Inder Raj Anand (died 6 March 1987) was an Indian film dialogue and screenwriter in

Hindi cinema Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, is primarily produced in Mumbai. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and "Cinema of the United States, Hollywood". The in ...

, who worked on many

Raj Kapoor Raj Kapoor (; born as Shrishti Nath Kapoor; 14 December 1924 2 June 1988; also known as Ranbir Raj Kapoor) was an Indian actor, film director and producer, who worked in Hindi cinema. He is considered to be one of the greatest and most influen ...

films, starting with '' Aag'' (1948), '' Aah'' (1953), '' Anari'' (1959) and '' Sangam'' (1964). While formally referred to as a writer for Hindi films, he was actually an Urdu writer, writing his scripts and dialogues in

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. He was father to actor-director

Tinnu Anand Tinu Anand (born Virender Raj Anand) is an Indian actor, director, writer and producer in Hindi cinema and a few Telugu and Tamil films. Personal life He is the son of veteran writer Inder Raj Anand, brother of producer Bittu Anand and unc ...

and producer Bittu Anand. Inder's grandson is noted film director

Siddharth Anand Siddharth Raj Anand is an Indian filmmaker. He is the grandson of screenwriter Inder Raj Anand and is primarily known for his work in Hindi films. He received recognition for directing the successful romantic comedies '' Salaam Namaste'' (2005 ...

(''

Salaam Namaste ''Salaam Namaste'' (transl. ''Hello Greetings'') is a 2005 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Siddharth Anand, in his directorial debut, and produced by Aditya Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner. The film star ...

'' (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 as ...

was Inder's nephew. ''Shahenshah'', starring

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, 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.

Early life

Anand was born in Miani (now

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) and would spend his student years in

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and

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Career

Anand started off as a writer for

Prithviraj Kapoor Prithviraj Kapoor (born Prithvinath Kapoor; 3 November 1906 – 29 May 1972) was an Indian actor who is also considered to be one of the founding figures of Hindi cinema. He was associated with IPTA as one of its founding members and establish ...

's Prithvi Theatres and also People's Theatre in Mumbai, and was a close friend of writer-director K.A. Abbas through IPTA. In his career, Inder Anand wrote almost 120 films including ''

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'', '' Sangam'' and ''

Ek Duuje Ke Liye ''Ek Duuje Ke Liye'' () is a 1981 Indian Hindi romantic tragedy film directed by K. Balachander. A remake of Balachander's Telugu film '' Maro Charitra'', it stars Kamal Haasan and Rati Agnihotri as a pair of lovers from different families ...

''. Many of his films like Haathi Mere Saathi, Jaani Dushman and Shahenshah were successful.

Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Anand, Inder Raj Indian male screenwriters 1987 deaths Year of birth missing Hindi cinema 20th-century Indian screenwriters 20th-century Indian male writers