N. Chandra
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N. Chandra (born 4 April 1952), born Chandrashekhar Narvekar, is an India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n producer, writer and director, known for his dark and loud films such as Ankush
Ankush
Ankush is a 1986 Hindi movie written, directed , edited and co-produced by N. Chandra starring Nana Patekar. It is a story of four lower middle class unemployed young men in Mumbai who feel disconnected with society and are wasting their life away when new neighbours, a young beautiful girl Nita ...

, Pratighaat, Tezaab
Tezaab
Tezaab , released on 11 November 1988, is an Indian Hindi movie. This was the movie that gave actress Madhuri Dixit her first big break and reaffirmed Anil Kapoor's status, after a successful Mr India .The film was directed by N. Chandra. The music is by Laxmikant-Pyarelal...

and Narasimha, made as a film editor in the beginning of his career. Chandra also made the successful but critically scorned Style
Style (2001 film)
Style is a 2001 Bollywood low-budget comedy film. Although the movie was criticized as a forgettable romantic-comedy caper, it was a commercial success.The film was released on 28 December 2001....

and its sequel Xcuse Me.

He was born in Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

, Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...

. With Ankush, his directorial debut, in 1986, Chandra began his projection of the angry young man. He wrote, directed, produced and edited the film, which starred Nana Patekar
Nana Patekar
Vishwanath "Nana" Patekar is an Indian actor and filmmaker.-Biography:Born Vishwanath Patekar in Murud-Janjira, Maharashtra, to Dinkar Patekar and his wife Sanjanabai Patekar. He is an alumnus of the Sir J.J...

. Next year he followed it up with Pratighaat (1987), a film on the gruesome reality of politics in India as related to world politics; especially the Palestine/Israel Conflict and its effect on Afghanistan, Pakistan and Kashmir. It also brought the strong mental make-up of the Indian woman to the thoughts of the Indian youth. In 1988 he made Tezaab
Tezaab
Tezaab , released on 11 November 1988, is an Indian Hindi movie. This was the movie that gave actress Madhuri Dixit her first big break and reaffirmed Anil Kapoor's status, after a successful Mr India .The film was directed by N. Chandra. The music is by Laxmikant-Pyarelal...

, the film that effectively launched Madhuri Dixit
Madhuri Dixit
Madhuri Dixit is an Indian film actress who has appeared in Hindi films. Throughout the late 1980s and 1990s, she established herself as one of Hindi cinema's leading actresses and most accomplished dancers. She appeared in numerous commercially successful films and was recognised for several of...

's career. It was the beginning of the Bollywood
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 diva's long and successful pairing with Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor is an Indian actor and producer who mainly appears in Bollywood films. He won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in Yash Chopra's film Mashaal ....

, and her mastery of dancing through the song Ek do Teen-Barah Therah.

Filmography

  • Y.M.I : Yeh Mera India (2009): Director
  • Kagaar: Life on the Edge (2003): Director
  • Xcuse Me (2003): Director, producer
  • Style
    Style (2001 film)
    Style is a 2001 Bollywood low-budget comedy film. Although the movie was criticized as a forgettable romantic-comedy caper, it was a commercial success.The film was released on 28 December 2001....

    (2001): Director, writer, producer
  • Shikari (2000): Director
  • Wajood
    Wajood
    Wajood is a N. Chandra directed Bollywood film of 1998. The film features Nana Patekar and Madhuri Dixit in lead roles. The story is a crime drama.The film was rated "Below Average" at the box-office.-Plot:...

    (1998): Director, writer, producer
  • Beqabu (1996): Director, writer, producer
  • Tejasvini (1994): Director
  • Yugandhar (1993): Director, writer
  • Humlaa (1992): Director, writer
  • Narasimha (1991): Director, writer, producer
  • Tezaab
    Tezaab
    Tezaab , released on 11 November 1988, is an Indian Hindi movie. This was the movie that gave actress Madhuri Dixit her first big break and reaffirmed Anil Kapoor's status, after a successful Mr India .The film was directed by N. Chandra. The music is by Laxmikant-Pyarelal...

    (1988): Director, writer, producer, editor
  • Pratighaat (1987): Director, writer, editor
  • Ankush
    Ankush
    Ankush is a 1986 Hindi movie written, directed , edited and co-produced by N. Chandra starring Nana Patekar. It is a story of four lower middle class unemployed young men in Mumbai who feel disconnected with society and are wasting their life away when new neighbours, a young beautiful girl Nita ...

    (1986): Director, writer, producer, editor


He wrote Two Town Rowdy (1989), was the associate producer for Anbu Vazhi (1968), and edited Mera Dharam (1986), Mohabbat (1985), Dharam Aur Kanoon (1984), Woh Saat Din
Woh Saat Din
Woh Saat Din, or Woh 7 Din, is a 1983 Hindi film directed by Bapu. Produced by Surinder Kapoor, it stars his son Anil Kapoor along with Padmini Kolhapure and Naseeruddin Shah. It is a remake of the 1981 Tamil film Antha Ezhu Naatkal, which was written and directed by the veteran filmmaker K....

(1983) and Bezubaan (1981).

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