Anand Kumar (born 10 December 1970) is an Indian film director, writer and producer. He was born and brought up in Delhi. He started his career in film making by directing '' Delhii Heights'' in 2007. His other movies are ''Jugaad'' (2009) featuring

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, and '' Zila Ghaziabad'' (2013) featuring

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and Minisha Lamba.

Early life

Anand Kumar was born in a

Malayali The Malayali people (; also spelt Malayalee and sometimes known by the demonym Keralite) are a Dravidian ethnolinguistic group originating from the present-day state of Kerala and Union Territory of Lakshadweep in India, occupying its south ...

family in Delhi. His father is a lawyer in

Delhi High Court The High Court of Delhi ( Hindustani: दिल्ली उच्च न्यायालय; ''dillī uchcha nyāyālaya'') is the high court in Delhi, India. It was established on 31 October 1966, through the ''Delhi High Court Act, 1966. ...

and mother is a housewife. He received his education from DTEA Sr Secondary School, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi. He was a college dropout from MDU Law College, Rohtak. He spent a few years in

Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...

, where he pursued a

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course and thereafter got the opportunity to work for various ad films, music, videos and documentaries in

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 ...

, Delhi and

Chandigarh Chandigarh is a city and union territory in northern India, serving as the shared capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. Situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of Himalayas, it borders Haryana to the east and Punjab in the ...

Filmography

Production company

Kumar's company, Anand Kumar Productions, makes films as well as video content for television,

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, corporate promotions and commercials. In 2014, it released its first action film, ''

Desi Kattey ''Desi Kattey'' () is a 2014 Indian Hindi-language action drama film directed and produced by Anand Kumar under the banner of Anand Kumar Productions. It stars Sunil Shetty in the lead role. The music for the film was composed by Kailash Khe ...

'', to mixed reviews. It is planning a

biopic A biographical film or biopic () is a film that dramatizes the life of an actual person or group of people. Such films show the life of a historical person and the central character's real name is used. They differ from docudrama films and histo ...

of the footballer

Bhaichung Bhutia Bhaichung Bhutia (born 15 December 1976), also spelled as Baichung Bhutia, is an Indian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Bhutia is considered as the torchbearer of Indian football in the international arena. He is often ...

and a thriller, ''Meerut Junction''.

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* Living people Film directors from Delhi 1970 births {{India-film-director-stub