| Anand L. Rai’s family roots trace back to the Rai Singhanis, who moved from Sindh to Dehradun during Partition when his father was just 16 years old. |
| After completing his computer engineering degree, Anand realized he didn't enjoy working at a desk job and decided to move to Mumbai at 24 to follow in his elder brother Ravi's footsteps, who was a successful TV director. |
| Feeling creatively unfulfilled directing TV shows, Anand took a break to make his first full-length feature film, "Strangers" (2007), starring Jimmy Shergill and Kay Kay Menon, which unfortunately disappointed at the box office. |
| His next film, "Thoda Life Thoda Magic" (2008), also faced a similar fate, leading to hesitation from producers in hiring him. |
| His luck turned around with his 2011 hit movie "Tanu Weds Manu," starring Kangana Ranaut, which became a major commercial success. |
| Anand's wife has been his partner since they were both 12, having been neighbors in their youth, offering constant support through thick and thin. |
| Following the success of "Tanu Weds Manu" and "Raanjhanaa," Anand founded his production company, "Colour Yellow." |
| A potentially disastrous incident was narrowly avoided on the set of his movie "Dwarf" (2018), featuring Shah Rukh Khan, when a section of the ceiling collapsed during filming, causing injuries to two crew members but leaving SRK unharmed. |
