Cast & creator
Gurinder Chadha
Best known for Koffee with Karan, Who Do You Think You Are?, Great British Menu
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).
Also known as: 거린더 채다, Gurinder Chadha OBE, Gurinder Kaur Chadha
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film credits
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television credits
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1990–2025 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (71)
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Koffee with Karan
Self
2004
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2004
Great British Menu
Self - Guest Judge
2006
Homemade
2020Homemade
Director
2020Homemade
Director of Photography
2020Homemade
Writer
2020
The Drama Company
Self
2017
Bend It Like Beckham
Woman in Park/Wedding Guest (uncredited)
2002Bend It Like Beckham
Director
2002Bend It Like Beckham
Producer
2002Bend It Like Beckham
Writer
2002
Paris Je T'aime
Director
2006Paris Je T'aime
Writer
2006
Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
Screenplay
2008Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
Director
2008Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
Producer
2008
Beecham House
Director
2019Beecham House
Writer
2019Beecham House
Creator
2019
Blinded by the Light
Director
2019Blinded by the Light
Writer
2019Blinded by the Light
Producer
2019
The Mistress of Spices
Writer
2005
Bride & Prejudice
Director
2004Bride & Prejudice
Producer
2004Bride & Prejudice
Screenplay
2004
Viceroy's House
Director
2017Viceroy's House
Writer
2017Viceroy's House
Producer
2017
Reel Britannia
Self
2022
The Stupids
Reporter #1
1996
Christmas Karma
Director
2025Christmas Karma
Producer
2025Christmas Karma
Lyricist
2025Christmas Karma
Screenplay
2025
What's Cooking?
Director
2000What's Cooking?
Writer
2000What's Cooking?
Associate Producer
2000
Bhaji on the Beach
Director
1993Bhaji on the Beach
Writer
1993
It's a Wonderful Afterlife
Producer
2010It's a Wonderful Afterlife
Director
2010It's a Wonderful Afterlife
Screenplay
2010The Neverending Pillow Fort
Screenplay
First Do No Pharm
Self
2024
Cinefile: Reel Women
Self
1995London, I Love You
Director
London, I Love You
Writer
A Nice Arrangement
Screenplay
1994A Nice Arrangement
Director
1994A Nice Arrangement
Story
1994
I Hate Jane Austen
Self
2017
What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny?
Producer
1994What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny?
Director
1994
2 Tone: The Sound of Coventry
2021Quais de Seine
Director
2006Quais de Seine
Writer
2006
Two Tone Britain
Herself
2004
I'm British But...
Director
1990I'm British But...
Writer
1990Untitled Bend It Like Beckham Sequel
Director
Untitled Bend It Like Beckham Sequel
Writer
Rich Deceiver
Director
1995
India's Partition: The Forgotten Story
Herself
2017India's Partition: The Forgotten Story
Director
2017Untitled Aardman Animated Musical
Screenplay
Untitled Aardman Animated Musical
Director
Queen Victoria and the British Maharajah
Self - Presenter
2022
Pashmina
Director
Acting Our Age
Director
1992