Kamna Chandra

Kamna Chandra is an Indian writer who has written plays for All India Radio and stories and dialogues for the screen which include the films Chandni, 1942: A Love Story (directed by her son-in-law Vidhu Vinod Chopra), Prem Rog and the television show Kashish.

Kamna hails from Muzaffarnagar and did part of her schooling from MKP College, Dehradun, after which she did her bachelor's degree from Allahabad University, and was then married to business executive Navin Chandra. She is the mother of author Vikram Chandra, film critic Anupama Chopra (who is married to filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra) and film director Tanuja Chandra. Her granddaughter, through Anupama, Zuni Chopra is also a writer.