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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
      • 1 win & 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 (2021)
    Haseen Dillruba
    6.9
    • Producer(as Aanand L Rai)
    • 2021

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Nayi Naveli
      • producer
      • Completed
      • 2026
    • Houdini - The King of Magic
      • producer
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Chauhaan
      • producer
      • Pre-production
      • 2027
    • Nakhrewaalii
      • producer
      • Post-production
    • Gorkha
      • producer
      • Turnaround
    • Shanaya Kapoor and Adarsh Gourav in Tu Yaa Main (2026)
      Tu Yaa Main
      6.1
      • producer
      • 2026
    • Krantijyoti Vidyalay Marathi Madhyam (2026)
      Krantijyoti Vidyalay Marathi Madhyam
      8.3
      • producer
      • 2026
    • Dhanush and Kriti Sanon in Tere Ishk Mein (2025)
      Tere Ishk Mein
      6.1
      • producer
      • 2025
    • Nivedita Saraf, Harish Dudhade, Rajasi Bhave, Amey Wagh, Kshitee Jog, and Siddharth Chandekar in Fussclass Dabhade (2025)
      Fussclass Dabhade
      7.1
      • producer
      • 2025
    • Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba (2024)
      Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba
      5.8
      • producer
      • 2024
    • Aatmapamphlet (2023)
      Aatmapamphlet
      8.1
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Ayushmann Khurrana in An Action Hero (2022)
      An Action Hero
      7.0
      • producer
      • 2022
    • Akshay Kumar, Sadia Khateeb, Seema Pahwa, and Bhumi Satish Pednekkar in Raksha Bandhan (2022)
      Raksha Bandhan
      5.5
      • 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 (2021)
      Haseen Dillruba
      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 Husband Material (2018)
      Husband Material
      6.8
      • producer (as Aanand l Rai)
      • 2018

    Director

    • Untitled Viswanathan Anand Biopic
      • Director
      • Production Unknown
    • Untitled Aanand L Rai Project
      • Director
      • Production Unknown
      • TV Series
    • Dhanush and Kriti Sanon in Tere Ishk Mein (2025)
      Tere Ishk Mein
      6.1
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Statue of Unity: Ekta Ka Prateek
      Short
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Akshay Kumar, Sadia Khateeb, Seema Pahwa, and Bhumi Satish Pednekkar in Raksha Bandhan (2022)
      Raksha Bandhan
      5.5
      • 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
      5.4
      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
      3.9
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Strangers (2007)
      Strangers
      5.1
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Bombay Talking
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2005

    Music Department

    • Thodi Life Thoda Magic (2008)
      Thodi Life Thoda Magic
      3.9
      • lyricist
      • 2008
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Happy Bhaag Jayegi

    Personal details

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