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{{Infobox person
| name = Aanand L. Rai
| image= Aanand L Rai small.jpg
| alt =
| caption= Rai at a screening for ''[[Tumbbad]]'' in 2018
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1971|06|28}}
| birth_place = Delhi
| occupation = [[Film director]], [[film producer]]
| nationality = Indian
| years_active = 2007–present
| genre =
| influences =
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| website =
}}

'''Aanand L. Rai''' (born 28 June 1971)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/dhanushkraja/status/482826237920825345 |title=Dhanush wishes Anand L Rai happy birthday |publisher=twitter.com |access-date=28 June 2014}}</ref> 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 film)|Zero]] ''(2018)

==Early life and background==
Rai was born and brought up in Delhi. After his schooling in Delhi, he did his computer engineering from [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref name="times">{{Cite web | title = I can exploit people emotionally: Aanand L Rai| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-24/news-interviews/40147293_1_tanu-weds-manu-aanand-l-rai-raanjhanaa | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130627020135/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-24/news-interviews/40147293_1_tanu-weds-manu-aanand-l-rai-raanjhanaa | url-status = dead | archive-date = 27 June 2013 | date =24 June 2013 | work = [[The Times of India]]| access-date = 24 June 2013 }}</ref>

His family's original surname was Raisinghani, and had shifted to [[Dehradun]] from [[Sindh]], after [[partition of India]] in 1947.<ref name="times"/>

==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.<ref name="times"/><ref>{{Cite web | title =Wanted to celebrate pain and love with Raanjhanaa: Anand L Rai| url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Wanted-to-celebrate-pain-and-love-with-Raanjhanaa-Anand-L-Rai/Article1-1074558.aspx | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130612172748/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Wanted-to-celebrate-pain-and-love-with-Raanjhanaa-Anand-L-Rai/Article1-1074558.aspx | url-status = dead | archive-date = 12 June 2013 |newspaper= Hindustan Times | date = 11 June 2013 | access-date = 24 June 2013 }}</ref>

Eventually he made his directorial debut with the psychological thriller ''[[Strangers (2007 Bollywood film)|Strangers]]'', starring [[Jimmy Shergill]], based on the 1951 Hitchcock film ''[[Strangers on a Train (film)|Strangers on a Train]]''. This was followed by ''[[Thodi Life Thoda Magic]]'' (2008) starring [[Parmeet Sethi]]. He achieved success with the 2011 romantic hit film ''[[Tanu Weds Manu]]'' starring [[R. Madhavan|Madhavan]] and [[Kangana Ranaut]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tanu Weds Manu: Profit All The Way |url= http://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/tanu-weds-manu-profit-all-the-way/ |date=24 February 2011|author=Komal Nahta |publisher=koimoi |access-date=24 June 2013}}</ref> In 2013, he directed ''[[Raanjhanaa]]'' which featured actor [[Dhanush]] in his Bollywood debut, [[Sonam Kapoor]] and [[Abhay Deol]].<ref name="toi12">{{Cite web | title = Dhanush signs first Hindi film | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-24/news-interviews/30658442_1_dhanush-tamil-film-aadukalam-hindi | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130624232144/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-24/news-interviews/30658442_1_dhanush-tamil-film-aadukalam-hindi | url-status = dead | archive-date = 24 June 2013 | date = 24 January 2012 | newspaper = [[The Times of India]] | access-date = 24 June 2013 }}</ref> His 2015 movie ''[[Tanu Weds Manu: Returns]]'' received critical acclaim as well as box office success. His next film was [[Zero (2018 film)|Zero]], a romantic drama starring [[Shah Rukh Khan]], [[Anushka Sharma]] 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]].

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" style="width:85px;" | Director
! scope="col" style="width:85px;" | Producer
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2007
! scope="row" | ''[[Strangers (2007 Hindi film)|Strangers]]''
|{{Yes}}
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2008
! scope="row" | ''[[Thodi Life Thoda Magic]]''
|{{Yes}}
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2011
! scope="row" | ''[[Tanu Weds Manu]]''
|{{Yes}}
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2013
! scope="row" | ''[[Raanjhanaa]]''
|{{Yes}}
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2015
! scope="row" | ''[[Tanu Weds Manu: Returns]]''
|{{Yes}}
|
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2016
! scope="row" | ''[[Nil Battey Sannata]]''
|
|{{Yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2016
! scope="row" | ''[[Happy Bhag Jayegi]]''
|
|{{Yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2017
! scope="row" | ''[[Shubh Mangal Saavdhan]]''
|
|{{Yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2018
! scope="row" | ''[[Mukkabaaz]]''
|
|{{Yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2018
! scope="row" | ''[[Meri Nimmo]]''
|
|{{Yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2018
! scope="row" | ''[[Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi]]''
|
|{{Yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2018
! scope="row" | ''[[Manmarziyaan]]''
|
|{{Yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2018
! scope="row" | ''[[Tumbbad]]''
|
|{{Yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2018
! scope="row" | ''[[Zero (2018 film)|Zero]]''
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|-

| style="text-align:center;" | 2019
! scope="row" | ''[[Laal Kaptaan]]''
|
|{{Yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2020
! scope="row" | ''[[Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan]]''
|
|{{Yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2021
! scope="row" | ''[[Haseen Dillruba]]''
|
|{{Yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2021
! scope="row" | ''[[Atrangi Re]]''
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2021
! scope="row" | ''[[Good Luck Jerry]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/first-look-good-luck-jerry-starring-janhvi-kapoor-unveiled-film-goes-floors-today-punjab|title=First look of Good Luck Jerry starring Janhvi Kapoor unveiled, film goes on floors today in Punjab|date=11 January 2021 |website=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=12 January 2021}}</ref>
|
|{{Yes}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 2022
! scope="row" | ''[[Raksha Bandhan (film)|Raksha Bandhan]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/akshay-kumar-announces-new-film-raksha-bandhan-dedicates-it-to-sister-alka-quickest-i-ve-signed-a-film-in-my-career/story-WZ7Iq2Q1NhEShxf2xjk3UJ.html|title=Akshay Kumar announces new film Raksha Bandhan, dedicates it to sister Alka: ‘Quickest I’ve signed a film in my career’|date=3 August 2020|website=[[Hindustan Times]] |access-date=3 August 2020}}</ref>
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|2399862}}

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[[Category:1971 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Hindi-language film directors]]
[[Category:Film directors from Delhi]]
[[Category:Film producers from Delhi]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]]

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