Kamna Chandra is an Indian writer who has written plays for

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and stories and dialogues for the screen which include the films '' Chandni'', '' 1942: A Love Story'' (directed by her son-in-law

Vidhu Vinod Chopra Vidhu Vinod Chopra (born 5 September 1952) is an Indian film director, producer, editor, screenwriter, lyricist and actor. His well-known films as director are ''Parinda'' (1988), '' 1942: A Love Story'' (1994). He is also known for producing ' ...

), ''

Prem Rog ''Prem Rog'' () is a 1982 Hindi-language musical romantic drama directed by Raj Kapoor, with screenplay written by Jainendra Jain and Kamna Chandra. The film tells the story of a man's (Rishi Kapoor) love towards a woman, who is a higher stat ...

'' and the television show '' Kashish''.

Biography

Kamna hails from

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and did part of her schooling from MKP College, Dehradun, after which she did her bachelor's degree from

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, and was then married to business executive Navin Chandra. She is the mother of author Vikram Chandra, film critic

Anupama Chopra Anupama Chopra () is an Indian author, journalist, film critic and director of the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. She is also the founder and editor of the digital platform Film Companion, which offers a curated look at cinema. She has written sev ...

(who is married to filmmmaker

) and film director

Tanuja Chandra Tanuja Chandra (born 1969) is an Indian film director and writer. Chandra is the daughter of writer Kamna Chandra and sister of author Vikram Chandra and film critic Anupama Chopra. She co-wrote the screenplay of Yash Chopra's ''Dil To Pagal Ha ...

. Her granddaughter, through Anupama, Zuni Chopra is also a writer.

Filmography

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* Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Indian women screenwriters Indian television writers People from Muzaffarnagar Indian women television writers Women writers from Uttar Pradesh 20th-century Indian women writers 20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights Hindi screenwriters Screenwriters from Uttar Pradesh University of Allahabad alumni {{India-film-bio-stub