# Tinnu Anand

Tinu Anand (born Virender Raj Anand, 12 October 1945) is an Indian actor, director, writer and producer in Hindi cinema and a few Telugu and Tamil films.

## Early life

He is the son of veteran writer Inder Raj Anand, brother of producer Bittu Anand and uncle of director Siddharth Anand. He did his schooling from Mayo College in India. He is married to Shahnaz, daughter of veteran actor Agha.

## Career

His father, Inder Raj Anand, was a well-known writer in the film industry, but he did not want Tinnu, or his younger brother Bittu, to enter this industry. In the words of Tinnu Anand: "..when I told him I wanted to direct films, he was very upset. Ultimately, though, he saw that I didn't want to do anything else. So he sent me to the best school – the Satyajit Ray School. Mr. Ray and my father were friends, so my father asked him to take me under his wing."
Tinnu had been given a role in K. Abbas' film Saat Hindustani when.. "In the evening, I was given the dirty job of offering Amitabh Rs.5000 for the entire film, whether it took a year or five.. Amitabh reluctantly agreed as he was desperate to act. He got the role of the poet's friend in Saat Hindustani. When my father got the letter from Satyajit Ray saying I could work with him, I had to give up Saat Hindustani. So I left for Calcutta and Amitabh got the role of the poet that I was supposed to play.
(on working with actors who consistently show up quite late and put in only a few hours) "I give all the credit to Veeru (Devgan) who taught me how to unlearn what I had learnt. He told me that if you have to survive in this industry with actors like these, you should learn how to shoot a film when the actor's not there!" and: "I felt very proud when I showed Amitabh a scene between him and Amjad Khan in a dubbing studio one day. He was shocked and said 'But I never shot with Amjad'".
Anand also worked as an assistant director to Satyajit Ray for five years, in Bengali films, Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1969), Aranyer Din Ratri (1970), Pratidwandi (1970), Seemabaddha (1971) to Ashani Sanket (1973).
Anand portrayed an important role in Ghajini in 2008. In an interview, Tinu Anand spoke about his early days and also praised Amitabh Bachchan for his generosity.

## Filmography

| Year | Film |
| Director |||
| 1979 | Duniya Meri Jeb Mein |
| 1981 | Kaalia |
| 1984 | Yeh Ishq Nahin Aasaan |
| 1988 | Shahenshah |
| 1989 | Main Azaad Hoon |
| 1991 | Jeena Teri Gali Mein |
| 1998 | Major Saab |
| 2003 | Ek Hindustani |
| Assistant Director |||
| 1969 | Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne |
| 1970 | Aranyer Din Ratri |
| 1970 | Pratidwandi |
| 1971 | Seemabaddha |
| 1973 | Ashani Sanket |

### As actor

| Year | Film | Role | Language | Notes |
| 1987 | Pushpak | | Silent | |
| 1987 | Nayakan | | Tamil | |
| 1988 | Dayavan | | Hindi | |
| 1990 | Agneepath | Nathu | Hindi | |
| 1991 | Aditya 369 | | Telugu | |
| 1992 | Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana | Dayal | Hindi | |
| 1992 | Chamatkar | Kunta | Hindi | |
| 1992 | Police Officer | Ram Kishan Verma | Hindi | |
| 1992 | Khiladi | | Hindi | |
| 1993 | Damini | Mama Ji | Hindi | |
| 1993 | Kohra | Peter Gonsalves | Hindi | |
| 1993 | Krishan Avtaar | | Hindi | |
| 1993 | Chandra Mukhi | | Hindi | |
| 1994 | Anjaam | Mohanlal | Hindi | |
| 1994 | Fauj | Inspector Ramlakhan Yadav | Hindi | |
| 1994 | Stuntman | | Hindi | |
| 1994 | Krantiveer | | Hindi | |
| 1994 | Bombay | | Tamil | |
| 1995 | Ram Jaane | | Hindi | |
| 1995 | Trimurti | | Hindi | |
| 1995 | Emergency | | Kannada | |
| 1995 | Ghatotkachudu | | Telugu | |
| 1996 | Ghatak | Inspector | Hindi | |
| 1996 | Krishna | Kobra | Hindi | |
| 1996 | Masoom | Mama | Hindi | |
| 1996 | Army | Pancham | Hindi | |
| 1996 | Papi Gudia | Special Appearance A Yadav / Ahulwalia Inspector in Doll Jail | Hindi | |
| 1996 | Halo | | Hindi | |
| 1996 | Diljale | | Hindi | |
| 1996 | Kaalapani | | Malayalam | |
| 1997 | Ek Phool Teen Kante | | Hindi | |
| 1998 | Share Bazaar | | Hindi | |
| 1998 | Miss 420 | | Hindi | |
| 1998 | Kabhi Na Kabhi | | Hindi | |
| 1998 | China Gate | | Hindi | |
| 1998 | Saat Rang Ke Sapne | | Hindi | |
| 2000 | Hadh Kar Di Aapne | | Hindi | |
| 2000 | Gang | | Hindi | |
| 2001 | Lajja | Purushotam | Hindi | |
| 2001 | Chhupa Rustam | | Hindi | |
| 2002 | Saathiya | Building Owner | Hindi | |
| 2002 | Annarth | Dayal Bhai | Hindi | |
| 2002 | Shararat | | Hindi | |
| 2003 | Tumse Milke Wrong Number | | Hindi | |
| 2004 | Paisa Vasool | | Hindi | |
| 2004 | Kyun! Ho Gaya Na... | Sandeep Malhotra | Hindi | |
| 2004 | Anji | Bhatia | Telugu | |
| 2005 | Bluffmaster! | Parimal Bajaj | Hindi | |
| 2006 | Hindustan | | Hindi | |
| 2007 | Kahiin To Hoga | Mr. Ahluwalia | Hindi | TV |
| 2007 | Laaga Chunari Mein Daag | | Hindi | |
| 2007 | Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love | Babu | Hindi | |
| 2008 | Wafa: A Deadly Love Story | | Hindi | |
| 2008 | Ugly Aur Pagli | Mallika's Father | Hindi | |
| 2008 | Ghajini | Satveer Kohli (Kalpana's Boss) | Hindi | |
| 2009 | De Dana Dan | Himanshu Kakkar | Hindi | |
| 2009 | Victory | Vedpal (Harman Baweja's Coach) | Hindi | |
| 2010 | Gorosthaney Sabdhan | Marcus Goodwin | Bengali | |
| 2010 | Khatta Meetha | Driver | Hindi | |
| 2010 | Dabangg | Shastri Master | Hindi | |
| 2011 | Gosainbaganer Bhoot | | Bengali | |
| 2011 | Monica | Assem Ray | Hindi | |
| 2012 | Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya | Bhatti | Hindi | |
| 2012 | Dabangg 2 | Shastri Master | Hindi | |
| 2013 | Rabba Main Kya Karoon | | Hindi | |
| 2013 | Club 60 | | Hindi | |
| 2013 | Phata Poster Nikhla Hero | Director | Hindi | |
| 2014 | Hasee Toh Phasee | Mukesh Adnani | Hindi | |
| 2015 | Puli | | Tamil | |
| 2015 | Aisa Yeh Jahaan | Director | Hindi | |
| 2019 | Saaho | Prithvi Raj | Telugu Hindi | |
| 2021 | Uma | TBA | Hindi | Unreleased |
| 2022 | Janhit Mein Jaari | | Hindi | |
| 2022 | Sita Ramam | Anand Mehta | Telugu | |
| 2023 | Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire | Gaikwad alias "Baba" | Telugu | |
| 2024 | Merry Christmas | Yadhoom Uncle | Hindi | |
| 2024 | Lucky Baskhar | Rajbir Lokhande | Telugu | |
| 2025 | Crazxy | | Hindi | |