Chetan Anand (director)
Chetan Anand (3 January 1921 – 6 July 1997) 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.
Chetan Anand | |
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Chetan Anand on a 2013 stamp of India | |
| Born | 3 January 1921 Lahore, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 6 July 1997 (aged 76) Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, director, actor, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1944–1994 |
| Spouse |
Uma Anand (m. 1943) |
| Partner | Priya Rajvansh |
| Children | 2; Ketan Anand and Vivek Anand |
| Relatives | See Anand-Sahni family |
| Awards | Cannes Film Festival: Palme d'Or (Best Film): Neecha Nagar (1946) |
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