Gurinder Chadha

Q: Has Gurinder Chadha won any awards?

Gurinder Chadha has received several awards, including the BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language for 'Bend It Like Beckham,' highlighting her contribution to cinema.

Q: What was Gurinder Chadha's first film?

Gurinder Chadha's first feature film was 'Bhaji on the Beach' (1993), which explored the lives of British Asian women and set the stage for her later works.

Q: What are Gurinder Chadha's most successful films?

Her most successful films include 'Bend It Like Beckham' and 'Bride and Prejudice,' both of which received widespread acclaim and became iconic in their portrayal of cultural themes.

Q: What is known about Gurinder Chadha's personal life?

Gurinder Chadha is married to Paul Mayeda Berges, and they have one child together. She often incorporates her cultural background into her films, reflecting her personal experiences.

Q: What is Gurinder Chadha's estimated net worth?

Gurinder Chadha's estimated net worth is approximately $10 million, a testament to her successful career as a filmmaker and screenwriter.

Q: What are some notable milestones in Gurinder Chadha's filmography?

Notable milestones include directing 'Bend It Like Beckham,' which became a cultural touchstone, and 'The Mistress of Spices,' further establishing her unique voice in cinema.

Q: What themes does Gurinder Chadha often explore in her films?

Gurinder Chadha frequently explores themes of identity, culture, and the immigrant experience, often focusing on the lives of South Asian characters and their challenges in contemporary society.

Known for

Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

IMDb 6.7 / 10

2002 / Comedy, Drama / 112 min

Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When...

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging poster

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008)

IMDb 6.3 / 10

2008 / Comedy, Drama / 100 min

Georgia Nicolson is fourteen, lives with nosey parents who don't understand her, an annoying three year old sister and has to wear a beret...

Name

Gurinder Chadha

Height

5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)

Born

21 January 1970, Nairobi, Kenya

Spouses

Paul Mayeda Berges (1998–present)

Children

1, name not publicly known

Parents

Karam Singh Chadha, Narinder Chadha

Estimated Net Worth

$10 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2024	Movie First Do No Pharm We have had too much medicine for too many years. The time to act is now. How one doctor's fight...	Self	TMDB 3.0 / 10
2022	Movie Queen Victoria and the British Maharajah From the real-life Downton Abbey to her Southall roots, acclaimed filmmaker Gurinder Chadha explores the remarkable life story of Prince...	Self - Presenter	Not rated
2022	TV Reel Britannia Comedian Nick Helm narrates this bold new documentary series exploring the dramatic history of British cinema. Discover how cinema held...	Self	TMDB 8.5 / 10
2021	Movie 2 Tone: The Sound of Coventry The story of how 2 Tone, a record label from Coventry went on to have a global impact. The brainchild...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2020	TV Homemade Acclaimed filmmakers from around the world channel their creativity during COVID-19 isolation with this diverse, genre-spanning collection of short films.	Unknown character	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2017	Movie I Hate Jane Austen While it may be universally acknowledged that she’s one of the great English writers, Giles Coren breaks down his many...	Self	Not rated
2017	Movie India's Partition: The Forgotten Story In this documentary, British film-maker Gurinder Chadha, director of Bend It Like Beckham and Viceroy's House, travels from Southall to...	Herself	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2017	TV The Drama Company The Drama Company will feature an eclectic mix of the finest comedians in a theatrical plot portraying different characters each...	Self	TMDB 3.3 / 10
2006	TV Great British Menu Britain's top chefs compete for the chance to cook a four-course banquet for a high-profile figure.	Self - Guest Judge	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2004	Movie Two Tone Britain Documentary tracing the history of the Two Tone record label which emerged in the late 1970s, the bands linked to...	Herself	TMDB 4.9 / 10
2004	TV Koffee with Karan Koffee with Karan is an Indian talk show hosted by filmmaker and television personality Karan Johar and produced by Dharmatic...	Self	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2004	TV Who Do You Think You Are? A British genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past.	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2002	Movie Bend It Like Beckham Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though...	Woman in Park/Wedding Guest (uncredited)	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1996	Movie The Stupids An incredibly dull-witted family unknowingly stumble upon an illegal weapons deal while on the trail of their "stolen" garbage.	Reporter #1	TMDB 4.9 / 10
1995	Movie Cinefile: Reel Women Interviews with women directors working in Hollywood and Europe in the early 1990s, exploring the opportunities and obstacles that face...	Self	Not rated

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2025	Movie Christmas Karma In contemporary London, miserly British-Indian businessman Eshan Sood is compelled by three ghosts to reflect on his life and to...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2025	Movie Christmas Karma In contemporary London, miserly British-Indian businessman Eshan Sood is compelled by three ghosts to reflect on his life and to...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2025	Movie Christmas Karma In contemporary London, miserly British-Indian businessman Eshan Sood is compelled by three ghosts to reflect on his life and to...	Lyricist Writing	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2025	Movie Christmas Karma In contemporary London, miserly British-Indian businessman Eshan Sood is compelled by three ghosts to reflect on his life and to...	Producer Production	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2020	TV Homemade Acclaimed filmmakers from around the world channel their creativity during COVID-19 isolation with this diverse, genre-spanning collection of short films.	Director of Photography Camera	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2020	TV Homemade Acclaimed filmmakers from around the world channel their creativity during COVID-19 isolation with this diverse, genre-spanning collection of short films.	Writer Writing	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2020	TV Homemade Acclaimed filmmakers from around the world channel their creativity during COVID-19 isolation with this diverse, genre-spanning collection of short films.	Director Directing	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2019	Movie Blinded by the Light In 1987, during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family, and find...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2019	Movie Blinded by the Light In 1987, during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family, and find...	Writer Writing	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2019	Movie Blinded by the Light In 1987, during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family, and find...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2019	TV Beecham House On the cusp of the 19th century in Delhi, we follow the fortunes of the residents of the titular mansion....	Creator Creator	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2019	TV Beecham House On the cusp of the 19th century in Delhi, we follow the fortunes of the residents of the titular mansion....	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2019	TV Beecham House On the cusp of the 19th century in Delhi, we follow the fortunes of the residents of the titular mansion....	Director Directing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2017	Movie India's Partition: The Forgotten Story In this documentary, British film-maker Gurinder Chadha, director of Bend It Like Beckham and Viceroy's House, travels from Southall to...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2017	Movie Viceroy's House In 1947, Lord Mountbatten assumes the post of last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people, living upstairs...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2017	Movie Viceroy's House In 1947, Lord Mountbatten assumes the post of last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people, living upstairs...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2017	Movie Viceroy's House In 1947, Lord Mountbatten assumes the post of last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people, living upstairs...	Writer Writing	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2010	Movie It's a Wonderful Afterlife Indian mother Mrs Sethi's obsession with marrying off her daughter turns murderous. With jokes that routinely miss the mark and...	Producer Production	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2010	Movie It's a Wonderful Afterlife Indian mother Mrs Sethi's obsession with marrying off her daughter turns murderous. With jokes that routinely miss the mark and...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2010	Movie It's a Wonderful Afterlife Indian mother Mrs Sethi's obsession with marrying off her daughter turns murderous. With jokes that routinely miss the mark and...	Director Directing	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2008	Movie Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging Georgia Nicolson is fourteen, lives with nosey parents who don't understand her, an annoying three year old sister and has...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2008	Movie Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging Georgia Nicolson is fourteen, lives with nosey parents who don't understand her, an annoying three year old sister and has...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2008	Movie Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging Georgia Nicolson is fourteen, lives with nosey parents who don't understand her, an annoying three year old sister and has...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2006	Movie Paris Je T'aime Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2006	Movie Paris Je T'aime Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this...	Writer Writing	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2006	Movie Quais de Seine This short from the anthology film Paris, je t’aime looks at the meeting between two teenagers, one a catcaller and...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2006	Movie Quais de Seine This short from the anthology film Paris, je t’aime looks at the meeting between two teenagers, one a catcaller and...	Writer Writing	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2005	Movie The Mistress of Spices Tilo is an Indian shopkeeper in America with an ability to see the future and a magical connection to powerful...	Writer Writing	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2004	Movie Bride & Prejudice Mrs. Bakshi is eager to find suitors for her four unmarried daughters when a family friend introduces them to handsome...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2004	Movie Bride & Prejudice Mrs. Bakshi is eager to find suitors for her four unmarried daughters when a family friend introduces them to handsome...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2004	Movie Bride & Prejudice Mrs. Bakshi is eager to find suitors for her four unmarried daughters when a family friend introduces them to handsome...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2002	Movie Bend It Like Beckham Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though...	Producer Production	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2002	Movie Bend It Like Beckham Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though...	Writer Writing	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2002	Movie Bend It Like Beckham Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2000	Movie What's Cooking? Four families of different ethnicities prepare for a potentially explosive Thanksgiving dinner.	Associate Producer Production	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2000	Movie What's Cooking? Four families of different ethnicities prepare for a potentially explosive Thanksgiving dinner.	Writer Writing	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2000	Movie What's Cooking? Four families of different ethnicities prepare for a potentially explosive Thanksgiving dinner.	Director Directing	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1995	Movie Rich Deceiver Ellie and Malc Freeman are a working-class couple in their forties who live in a terrace house in a poor...	Director Directing	TMDB 4.0 / 10
1994	Movie What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny? What do you call an Indian woman who's funny in 20th Century Britain? A British performer? A Black comedienne? An...	Producer Production	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1994	Movie What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny? What do you call an Indian woman who's funny in 20th Century Britain? A British performer? A Black comedienne? An...	Director Directing	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1994	Movie A Nice Arrangement Documents an Indian-English family's attempt to give their Briticized daughter a traditional Indian arranged marriage, with as much photography as...	Story Writing	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1994	Movie A Nice Arrangement Documents an Indian-English family's attempt to give their Briticized daughter a traditional Indian arranged marriage, with as much photography as...	Director Directing	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1994	Movie A Nice Arrangement Documents an Indian-English family's attempt to give their Briticized daughter a traditional Indian arranged marriage, with as much photography as...	Screenplay Writing	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1993	Movie Bhaji on the Beach A group of South Asian women try but cannot escape their problems on a day trip to a British beach...	Writer Writing	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1993	Movie Bhaji on the Beach A group of South Asian women try but cannot escape their problems on a day trip to a British beach...	Director Directing	TMDB 5.3 / 10
1992	Movie Acting Our Age This humorous and thought-provoking film documents the residents of a South Asian home for the elderly in Britain. Director Gurinder...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1990	Movie I'm British But... I'm British but... uncovers a defiant popular culture, part Asian, part British, against a backdrop of fading English nationalism. The...	Writer Writing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1990	Movie I'm British But... I'm British but... uncovers a defiant popular culture, part Asian, part British, against a backdrop of fading English nationalism. The...	Director Directing	TMDB 7.0 / 10
TBA	Movie The Neverending Pillow Fort Two best friends' strong bond is tested when they enter a magical pillow fort	Screenplay Writing	Not rated
TBA	Movie London, I Love You Plot TBA; the fifth instalment of the Cities of Love franchise which previously touched down in Paris, New York, Rio...	Writer Writing	Not rated
TBA	Movie London, I Love You Plot TBA; the fifth instalment of the Cities of Love franchise which previously touched down in Paris, New York, Rio...	Director Directing	Not rated
TBA	Movie Untitled Bend It Like Beckham Sequel Plot TBA.	Writer Writing	Not rated
TBA	Movie Untitled Bend It Like Beckham Sequel Plot TBA.	Director Directing	Not rated
TBA	Movie Pashmina Pashmina is a fantasy and adventure story that follows Priyanka, a first generation American of Indian descent, as she explores...	Director Directing	Not rated
TBA	Movie Untitled Aardman Animated Musical An animated musical that tells the story of a young Indian elephant from the jungles of Kerala with the impossible...	Screenplay Writing	Not rated
TBA	Movie Untitled Aardman Animated Musical An animated musical that tells the story of a young Indian elephant from the jungles of Kerala with the impossible...	Director Directing	Not rated

First Do No Pharm

2024 / TMDB 3.0

Queen Victoria and the British Maharajah

2022

2 Tone: The Sound of Coventry

2021 / TMDB 7.8

I Hate Jane Austen

2017

India's Partition: The Forgotten Story

2017 / TMDB 5.5

Bend It Like Beckham

2002 / TMDB 6.3

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Got a question about Gurinder Chadha?

What are some of Gurinder Chadha's career highlights?

Gurinder Chadha is best known for her films 'Bend It Like Beckham' and 'Bride and Prejudice,' both of which received critical acclaim and commercial success, establishing her as a prominent filmmaker.

Has Gurinder Chadha won any awards?

What was Gurinder Chadha's first film?

What are Gurinder Chadha's most successful films?

What is known about Gurinder Chadha's personal life?

What is Gurinder Chadha's estimated net worth?

What are some notable milestones in Gurinder Chadha's filmography?

What themes does Gurinder Chadha often explore in her films?