Vijay Anand (22 January 1934 – 23 February 2004), also known as Goldie Anand, was an Indian

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, producer,

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and actor, who is known for acclaimed films such as ''

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'' (1965), '' Teesri Manzil'' (1966), '' Jewel Thief'' (1967) and (1970). He made most of his films for the in-house banner

Navketan Films Navketan Films is a film production house based in Mumbai, India. Started in 1949 by actor-director and producer Dev Anand and his elder brother Chetan Anand, whose debut film, '' Neecha Nagar'', received the Palme d'Or (Best Film) award, at th ...

and was part of the

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Background and personal life

Vijay Anand was born in

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, the son of Pishori Lal Anand, a successful and affluent advocate. He was the youngest of nine siblings. The producer and director Chetan Anand and the celebrated actor

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were his brothers, and among his sisters was Sheel Kanta Kapur, mother of film director

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. Vijay married his much younger niece, Sushma Kohli, the daughter of his older sister. This uncle-niece pairing is forbidden in much of Indian society and was a scandal when it happened. The couple married in the face of resistance from many quarters, not least their own families, but they had a happy marriage which lasted all their lives. They have a son together named Vaibhav Anand.

Career

Though Vijay Anand has had a career as an actor, screenwriter, editor, and producer, he will primarily be remembered as a director. He made his directorial debut in 1957 superhit '' Nau Do Gyarah.'' The film, where Vijay's brother

played the leading role, was shot in only 40 days. Some of Vijay's other successful movies as a director are '' Kala Bazar'' (1960), ''

'' (1965), '' Teesri Manzil'' (1966), '' Jewel Thief'' (1967), (1970), '' Tere Mere Sapne'' (1971), '' Ram Balram'' (1980) and ''

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'' (1982). Nearly all of these films were made by

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, the production company started by the Anand brothers themselves. Notable exceptions were''Teesri Manzil'', which was produced by

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," Ram-Balram" produced by Tony Juneja and "Rajput" produced by Mushir-Riaz.The period 1957-1970 must be reckoned the High Noon of Vijay Anand's career, as is evident from the films listed above. Vijay's 1965 film ''Guide'' starring Dev Anand and

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, which was based on R. K. Narayan's novel of the same name, marked the acme of Vijay Anand's career. It was not only his biggest blockbuster but also his most critically acclaimed movie, celebrated by the masses, the classes and music-lovers alike. Navketan attempted an international release of an English-language remake of ''Guide,'' but without success. Vijay Anand is known for his stylish song picturization, such as the numbers; "O Haseena Zulfonwali" ('' Teesri Manzil''), "Aaj Phir Jeene Ki Tamanna Hai" (''

'') and "Honthon Mein Aisi Baat" ('' Jewel Thief''). He debuted as an actor with the film '' Agra Road'' (1957). As an actor, his most memorable roles were in the films like '' Kala Bazar'' (1960), '' Haqeeqat'' (1964), ''

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'' (1974), (in which he starred opposite

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) and '' Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki'' (1978). Songless thriller film '' Chor Chor'' (1974), in which Leena Chandavarkar was his heroine. He acted in '' Ghungroo Ki Awaaz'' (1981) and '' Double Cross'' (1972) with

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as well as '' Chhupa Rustam'' (1973) and '' Tere Mere Sapne'' with

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& Mumtaz. To the younger generation of the 1990s he is also known for playing detective ''Sam'' in the television series '' Tehkikaat'' (1994). He served a short stint as the chairman of the

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, India's censor board, a position from which he resigned, in 2002, after he ran into ideological differences with the government over the introduction of ratings for adult movies. Goldie, as he was affectionately called, died on 23 February 2004 due to a

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. He was aged 70.

Filmography

Director

*'' Nau Do Gyarah'' (1957) *'' Kala Bazar'' (1960) *'' Tere Ghar Ke Samne'' (1963) *''

'' (1965) *'' Teesri Manzil'' (1966) *'' Jewel Thief'' (1967) *'' Kahin Aur Chal'' (1968) * (1970) *'' Tere Mere Sapne'' (1971) *''

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'' (1973) *'' Chhupa Rustam'' (1973) *''

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'' (1976) *''Ek Do Teen Chaar'' (1980) *'' Ram Balram'' (1980) *''

'' (1982) *'' Main Tere Liye'' (1988)

Writer

*''

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'' (1954) *'' Hum Dono'' (1961) *''

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'' (1972) - Story credits

Actor

*'' Agra Road'' (1957) - Sunil *'' Kala Bazar'' (1960) - Nand Kumar Chattopadhyay *'' Haqeeqat'' (1964) - Major Pratap Singh *'' Tere Mere Sapne'' (1971) - Dr. Jagannath Kothari *'' Double Cross'' (1972) - Ajay Arya / Vijay Arya / Jimmy *'' Chhupa Rustam'' (1973) - Jimmy Fernandes *''

'' (1974) - Professor Sukesh Dutt *'' Chor Chor'' (1974) - N/A *'' Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki'' (1978) - Thakur Rajnath Singh Chouhan *'' Ghungroo Ki Awaaz'' (1981) - Thakur Ranjeet Singh * '' Tehkikaat'' (1994) - Sam D'Silva

Legacy

Sriram Raghavan's '' Johnny Gaddar'', a

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style thriller is dedicated to his influence on the Hindi noir/thriller genre. It also pays tribute to him in a scene in which his movie is being watched by a character and there he takes the name johnny to hide his identity. In another scene, an actor is shown reading the book, The Guide, a reference to one of the most famous films directed by him. A retrospective of his films was held at

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(IFFI), held at Goa in 2007. His film ''Guide'' has been studied and analyzed by several writers and thinkers. The book ''Guide the Film Perspectives'' has an in-depth study on the genius of the director running through the film. He also acted in television serial tehqiqat on Delhi doordarshan.

Awards

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for ''

'' (1965) *

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for ''

'' (1965) *

Filmfare Award for Best Screenplay The Filmfare Best Screenplay Award is given by the ''Filmfare'' magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards for Hindi films. Multiple Winners ; ; * Both Vidhu Vinod Chopra and Rajkumar Hirani won the award twice jointly. List of winners ...

for '' Johnny Mera Naam'' (1970) *

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for '' Johnny Mera Naam'' (1970) *

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as Best Editor for '' Johnny Mera Naam'' (1970) *

as Best Editor for '' Double Cross'' (1972)

References

External links

*
Short Biography on Upperstall.com

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