| Name(s) |
Chetan Anand |
| Date of
Birth |
January 03, 1921
- Lahore, Undivided India |
| Date of
death |
July 06, 1997
- Mumbai, India |
|
Identity |
Indian Film
Producer & Director |
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- He was an acclaimed
Hindi film producer,
screenwriter and director from
India.
- He co-founded
Navketan Films with his
younger brother Dev Anand in 1949.
- He was the elder brother to
Hindi film actor-directors,
Dev Anand and Vijay Anand.
- His younger sister,
Sheel Kanta Kapur, is the
mother of renowned Hindi and English
film director Shekhar Kapur.
- The film '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 Andhiyan, both
of which were directed by Chetan.
- Later on Chetan Anand started
his own production banner called
Himalaya films,
which gave some of most memorable
and unique films in Hindi cinema
like Haqeeqat, Heer Raanjha,
Hanste Zakhm, and Hindustan Ki Kasam.
- He discovered the late superstar
Rajesh Khanna from
an acting competition, who was cast
by Chetan Anand in the film "Aakhri
Khat".
|
| Awards
and Accolades |
- His debut film, Neecha
Nagar, bagged the Palme
d'Or (Best Film) award, then known
as Grand Prix, at the first ever
Cannes Film Festival in 1946.
- 1965: National Film
Award for Second Best
Feature Film: Haqeeqat
- 1982: Filmfare Best
Story Award: Kudrat
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