Biography
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).
Directed
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Bend It Like Beckham (2002) — Director
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Paris Je T'aime (2006) — Director
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Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008) — Director
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Blinded by the Light (2019) — Director
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Bride & Prejudice (2004) — Director
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Viceroy's House (2017) — Director
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What's Cooking? (2000) — Director
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Bhaji on the Beach (1993) — Director
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Homemade (2020) — Director
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It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010) — Director
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Beecham House (2019) — Director
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Christmas Karma (2025) — Director
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Rich Deceiver (1995) — Director
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I'm British But... (1990) — Director
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Acting Our Age (1992) — Director
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A Nice Arrangement (1994) — Director
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India's Partition: The Forgotten Story (2017) — Director
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What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny? (1994) — Director
- Quais de Seine (2006) — Director
- Untitled Aardman Animated Musical — Director
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Pashmina — Director
- Untitled Bend It Like Beckham Sequel — Director
- London, I Love You — Director
Also appeared in
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Bend It Like Beckham (2002) — Woman in Park/Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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The Stupids (1996) — Reporter #1
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Homemade (2020)
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Who Do You Think You Are? (2004) — Self
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Koffee with Karan (2004) — Self
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Great British Menu (2006) — Self - Guest Judge
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Two Tone Britain (2004) — Herself
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Reel Britannia (2022) — Self
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2 Tone: The Sound of Coventry (2021)
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India's Partition: The Forgotten Story (2017) — Herself
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The Drama Company (2017) — Self
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First Do No Pharm (2024) — Self
- Queen Victoria and the British Maharajah (2022) — Self - Presenter
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I Hate Jane Austen (2017) — Self
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Cinefile: Reel Women (1995) — Self