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Gurinder Chadha Biography

Birth Name:Gurinder Chadha

Birth Place:Nairobi, Kenya

Profession Writer, Director, Producer, Actress, Soundtrack, Music department

Fast Facts

  • Earned O․B․E․ distinctions in 2006
  • Earned a Humanitas Prize nomination in 2000 for "What's Cooking?"
  • After graduating from the University of East Anglia, she would study at the London College of Printing
  • Began her career as a reporter for BBC Radio in the late '80s
  • Quote: "I knew from an early age that people didn't see the different sides of me․ I formulated a bicultural identity quite early and I was always comfortable with it, but I knew people didn't quite see that․"
  • Established Umbi Films in 1990

Awards

  • 1993Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
  • 1993Prize of the Ecumenical Jury-: winner
  • 1993Golden Leopard-: nominated
  • 1993Youth Jury Award-: winner
  • 1993Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
  • 1995Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film-: nominated
  • 1995Evening Standard British Film Award-Most Promising Newcomer: winner
  • 2000Humanitas Prize-Sundance Film Category: nominated
  • 2002Special Jury Award-: winner
  • 2002Audience Award-: winner
  • 2002Audience Award-: winner
  • 2002Golden Hitchcock-: nominated
  • 2002Audience Award-: winner
  • 2002ALFS Award-British Director of the Year: winner
  • 2002Special Jury Award-: winner
  • 2002Golden Star-: nominated
  • 2002Most Enjoyable Film (Theatre Owners)-: winner
  • 2002Prix UIP-: winner
  • 2003Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film-: nominated
  • 2003Audience Award-: winner
  • 2003Guild Film Award - Silver-Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film): winner
  • 2003Film Discovery Jury Award-Best Feature: winner
  • 2004WGA Award (Screen)-Best Original Screenplay: nominated
  • 2006Un Certain Regard Award-: nominated
  • 2008Best Nordic Children's Film-Audience Award: winner
  • 2008Just Film Audience Award-: winner
  • 2010Irina Palm-Worst British Director: winner
  • 2011Silver Raven-Best Director: nominated
  • 2019Truly Moving Picture Award-: winner
  • 2019Futurewave Youth Jury Award-Best Feature Film: nominated
  • 2019Golden Space Needle Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2019Paul Mazursky Award-: winner