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Aanand L. Rai

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Music Department
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Aanand L. Rai
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Aanand L. Rai is a Hindi film director and producer known for romantic-comedy movies Tanu Weds Manu (2011), Raanjhanaa (2013), Tanu Weds Manu: Returns (2015) and Zero (2018). Rai started assisting his elder brother television director Ravi Rai in television series. Eventually he made his directorial debut with the psychological thriller Strangers, followed by Thodi Life Thoda Magic (2008).
BornJune 28, 1971
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BornJune 28, 1971
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    • Awards
      • 10 nominations total

    Known for

    Madhavan and Kangana Ranaut in Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015)
    Tanu Weds Manu Returns
    7.6
    • Producer(as Anand L. Rai)
    • 2015
    Dhanush and Sonam Kapoor in Raanjhanaa (2013)
    Raanjhanaa
    7.6
    • Director
    • 2013
    Akshay Kumar, Dhanush, and Sara Ali Khan in Atrangi Re (2021)
    Atrangi Re
    6.5
    • Producer(as Aanand L Rai)
    • 2021
    Aditya Srivastav, Dayashankar Pandey, Siddhant Ghegadmal, Taapsee Pannu, Harshvardhan Rane, and Vikrant Massey in Haseen Dillruba: Beauté envoûtante (2021)
    Haseen Dillruba: Beauté envoûtante
    6.9
    • Producer(as Aanand L Rai)
    • 2021

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    Producer

    • Tere Ishk Mein
      • producer
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Tu Yaa Main
      • producer
      • Pre-production
      • 2026
    • Krantijyoti Vidyalay - Marathi Madhyam
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • Houdini - The King of Magic
      • producer
      • Post-production
    • Nakhrewaalii
      • producer
      • Post-production
    • Gorkha
      • producer
      • In Development
    • Nivedita Saraf, Harish Dudhade, Rajasi Bhave, Amey Wagh, Kshitee Jog, and Siddharth Chandekar in Fussclass Dabhade (2025)
      Fussclass Dabhade
      7.3
      • producer
      • 2025
    • Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba (2024)
      Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba
      5.8
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Aatmapamphlet (2023)
      Aatmapamphlet
      8.0
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Ayushmann Khurrana in An Action Hero (2022)
      An Action Hero
      7.0
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Akshay Kumar, Sadia Khateeb, Seema Pahwa, and Bhumi Pednekar in Raksha Bandhan (2022)
      Raksha Bandhan
      5.4
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Good Luck Jerry (2022)
      Good Luck Jerry
      5.5
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Akshay Kumar, Dhanush, and Sara Ali Khan in Atrangi Re (2021)
      Atrangi Re
      6.5
      • producer (as Aanand L Rai)
      • 2021
    • Aditya Srivastav, Dayashankar Pandey, Siddhant Ghegadmal, Taapsee Pannu, Harshvardhan Rane, and Vikrant Massey in Haseen Dillruba: Beauté envoûtante (2021)
      Haseen Dillruba: Beauté envoûtante
      6.9
      • producer (as Aanand L Rai)
      • 2021
    • Neena Gupta, Gajraj Rao, Manu Rishi Chadha, Maanvi Gagroo, Sunita Rajwar, Ayushmann Khurrana, and Jitendra Kumar in Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan (2020)
      Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan
      5.8
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Saif Ali Khan in Laal Kaptaan (2019)
      Laal Kaptaan
      7.2
      • producer
      • 2019
    • Tumbbad (2018)
      Tumbbad
      8.2
      • producer
      • 2018
    • Abhishek Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu, and Vicky Kaushal in Manmarziyaan (2018)
      Manmarziyaan
      6.8
      • producer (as Aanand l Rai)
      • 2018
    • Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi (2018)
      Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi
      4.6
      • producer (as Aanand l Rai)
      • 2018
    • Meri Nimmo (2018)
      Meri Nimmo
      7.0
      • producer (as Anand L. Rai)
      • 2018
    • Rajesh Tailang in Mukkabaaz (2017)
      Mukkabaaz
      8.0
      • producer (as Anand L. Rai)
      • 2017

    Director

    • Tere Ishk Mein
      • Director
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Untitled Viswanathan Anand Biopic
      • Director
      • In Production
    • Untitled Aanand L Rai Project
      • Director
      • In Production
      • TV Series
    • Statue of Unity: Ekta Ka Prateek
      Short
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Akshay Kumar, Sadia Khateeb, Seema Pahwa, and Bhumi Pednekar in Raksha Bandhan (2022)
      Raksha Bandhan
      5.4
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Akshay Kumar, Dhanush, and Sara Ali Khan in Atrangi Re (2021)
      Atrangi Re
      6.5
      • Director (as Aanand L Rai)
      • 2021
    • Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma in Zero (2018)
      Zero
      5.2
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Sukhwinder Singh & Divya Kumar: Issaqbaazi (2018)
      Sukhwinder Singh & Divya Kumar: Issaqbaazi
      5.6
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Madhavan and Kangana Ranaut in Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015)
      Tanu Weds Manu Returns
      7.6
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Dhanush and Sonam Kapoor in Raanjhanaa (2013)
      Raanjhanaa
      7.6
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Madhavan and Kangana Ranaut in Tanu Weds Manu (2011)
      Tanu Weds Manu
      6.8
      • Director (as Anand Rai)
      • 2011
    • Thodi Life Thoda Magic (2008)
      Thodi Life Thoda Magic
      4.1
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Strangers (2007)
      Strangers
      5.2
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Bombay Talking
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2005

    Music Department

    • Thodi Life Thoda Magic (2008)
      Thodi Life Thoda Magic
      4.1
      • lyricist
      • 2008
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Happy Bhaag Jayegi
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    Happy Bhaag Jayegi

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      • Aanand L Rai
    • Born
      • June 28, 1971
      • Delhi, India
    • Relatives
      • Ravi Rai(Sibling)
    • Publicity listings
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