# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/aanand-l-rai
# Generated: 2026-08-15T20:14:55.243Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/aanand-l-rai"
name: "Aanand L. Rai"
slug: "aanand-l-rai"
description: "Aanand L. Rai is an Indian film director and producer known for directing the romantic comedy-dramas Tanu Weds Manu (2011) and its sequel Tanu Weds Manu Returns (2015), and the romantic drama Raanjhanaa (2013), with the latter two earning him nominations for the Filmfare Award for Best Director."
tagline: "Hindi film director & producer (born 1970/1971)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Aanand_L_Rai_small.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "India"
  isoCode: "IN"
category:
  name: "Directors"
  slug: "directors"
profileType:
  name: "Movie Director"
  slug: "director"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1971"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           50.54
  momentum:             1.281138790035587
  historical:           8.862584
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  202
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm2399862"
sources:
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    title: "اناند ال. راى"
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    title: "আনন্দ এল. রাই"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Aanand L. Rai"
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    title: "Anand L Rai"
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    title: "ਆਨੰਦ ਐਲ. ਰਾਏ"
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    title: "Wikidata"
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    title: "Aanand L. Rai"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump