passive in the fight for change within a historically male-dominated industry. The British Film Institute's recent filmography study on British Cinema history named Chadha as the U.K's most prolific female director working today and was honoured with the Sophiya Haque Services to British Television and Film Award at the 2017 Asian Media Awards. She is an active patron of numerous charities including MAF (Medical Aid Films) is a Creative Mentor and Role Model for Creative Access, Directors UK Inspire, the BFI and the Sundance Directors' Lab, and Patron of Women in Film U.K. With regard to her religious beliefs, Chadha told the BBC in an October 2014 interview: Filmography Television I'm British But... (1989) (TV) Pain, Passion and Profit (1992) (TV) Rich Deceiver (1995) (TV film) Desi Rascals (2015) Beecham House (2019) Film Appearances Your London (2005) Koffee with Karan (2005) Who Do You Think You Are? (2006) BBC Asian (2010) Recognition She was recognized as one of the BBC's 100 women of 2013 See also List of female film and television directors List of LGBT-related films directed by women Women's cinema British Indian Indian community of London List of British Sikhs References External links Biography and filmography from the British Film Institute's Screenonline Interview: Gurinder Chadha The Observer Gurinder Chadha on Who Do You Think You Are? Interview: Gurinder Chadha The Guardian 1960 births Living people Alumni of the University of East Anglia British people of Indian descent British film directors British people of Punjabi descent English-language film directors British Sikhs German-language film directors Officers of the Order of the British Empire English Sikhs Kenyan people of Indian descent Kenyan people of Punjabi descent English people of Indian descent Kenyan emigrants to the United Kingdom People from Southall Punjabi people British women film directors BBC 100 Women