Director

Gurinder Chadha

January 10, 1960 · Nairobi, Kenya

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).

Notable work

6.3
Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
as Woman in Park/Wedding Guest (uncredited) and Director and Writer
6.5
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008)
Director
6.9
Blinded by the Light (2019)
Director and Writer
6.5
Bride & Prejudice (2004)
Director

Often works with

Shaheen Khan
4 titles together
Bend It Like Beckham, The Mistress of Spices, Bhaji on the Beach
Anupam Kher
3 titles together
Bend It Like Beckham, Bride & Prejudice, The Mistress of Spices
Kulvinder Ghir
3 titles together
Bend It Like Beckham, Blinded by the Light, Beecham House
Shaznay Lewis
2 titles together
Bend It Like Beckham, Christmas Karma
Preeya Kalidas
2 titles together
Bend It Like Beckham, It's a Wonderful Afterlife
Harvey Virdi
2 titles together
Bend It Like Beckham, It's a Wonderful Afterlife

Full filmography · 21

Pashmina
Director
Upcoming
Christmas Karma
Director
2025
2 Tone: The Sound of Coventry
cast
2021
Blinded by the Light
Director and Writer
20196.9
Viceroy's House
Director and Writer
20176.6
It's a Wonderful Afterlife
Director
20104.8
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
Director
20086.5
Quais de Seine
Director and Writer
2006
The Mistress of Spices
Writer
20056.2
Bride & Prejudice
Director
20046.5
Bend It Like Beckham
as Woman in Park/Wedding Guest (uncredited) and Director and Writer
20026.3
What's Cooking?
Writer and Director
20005.5