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Anand Family
Anand family, or the Anand–Sahni family, is an Indian show business family active in Hindi cinema (Bollywood). It originates from the Anand brothers: Chetan Anand (director), Chetan Anand, Dev Anand and Vijay Anand (filmmaker), Vijay Anand. Their father's name was Pishorimal Anand. The Anand brothers had five sisters: Savitri, Sheila, Kanta, Lata and Usha. In a film industry dominated by List of Hindi film clans, familial connections the Anand brothers served as an important bridge between various Bollywood film clans. Background The Anand Family is a prominent Indian film family, known for its contributions to Bollywood through acting, directing, and filmmaking. The family originally hails from Gurdaspur, Punjab, British India. The Anand family has had a lasting impact on Indian cinema, influencing storytelling, acting styles, and filmmaking techniques across generations. Navketan Films Founded by Chetan and Dev Anand in 1949, this production house has produced some of I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore). Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the seventh-most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. Mumbai has the highest number of billionaires out of any city in Asia. The seven islands that constitute Mumbai were earlier home to communities of Marathi language-speaking Koli people. For centuries, the seven islands of Bombay were under the control of successive indigenous rulers before being ceded to the Portuguese Empire, and subsequently to the East India Company in 1661, as part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ketan Anand
Ketan Anand is an Indian film director. He is son of filmmaker Chetan Anand and actress Uma Anand. He is the cousin of director Shekhar Kapur. He has directed the movies ''Toote Khilone'' and ''Shart'' and was the associate producer of ''Heer Raanjha''. Personal life In early years of his life, Ketan and his brother Vivek Anand were featured in a song alongside Dev Anand and Sheila Ramani from the movie ''Funtoosh''. Watching his father make films, Ketan decided to forgo Administration as his major and concentrated on theater. He graduated from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. In 2007, he co-authored the book ''Chetan Anand: The Poetics of Film'' with his mother. In 2008, Ketan Anand was all set to revive his father, Chetan Anand's film banner Himalaya Films with a psychological love story titled ''Petrol Pump''. This movie was written some 30–40 years ago by his father who had wanted to direct the film himself with Raaj Kumar and Rajesh Khanna in the lead. The script wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Indian Film Families
This article lists notable families whose members are prominent in the Indian film industry. This list also includes a select number of South Indian film families who crossed over into Hindi cinema. For a full list, see List of South Indian film families. For Indian music families, see List of Indian music families. A Akhtar–Azmi–Kher family The Akhtar family is a prominent film family in the Hindi film Industry. It consists of renowned poets, authors, scriptwriters, directors, actors, and producers. One of the most famous among them is Urdu poet, author and philosopher Javed Akhtar, whose great-grandfather Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi is a notable name in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Javed Akhtar's first marriage was with script writer Honey Irani; Zoya Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar are their children. Farah Khan and Sajid Khan are Honey Irani's niece and nephew, and hence Farhan and Zoya Akhtar's maternal cousins. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
