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Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Tinnu Anand

Biography:

Tinnu Anand is an Indian actor and director belonging to the Bollywood industry. His most famous directorial outings were Kaalia (1981), Shahenshah (1988), Main Azaad Hoon (1989) and Major Saab (1998). He then went on to perform roles in several movies such as Chhupa Rustam (2001), Paisa Vasool (2004), Bluffmaster! (2005), Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (2007), Ghajini (2008), Dabangg (2010), Rabba Main Kya Karoon (2013) Phata Poster Nikhla Hero (2013), Aisa Yeh Jahaan (2015) and Santa Banta Pvt Ltd (2016). His 2022 release includes Janhit Mein Jaari.

Known For

Acting

2025

Dil Dosti Aur Dogs as Counsellor
Crazxy as Gurudutt Prasad
Good Bad Ugly as Mastaan

2024

Merry Christmas as Yadhoom Uncle
Lucky Baskhar as Rajveer Lokhande

2023

Salaar: Part 1 - Ceasefire as Gaikwad "Baba"

2022

Sita Ramam as Anand Mehta

2021

Call My Agent Bollywood as Special Appearance

2020

Talking Head as (self)

2019

Saaho as Prithvi Raj

2018

2016

Santa Banta Pvt Ltd as Hanumanth

2015

Aisa Yeh Jahaan as Mr. Majid Khan

2014

Hasee Toh Phasee as Mukesh Adnani

2013

Club 60 as Jaffar Bhai
Sooper Se Ooper as Salim Bhai

2012

Dabangg 2 as Master
Dabangg 2 as Master (Special Appearance)
Rakhtbeej as Maya Singh

2011

Patiala House as Mr. Bedi
Gosain Baganer Bhoot as Justice Dhiren Chatterjee

2010

Dabangg as Masterji
Porkkalam as Bhismaki
Gorosthane Sabdhan as Marcus Godwin
Teen Patti as Billu

2009

De Dana Dan as Kakkad

2008

Heroes as Headmaster
Ugly Aur Pagli as Kuhu's Father
Mithya as Kuku Tolani
Ghajini as Satveer Kohl
Migration as Birju's Father
Tulsi: Mathrudevobhava as Foster Father with Crooked Teeth

2007

Framed as Professor
Journey Bombay to Goa as Bibhuti Bhushan Banopadhya

2006

Yun Hota To Kya Hota as Dhiroobhai
Jaane Hoga Kya as Mr. Chopra
Kachchi Sadak as Anurag Khanna

2005

Bluffmaster! as Parimal Bajaj

2004

Anji as Veerendra Bhatia
Kis Kis Ki Kismat as Aditya Sanganeria
Karma as Devdutt

2003

Wrong Number as Aarti's uncle
Haasil as Mr. Karan Sharma
Tujhe Meri Kasam as Jewellery Shop Owner (Special Appearance)

2002

Annarth as Dayaal

2001

Lajja as Purshotam

2000

Karobaar as Ramlal
Gang as Nagoba
Ghaath as Vilas Rao

1999

1998

China Gate as Capt. Bijon Dasgupta
Kabhi Na Kabhi as Chabiley
Miss 420 as Khan

1997

Daava as Madan Chamunda

1996

Army as Pancham
Masoom as Hawaldar Bhim Singh
Ghatak: Lethal as Police Officer
Bal Bramhachari as Balakram

1995

Gambler as Tinu
Ram Jaane as Sameer Sanwla
Zamaana Deewana as Sundar
Trimurti as Himmat Singh
Bombay as Sakthi Samaj Head

1994

Brahma as Lawyer
Krantiveer as Yograj
Ekka Raja Rani as Dhalal
Teesra Kaun? as P.K. Rasiya
Anjaam as Mohanlal
Yuhi Kabhi as Panditji

1993

Dhanwaan as Ajit's maternal uncle
Damini as Shekhar's Uncle
Chandra Mukhi as Santala

1992

Baaz as Somnath
Chamatkar as Kunta
Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj as Home Minister
Khiladi as Professor P.K. More
Balwaan as Commissioner Sahney
Heer Ranjha as Baba

1991

Aditya 369 as Ramdas

1990

Agneekaal as D'Souza
Agneepath as Nathu (Kaka)

1989

1988

1987

Pushpaka Vimana as Killer
Nayakan as Ajit Kelkar

1982

Katha as Himself

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Directing

1998

Major Saab as Director

1989

Main Azaad Hoon as Director

1988

Shahenshah as Director

1984

1981

Kaalia as Director

1979

1970

The Adversary as Assistant Director

Writing

1987

Coolikkaran as Story

1981

Kaalia as Screenplay
Kaalia as Story