Navketan Films is a film production house based in Mumbai, India. Started in 1949 by actor-director and producer

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and his elder brother Chetan Anand, whose debut film, '' Neecha Nagar'', received the

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(Best Film) award, at the first ever

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in 1946. Younger brother Vijay Anand, also directed numerous films for the company, like ''

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'' (1965), '' Jewel Thief'' (1967) and '' Johny Mera Naam'' (1970). Chetan and Vijay parted ways with company later and today Dev's son Suneil Anand is currently heading the production house. The last film released by Navketan films was Chargesheet in 2011. Navketan’s latest venture is a Hollywood film titled ''Vagator Mixer'' (2023) which is being directed by Suneil Anand. It stars Suneil in the lead with a host of Hollywood actors.

Filmography

References

* ''Romancing With Life, An Autobiography'', by Dev Anand. Penguin/ Viking, 2007. . * ''Cinema Modern: Navketan Story'', by Sidharth Bhatia. Harpercollins, 2011. {{ISBN, 978-93-5029-096-5.

External links

Navketan Films, Official website

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