Aanand L. Rai (born 28 June 1971) is a Hindi film director and producer known for romantic-comedy movies '' Tanu Weds Manu'' (2011), ''

Raanjhanaa ''Raanjhanaa'' () is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Aanand L. Rai and written by Himanshu Sharma. The film is produced by Krishika Lulla under the banner of Eros International. It stars Dhanush, Sonam Kapoor, Ab ...

'' (2013), '' Tanu Weds Manu: Returns'' (2015), '' Zero ''(2018), ''

Atrangi Re ''Atrangi Re'' () is a 2021 Indian Hindi-language romantic fantasy comedy drama film directed by Aanand L. Rai and written by Himanshu Sharma. Produced by T-Series Films, Colour Yellow Productions and Cape of Good Films, the film stars Dhan ...

'' (2021) and '' Raksha Bandhan'' (2022).

Early life and background

Rai was born and brought up in Delhi. After his schooling in Delhi, he did his computer engineering from Aurangabad,

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. His family's original surname was Raisinghani, and had shifted to

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from

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, after

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in 1947.

Career

Rai started his career as an engineer, but soon left it and moved to Mumbai where he started assisting his elder brother television director Ravi Rai in television series. Later he started directing his own shows. Eventually he made his directorial debut with the psychological thriller ''

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'', starring Jimmy Shergill, based on the 1951 Hitchcock film '' Strangers on a Train''. This was followed by ''

Thodi Life Thoda Magic ''Thodi Life Thoda Magic'' is a 2008 Hindi film directed by Aanand L. Rai, and produced by Bhavesh Patel, Akshay Shah & Saahil Chhada. The film stars Jackie Shroff, Parmeet Sethi, Paresh Rawal, Arbaaz Khan and Anita Raj in pivotal roles. Cricket ...

'' (2008) starring Parmeet Sethi. He achieved success with the 2011 romantic hit film '' Tanu Weds Manu'' starring Madhavan and Kangana Ranaut. In 2013, he directed ''

'' which featured actor

Dhanush Venkatesh Prabhu Kasthuri Raja (born 28 July 1983), known professionally as Dhanush, is an Indian actor, producer, director, lyricist and playback singer who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. Starring in 46 films over his career, among hi ...

in his Bollywood debut, Sonam Kapoor and

Abhay Deol Abhay Singh Deol (born 15 March 1976) is an Indian actor and producer who is known for his work in Hindi films alongside one Kannada and one Tamil film. Born in the Deol family, he made his on-screen debut in 2005 with Imtiaz Ali's romantic c ...

. His 2015 movie '' Tanu Weds Manu: Returns'' received critical acclaim as well as box office success. His next film was Zero, a romantic drama starring

Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan (; born 2 November 1965), also known by the initialism SRK, is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. Referred to in the media as the " Baadshah of Bollywood", "King of Bollywood" ...

Anushka Sharma Anushka Sharma (; born 1 May 1988) is an Indian actress and former producer who works in Hindi films. She has received several awards, including a Filmfare Award. One of the highest-paid actresses in India as of 2018, she has appeared in '' F ...

and Katrina Kaif. The story revolves around a dwarf man. The film, though, described as ambitious in nature, received mixed reviews from critics and audiences. He produces films under his banner

Colour Yellow Productions Colour Yellow Productions is an Indian motion picture production company founded by filmmaker and film producer Anand L. Rai. History Colour Yellow Productions was founded in 2011 by Anand L. Rai. The company has produced successful films ...

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rai, Aanand L. 1971 births Living people Hindi-language film directors Film directors from Delhi Film producers from Delhi 21st-century Indian film directors