N. Chandra

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N. Chandra (born Chandrashekhar Narvekar in 4 April 1952, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is a producer, writer and director in the Indian film industry, known for his dark and loud films like Ankush, Pratighaat, Tezaab and Narasimha.[1] A film editor in the beginning of his career he also made successful but critically scorned Style and its sequel Xcuse Me.[1]

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[edit] Career

With Ankush, his directorial debut, in 1986 Chandra began his projection of the angry young man.[2] He wrote, directed, produced and edited the Nana Patekar starrer. Next year he followed it up with Pratighaat, a film on the gruesome reality of rape.[2] In 1988 he made Tezaab, the film that effectively launched Madhuri Dixit's career.[3] It was the beginning of the Bollywood diva's long and successful pairing with Anil Kapoor, and her mastery of dancing through the song Ek do tin.[3]

[edit] Controversy

In 2005, young newcomer Surabhi Chatterjee accused Chandra of molesting her in his office on the pretext of an audition for Xcuse Me. Chandra denied the event.[4]

[edit] Filmography

  • Kagaar: Life on the Edge (2003): Director
  • Xcuse Me (2003): Director, producer
  • Style (2001): Director, writer, producer
  • Shikari (2000): Director
  • Wajood (1998): Director, writer, producer
  • Beqabu (1996): Director, writer, producer
  • Tejasvini (1994): Director
  • Yughandar (1993): Director, writer
  • Humlaa (1992): Director, writer
  • Narasimha (1991): Director, writer, producer
  • Tezaab (1988): Director, writer, producer, editor
  • Pratighaat (1987): Director, writer, editor
  • Ankush (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 (1983) and Bezubaan (1981).

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Style Ziya us Salam for The Hindu, 2002-01-04. Retrieved on 2007-08-10
  2. ^ a b The highs and lows - a recollection Bhawana Somaaya for The Hindu, 2000-11-24. Retrieved on 2007-08-10
  3. ^ a b Bollywood’s evergreen diva Shubhra Gupta for The Hindu Business Line, 2007-06-29. Retrieved on 2007-08-10
  4. ^ The casting couch Jyothi Venkatesh for Deccan Herald: Sunday Spotlight, 2005-03-27. Retrieved on 2007-08-10

[edit] External links

N. Chandra at the Internet Movie Database


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