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Chetan Anand

Chetan Anand

Personal Profile (Personal Biography)

  • - Date of Birth: 03 January, 1915
  • - Birth Place: Gurdaspur, Punjab, British India
  • - Occupation: Producer, director & screenwriter
  • - Years active: 1944-1994
  • - Date of Death: July 6, 1997 (aged 82)
  • - Death Place: Mumbai, Maharastra India
  • - Wife: Uma Anand
  • - Son: Ketan Anand
  • - Brothers: Dev Anand & Vijay Anand
  • - Graduation: Government College Lahore

Film Career (Filmography)

  • - Production Banner: Himalaya films
  • - Directorial debut Film: Neecha Nagar

List of Films by Chetan Anand

Director: Param Veer Chakra (1988, TV Series), Hathon Ki Lakeerein (1986), Kudrat (1981), Hindustan Ki Kasam (1973),Hanste Zakhm (1973), Heer Raanjha (1970), Aakhri Khat (1966), Haqeeqat (1964), Kinare Kinare (1963), Funtoosh - (1956), Taxi Driver (1954), Aandhiyan (1952), Afsar (1950), Neecha Nagar (1946)

Producer: Hathon Ki Lakeerein (1986), Hanste Zakhm (1973)

Screenwriter: Kudrat (1981), Heer Raanjha (1970), Aakhri Khat (1966),Haqeeqat (1964), Kinare Kinare (1963), Taxi Driver (1954), Afsar (1950).

Awards

  • - Winner of Palme d'Or (Best Film), Cannes Film Festival for Neecha Nagar (1946) in 1946
  • - Won National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film Haqeeqat (1964) in 1965
  • - Received Filmfare Best Story Award for Kudrat (1981) 1982