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Gurinder Chadha

Gurinder Chadha

Director, writer and producer · Born January 10, 1960 (66) · Nairobi, Kenya

Gurinder Kaur Chadha (born January 10, 1960), is a Kenyan-born British film director. She was brought up in Southall, West London in a Punjabi Sikh family. Most of her films explore the lives of South Asians living in the United Kingdom. She is best known for the hit films Bhaji on the Beach (1993), Bend It Like Beckham (2002), Bride and Prejudice (2004) and Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 10, 1960 (66)
From
Nairobi, Kenya
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 26% in 30 days

What are Gurinder Chadha's films like?

Across their 13 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Society
22%
Self
22%
Morality
9%
Power
8%
Survival
2%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTradition vs change3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themePrejudice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 12 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 3 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 6 · Charged 5 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 6 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
7
Warm
7
Tense
5
Hopeful
5
Romantic
4
Other
7

How their films linger

Hopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Gurinder Chadha's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gurinder Chadha's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

27 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Christmas Karma(2025)

    Director · Lyricist · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • 2 Tone: The Sound of Coventry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Homemade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Cinematographer · Writer · Actor

  • Blinded by the Light(2019)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Beecham House(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Creator · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • India's Partition: The Forgotten Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director · as Herself

  • Viceroy's House(2017)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • It's a Wonderful Afterlife(2010)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging(2008)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Paris, Je T'aime(2006)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Quais de Seine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director · Writer

  • The Mistress of Spices(2005)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Bride & Prejudice(2004)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Bend It Like Beckham(2002)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Woman in Park/Wedding Guest (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • What's Cooking?(2000)

    Director · Associate Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • The Stupids(1996)

    as Reporter #1

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Rich Deceiver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director

  • What Do You Call an Indian Woman Who's Funny? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Producer

  • A Nice Arrangement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Bhaji on the Beach(1993)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Acting Our Age (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • I'm British But...(1990)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • London, I Love You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

  • Pashmina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • The Neverending Pillow Fort (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Screenplay

  • Untitled Aardman Animated Musical (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Untitled Bend It Like Beckham Sequel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles, 22 of them dated from 1990 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

$92M worldwide

Highest rated

Paris, Je T'aime (2006)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 27: 2 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting23 of 27: 4 only directing, 19 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rdWriting20 of 27: 2 only writing, 18 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndProducing9 of 27: 0 only producing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thCinematography1 of 27: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 27: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

27 titles, 19 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 18 of them.

By decade

1990s7 · 1 acting · 6 crew2000s7 · 1 acting · 7 crew2010s5 · crew2020s3 · 2 acting · 2 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Gurinder Chadha's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 13; across their 12 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 63rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

63rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Approval · how many liked their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 12

Midcredits score across 14 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 14 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser8
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

Christmas Karma (2025)

92nd percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

Paris, Je T'aime (2006)

Midcredits 83rd · 76% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 62/100 and the pacing 49/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Gurinder Chadha's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles15–36 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 30 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 12 · minimalMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Gurinder Chadha work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gurinder Chadha's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Paul Mayeda Berges shares the most, 10.

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers