Inder Raj Anand (died 6 March 1987) was an Indian film dialogue and screenwriter in
Hindi cinema, who worked on many
Raj Kapoor
Raj Kapoor (pronunciation: aːd͡ʒ kəpuːɾ born Shrishti Nath Kapoor; also known as Ranbir Raj Kapoor; 14 December 1924 2 June 1988) was an Indian actor, film director and producer, who worked in Hindi cinema. He is considered one of th ...
films, starting with ''
Aag'' (1948), ''
Aah'' (1953), ''
Anari'' (1959) and ''
Sangam'' (1963). While formally referred to as a writer for Hindi films, he was actually an
Urdu writer, writing his scripts and dialogues in
Urdu
Urdu (;["Urdu"](_blank)
'' Tinnu Anand
Tinu Anand (born Virender Raj Anand, 12 October 1945) is an Indian actor, director, writer and producer in Hindi cinema and a few Telugu and Tamil films.
Early life
He is the son of veteran writer Inder Raj Anand, brother of producer Bittu An ...
and producer Bittu Anand. Inder's grandson is noted film director
Siddharth Anand
Siddharth Anand (born 31 July 1978) is an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for directing action thriller films like ''Bang Bang!'' (2014), ''War'' (2019) and '' Pathaan'' (2023).
Apart from action thriller fil ...
(''
Salaam Namaste
''Salaam Namaste'' () is a 2005 Indian romantic comedy film, directed by first-time director Siddharth Anand and produced by Aditya Chopra and Yash Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner. The film stars Saif Ali Khan and Preity Zinta in their fo ...
'' (2005) and ''
Anjaana Anjaani'' (2010)). Famous director
Mukul Anand
Mukul S. Anand (11 October 1951 – 7 September 1997) was an Indian film director and producer. He was the nephew of veteran film scriptwriter Inder Raj Anand and cousin of actor and director Tinnu Anand.
Career
Mukul S. Anand made his debut a ...
was Inder's nephew.
Shahenshah, starring
Amitabh Bachchan, was Inder's last film as a writer. It was produced by his son, Bittu, and was directed by Tinnu. Shahenshah was released after Inder's death and it became one of the biggest hits of that year.
Career
Anand started off as a writer for
Prithviraj Kapoor's
Prithvi Theatres and also People's Theatre in Mumbai, and was a close friend of writer-director
K.A. Abbas
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (7 June 1914 – 1 June 1987) was an Indian film director, screenwriter, novelist, and journalist in Urdu, Hindi and English. He won four National Film Awards in India. Internationally, his films won the Palme d'Or (Golden ...
through
IPTA.
In his career, Inder Anand wrote almost 120 films including ''
Safar'', ''
Sangam'' and ''
Ek Duuje Ke Liye''. Many of his films like
Haathi Mere Saathi,
Jaani Dushman
''Jaani Dushman'' () is a 1979 Indian Hindi-language horror film produced and directed by Rajkumar Kohli under the Shankar Movies banner. It features an ensemble cast including Sunil Dutt, Sanjeev Kumar, Jeetendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Vinod Mehra ...
and Shahenshah were successful.
Filmography
References
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Indian male screenwriters
1987 deaths
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Hindi cinema
Punjabi people
20th-century Indian screenwriters
20th-century Indian male writers