life He is the son of screenwriter Inder Raj Anand, brother of producer Bittu Anand, cousin of director Mukul 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 His father, Inder Raj Anand, was a well-known writer in the Hindi film industry but did not want Tinnu Anand or his younger brother, Bittu Anand, to enter the profession. Recalling this period, Anand said that when he expressed his desire to direct films, his father was initially upset. However, he later accepted Anand’s determination and arranged for him to study under Satyajit Ray. Ray and Inder Raj Anand were friends, and Anand was subsequently taken under Ray’s mentorship.
Tinnu Anand was initially offered a role in K. Abbas' film Saat Hindustani. Recalling the incident, Anand said:“In the evening, I was given the dirty job of offering Amitabh ₹5,000 for the entire film, whether it took a year or five. Amitabh reluctantly agreed, as he was desperate to act. He was given the role of the poet’s friend in Saat Hindustani. When my father received a letter from Satyajit Ray saying that I could work with him, I had to give up Saat Hindustani. I left for Calcutta, and Amitabh eventually got the role of the poet that I was supposed to play.”
Reflecting on working with actors who arrived late and worked limited hours, Anand said that he learned practical filmmaking techniques from action director Veeru Devgan. He recalled:
“I give all the credit to Veeru Devgan, who taught me how to unlearn what I had learnt. He told me that if you want to survive in this industry with actors like these, you should learn how to shoot a film when the actor is not there. I felt very proud when I once showed Amitabh a scene between him and Amjad Khan in a dubbing studio. He was shocked and said, ‘But I never shot with Amjad.’” Anand worked as an assistant director to Satyajit Ray for nearly five years on several Bengali films, including Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1969), Aranyer Din Ratri (1970), Pratidwandi (1970), Seemabaddha (1971), and Ashani Sanket (1973).
In 2008, Anand portrayed a significant role in the Hindi film Ghajini.
In a later interview, Anand spoke about his early career and praised Amitabh Bachchan for his generosity and support during his formative years in the film industry.
Fimography
As director Year FilmNotesDirector1979Duniya Meri Jeb Mein 1981 KaaliaAlso writer 1984 Yeh Ishq Nahin Aasaan 1988Shahenshah1989Main Azaad Hoon1991Jeena Teri Gali Mein 1998 Major Saab 2003Ek Hindustani Unreleased Assistant director 1969 Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne Assisted Satyajit Ray 1970Aranyer Din Ratri Pratidwandi 1971Seemabaddha 1973 Ashani Sanket
As actor Hindi films +YearFilmRoleNotes1987Naam O Nishan—Only Writer1988DayavanAjit Singh1990Agneepath Nathu1992Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana DayalChamatkar KuntaPolice Officer Ram Kishan VermaKhiladiCollege Professor P.K. MareBalwaanPolice Commissioner Raj Sahni1993Damini Shekhar's maternal uncleKohraPeter GonsalvesKrishan AvtaarBanarasi DasChandra MukhiSantala1994Anjaam MohanlalFaujInspector Ramlakhan YadavStuntmanPrem KumarKrantiveerYograj1995Ram JaaneSameer Sanavla1995TrimurtiHimmat Singh1996Ghatak InspectorKrishna CobraAlso WriterMasoom MamaArmy PanchamPapi Gudia A Yadav / Ahulwalia Inspector in Doll JailSpecial AppearanceHaloSmuggler RajaDiljaleDevotee of Vaishnodevi1997Ek Phool Teen KanteYedaLead Role in a Comedy1998Share BazaarMansukhMiss 420Khan / Mr AluwaliaKabhi Na KabhiChhabileChina GateCapt. Bijon DasguptaSaat Rang Ke SapnePrahlad Sharma (Mahipal's Dad)2000Hadh Kar Di AapneMr. KhannaGangNagoba2001 Lajja PurushotamChhupa RustamMama Manikchand2002Saathiya Building OwnerAnnarth Dayal BhaiShararatSaifuddin "Saifu"2003Tumse Milke Wrong NumberArti's uncle2004Paisa VasoolUncle-JiKyun! Ho Gaya Na... Sandeep Malhotra2005Bluffmaster!Parimal Bajaj2006Hindustan2007Laaga Chunari Mein DaagRajshankar "Rajjo" SahaySalaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love Babu2008Wafa: A Deadly Love StoryPolice CommissionerUgly Aur Pagli Mallika's FatherGhajini Satveer Kohli (Kalpana's Boss)2009De Dana Dan Himanshu KakkarVictory Vedpal (Coach)2010Khatta Meetha Vishwas RaoDabangg Shastri Master2011Monica Assem Ray2012Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya Bhatti2012Dabangg 2 Shastri Master2013Rabba Main Kya KaroonGujral MamaClub 60Ali Zafar aka Jaffar BhaiPhata Poster Nikhla Hero Director2014Hasee Toh Phasee Mukesh Adnani2015Aisa Yeh Jahaan Director2019Saaho Prithvi Raj2022Janhit Mein JaariDada-Ji2024Merry Christmas Yadhoom Uncle 2025 CrazxyGurudutt Prasad Dil Dosti Aur Dogs Counsellor
Other language films +YearFilmRoleLanguageNotes1987Pushpaka VimanaKillerSoundLead RoleNayakanAjith KelkarTamil1991Aditya 369Prof. Ramdas Telugu1994Bombay Sakthi Samaj Head Tamil1995Emergency KannadaGhatotkachuduScientist Telugu1996Kaalapani Ram Lakhan Malayalam2004Anji BhatiaTelugu 2007 FramedProfessorEnglish2010Gorosthaney SabdhanMarcus Goodwin Bengali2011Gosainbaganer BhootManmatha Ukil2015PuliSage Tamil2019Saaho Prithvi RajTelugu2022Sita Ramam Anand Mehta2023Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire Gaikwad alias "Baba"2024Lucky BaskharRajbir Lokhande 2025Good Bad UglyMastaan BhaiTamil 2026PeddiVishnukant Tiwari Telugu
Television +YearTitleRole2007Kahiin To HogaMr. Ahluwalia2026ChiraiyaNana
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