N. Chandra

N. Chandra or Chandrashekhar Narvekar (born 4 April 1952), is an Indian producer, writer and director, known for gritty realism,0 in his early dark and loud films such as Ankush, Pratighaat, Tezaab an Narsimha (1991). Chandra also made the successful but critically scorned Style and its sequel Xcuse Me.

Early life

He was born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Chandra grew up in a middle-class neighbourhood in Worli Naka.

Career

After his schooling, he started his career as a film editor at Film Centre in Tardeo, Mumbai, where his father worked. His received break in film industry came in 1971, as a clapper boy in Gulzar's Parichay (1972). Gradually moving up as film editor and assistant director.

He worked as associate director and editor in Anil Kapoor starrer Woh 7 Din (1983). Eventually, with Ankush, his directorial debut, in 1986, Chandra began his projection of the angry young man. Influenced by Gulzar's Mere Apne, he wrote, directed, produced and edited the film about four frustrated unemployed men who roam the streets of Bombay, which also starred Nana Patekar. Made at a budget of Rs 12 lakh, the film and grossed Rs 95 lakh to become surprise hit of 1986, the year when many blockbusters failed.