Gurinder Chadha signs to Snapper Films

London based Snapper Films have signed the filmmaking legend Gurinder Chada OBE. 

Our most prolific British female director, Chada is renowned for feature films such as Bend It like Beckham, Viceroy's House and Blinded by the Light.

At the age of five, Chada aspired to be a lorry driver. She longed for the freedom of the open road, the endless possibilities of the expanse, the mystery and the immense independence that came with walking into a service station and buying whatever she possibly wanted.

Chada has never been afraid of the unknown; she has actively craved it, chased it; fearlessly venturing into filmmaking with a clear and urgent mission. A mission to tell diverse stories with vigour and lashings of humour; stories that would come to subvert the status quo, champion previously-unheard voices, and open both hearts and minds... stories that would inspire a generation to believe in a more inclusive Britain. 

She said: "I wanted to make films that would appeal to as many people as possible to create change and I was completely and utterly motivated by racism and prejudice."

Her journey has taken her down a slightly different road to the one envisioned by the intrepid five-year-old. It has led her instead down the red carpet after receiving a Bafta Nomination for her first Feature, the timeless Bhaji On The Beach. Despite her immense success in Hollywood, Chada has always stayed true to her community, she held her first premiere of I'm British But... at the Southall Community Centre. 

Chada has used her power as a visual storyteller to shift society, mirror the duality of humanity, the good, the bad, and all that lies in between, encouraging us to be and do better. 

"All my films are about kind of being seen to be one thing when you’re actually something else, and the power of the female spirit to make things work your way on your terms. Which is what I do."

 Her seminal film Bend It Like Beckham achieved global distribution, including North Korea, on an unprecedented scale and took an incredible $76.6 million at the box office. The Film has received a BAFTA nomination for Best British Film, a Golden Globe nomination for best picture, a European Academy nomination for best picture and a Writer's Guild of America nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging shaped a vernacular that was used nationwide by the awkward tweens who had not yet become "Boy Lingual". Bride and Prejudice gave Jane Austen a modern, post-colonial makeover that put Indian women front and centre. More recently, her epic feature Viceroy's House tackled Partition's immensely complex historical event with nuance, compassion and dynamism. 

Her most recent Film, Blinded by The Light, received critical acclaim as a feel-good classic that does not shy away from issues of race and identity politics but explores the power of music as a force of connectivity. In particular, the Film shows how 'The Boss' (Bruce Springsteen), like Chada herself, has a knack for speaking universally, across all cultures, straight to the heart of humanity. Currently after a very productive lockdown Chada has an interesting and typically arresting collection of projects with four different Hollywood studios.