Loveleen Tandan

Loveleen Tandan is a film director as well as a casting director. She is known for co-directing Academy Award winning movie Slumdog Millionaire Click to look into! >> Read More... . Loveleen was born in New Delhi, India. She went to Mater Dei School. She went to Hindu College, Delhi University. She did Sociology Honors from Hindu College. She was very active in her college, especially in politics.

She was elected as the college’s Finance Minister. She went MSRC, Jamia Millia Islamia University and pursued Mass Communication. She hold a top honors Master’s degree in Mass Communication. Loveleen’s debut film was Earth released in 1998. She worked along with worldwide famous director, Deepa Mehta Deepa Mehta makes such pretty movies, when watchin >> Read More... . The movie is set 1947 at the borders of India and Pakistan. A girl is the witness of her Ayah’s love for two men and all the political struggles.

Loveleen also worked with Mira Nair Mira Nair, a veteran Filmmaker, based in New York >> Read More... . She did three movies with her, namely Monsoon Wedding released in 2001, Vanity Fair released in 2004, and The Namesake Click to look into! >> Read More... released in 2006. She did a movie adapted from Monica Ali’s book, Brick Lane. She was the casting director of this movie with Shaheen Baig. It was released in 2007 and Sarah Gavron was the director of the movie. Deepa has also acted in a movie called, Shadows in The Dark released in 1999. She was also the second assistant director of the movie. Her biggest hit till date is Slumdog Millionaire released in 2008.

She started as the casting director of the movie along with London’s co-ordinate casting director Gail Stevens. But later in the project, she was very involved in the making and helped Danny Boyle Danny Boyle is a British film producer, director, >> Read More... , the director of the movie in communicating with the kids in Hindi. Danny gave her the title ‘Co-Director: India’ considering her involvement in the project. Slumdog Millionaire went on to win Critics Choice Award (5), Academy Awards (8), Golden Globes (4), and Bafta Awards (7). New York Film Critics Online Awards recognized the work Loveleen did for Slumdog Millionaire and awarded her along with Danny Boyle, The Best Director Award. Loveleen’s other works include Tandoori Love (2008), Migration (2007), and other renowned movies.

Considering her world entertainment contribution, Variety magazine of Hollywood featured her in “Annual Women’s Big Impact Report.” She has won The Best Foreign Feature Film with Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire at the Amanda Awards held in Norway. For casting, she won The Best Ensemble Award along with Gail Stevens for Slumdog at Black Reel Awards. She also won the prestigious Rotterdam International Award for Slumdog Millionaire in the categories, MovieZone Award and Audience Award