Tinnu Anand

• Name — Tinnu Anand • Birth Name — Virender Raj Anand • Born — 12 October 1945 • Birthplace — Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British Raj (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) • Father — Inder Raj Anand • Spouse — Shahnaz Anand • Children — 2 (Isha Anand & Diksha Anand) • Notable Works — Shahenshah Kaalia Nayakan Kaalapani Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire Anji • Relatives — Siddharth Anand (nephew) Mukul Anand (cousin) Agha (father-in-Law) Jalal Agha (brother-in-law) • Occupation — * Actor • director • writer • producer • Education — Mayo College

He is the son of screenwriter Inder Raj Anand, brother of producer Bittu Anand, cousin of director Mukul 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.

His father, Inder Raj Anand, was a well-known writer in the Hindi film industry but did not want Tinnu Anand or his younger brother, Bittu Anand, to enter the profession. Recalling this period, Anand said that when he expressed his desire to direct films, his father was initially upset. However, he later accepted Anand’s determination and arranged for him to study under Satyajit Ray. Ray and Inder Raj Anand were friends, and Anand was subsequently taken under Ray’s mentorship. Tinnu Anand was initially offered a role in K. Abbas' film Saat Hindustani. Recalling the incident, Anand said: “In the evening, I was given the dirty job of offering Amitabh ₹5,000 for the entire film, whether it took a year or five. Amitabh reluctantly agreed, as he was desperate to act. He was given the role of the poet’s friend in Saat Hindustani. When my father received a letter from Satyajit Ray saying that I could work with him, I had to give up Saat Hindustani. I left for Calcutta, and Amitabh eventually got the role of the poet that I was supposed to play.” Reflecting on working with actors who arrived late and worked limited hours, Anand said that he learned practical filmmaking techniques from action director Veeru Devgan. He recalled: “I give all the credit to Veeru Devgan, who taught me how to unlearn what I had learnt. He told me that if you want to survive in this industry with actors like these, you should learn how to shoot a film when the actor is not there. I felt very proud when I once showed Amitabh a scene between him and Amjad Khan in a dubbing studio. He was shocked and said, ‘But I never shot with Amjad.’” Anand worked as an assistant director to Satyajit Ray for nearly five years on several Bengali films, including Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1969), Aranyer Din Ratri (1970), Pratidwandi (1970), Seemabaddha (1971), and Ashani Sanket (1973). In 2008, Anand portrayed a significant role in the Hindi film Ghajini. In a later interview, Anand spoke about his early career and praised Amitabh Bachchan for his generosity and support during his formative years in the film industry.

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

• Year — Title — Role • 2007 — Kahiin To Hoga — Mr. Ahluwalia • 2026 — Chiraiya — Nana

• Year — Film — Role — Notes • 1987 — Naam O Nishan — — — Only Writer • 1988 — Dayavan — Ajit Singh • 1990 — Agneepath — Nathu • 1992 — Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana — Dayal • Chamatkar — Kunta • Police Officer — Ram Kishan Verma • Khiladi — College Professor P.K. Mare • Balwaan — Police Commissioner Raj Sahni • 1993 — Damini — Shekhar's maternal uncle • Kohra — Peter Gonsalves • Krishan Avtaar — Banarasi Das • Chandra Mukhi — Santala • 1994 — Anjaam — Mohanlal • Fauj — Inspector Ramlakhan Yadav • Stuntman — Prem Kumar • Krantiveer — Yograj • 1995 — Ram Jaane — Sameer Sanavla • 1995 — Trimurti — Himmat Singh • 1996 — Ghatak — Inspector • Krishna — Cobra — Also Writer • Masoom — Mama • Army — Pancham • Papi Gudia — A Yadav / Ahulwalia Inspector in Doll Jail — Special Appearance • Halo — Smuggler Raja • Diljale — Devotee of Vaishnodevi • 1997 — Ek Phool Teen Kante — Yeda — Lead Role in a Comedy • 1998 — Share Bazaar — Mansukh • Miss 420 — Khan / Mr Aluwalia • Kabhi Na Kabhi — Chhabile • China Gate — Capt. Bijon Dasgupta • Saat Rang Ke Sapne — Prahlad Sharma (Mahipal's Dad) • 2000 — Hadh Kar Di Aapne — Mr. Khanna • Gang — Nagoba • 2001 — Lajja — Purushotam • Chhupa Rustam — Mama Manikchand • 2002 — Saathiya — Building Owner • Annarth — Dayal Bhai • Shararat — Saifuddin "Saifu" • 2003 — Tumse Milke Wrong Number — Arti's uncle • 2004 — Paisa Vasool — Uncle-Ji • Kyun! Ho Gaya Na... — Sandeep Malhotra • 2005 — Bluffmaster! — Parimal Bajaj • 2006 — Hindustan • 2007 — Laaga Chunari Mein Daag — Rajshankar "Rajjo" Sahay • Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love — Babu • 2008 — Wafa: A Deadly Love Story — Police Commissioner • Ugly Aur Pagli — Mallika's Father • Ghajini — Satveer Kohli (Kalpana's Boss) • 2009 — De Dana Dan — Himanshu Kakkar • Victory — Vedpal (Coach) • 2010 — Khatta Meetha — Vishwas Rao • Dabangg — Shastri Master • 2011 — Monica — Assem Ray • 2012 — Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya — Bhatti • 2012 — Dabangg 2 — Shastri Master • 2013 — Rabba Main Kya Karoon — Gujral Mama • Club 60 — Ali Zafar aka Jaffar Bhai • Phata Poster Nikhla Hero — Director • 2014 — Hasee Toh Phasee — Mukesh Adnani • 2015 — Aisa Yeh Jahaan — Director • 2019 — Saaho — Prithvi Raj • 2022 — Janhit Mein Jaari — Dada-Ji • 2024 — Merry Christmas — Yadhoom Uncle • 2025 — Crazxy — Gurudutt Prasad • Dil Dosti Aur Dogs — Counsellor

• Year — Film — Role — Language — Notes • 1987 — Pushpaka Vimana — Killer — Sound — Lead Role • Nayakan — Ajith Kelkar — Tamil • 1991 — Aditya 369 — Prof. Ramdas — Telugu • 1994 — Bombay — Sakthi Samaj Head — Tamil • 1995 — Emergency — Kannada • Ghatotkachudu — Scientist — Telugu • 1996 — Kaalapani — Ram Lakhan — Malayalam • 2004 — Anji — Bhatia — Telugu • 2007 — Framed — Professor — English • 2010 — Gorosthaney Sabdhan — Marcus Goodwin — Bengali • 2011 — Gosainbaganer Bhoot — Manmatha Ukil • 2015 — Puli — Sage — Tamil • 2019 — Saaho — Prithvi Raj — Telugu • 2022 — Sita Ramam — Anand Mehta • 2023 — Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire — Gaikwad alias "Baba" • 2024 — Lucky Baskhar — Rajbir Lokhande • 2025 — Good Bad Ugly — Mastaan Bhai — Tamil • 2026 — Peddi — Vishnukant Tiwari — Telugu