Chetan Anand, born on 3 January 1915, was a Bollywood film producer, screenwriter and director from India, whose first film, Neecha Nagar, was awarded the Grand Prix Prize (now Golden Palm) at the first ever Cannes Film Festival in 1946. Later, he co-founded Navketan Films with his younger brother Dev Anand in 1949.
Afsar, starring Dev Anand and Suraiya, was the first film made by Navketan, which turned out to be a moderate success. It was followed by Taxi Driver and Aandhiyan, both of which he directed for Navketan Films.
While he made his reputation as a
director, Anand kept on acting too occasionally. He appeared in Humsafar made
in 1957. In 1957, he directed two movies Arpan and Anjali, in
which he played lead roles too. He went on to act in Kala Bazar, Kinare-Kinare, Aman, Kanch
Aur Heera and Hindustan Ki Kasam, which he also directed.
Anand started his own production company called Himalaya films and teamed up with the photographer Jal Mistry, music director Madan Mohan, lyrics writer Kaifi Azmi and the actress Rajvansh. Together, they made some of the most memorable and unique films in Hindi cinema like Haqeeqat, Heer Raanjha, Hanse Zakhm, and Hindustan Ki Kasam.
Apart from 17 feature films he is
also known for the acclaimed television serial, Param Vir Chakra, which was a
Broadcast by Doordarshan in 1988.
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