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Vijay Anand (22 January 1934 – 23 February 2004), also known as Goldie Anand, was an Indian filmmaker, producer, screenwriter, editor and actor, who is known for acclaimed films such as Guide (1965), Teesri Manzil (1966), Jewel Thief (1967) and Johny Mera Naam (1970).
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Vijay Anand, also known as Goldie Anand, was born on Monday, 22 January 1934 (age 70 years; at the time of death) in Gurdaspur, Punjab, British India. He studied at St Xaviers College in Mumbai.
Writer
Vijay Anand made his debut as a writer with the film ‘Taxi Driver’ in 1954 starring Dev Anandand Kalpana Kartik. Vijay Anand went on to write stories and dialogues for many Hindi classical films such as ‘Tere Ghar Ke Samne’ (1963), ‘Guide’ (1965), ‘Johny Mera Naam’ (1970), and ‘Ram Balram’ (1980).
Director
He made his directorial debut in 1957 with the Hindi-language comedy thriller film ‘Nau Do Gyarah,’ featuring Dev Anand, Kalpana Kartik, Lalita Pawar, and Jeevan among others. Vijay Anand directed many other films including the romantic drama film ‘Guide’ (1965), the musical thriller film ‘Teesri Manzil’ (1966), ‘Jewel Thief’ (1967), ‘Johny Mera Naam’ (1970), and ‘Main Tere Liye’ (1988). Vijay Anand is known for his creative picturization of songs with a unique screenplay. Songs like ‘Tere Me...
In 1965, Vijay Anand won Filmfare Award for Best Director for the film ‘Guide’ and in the same year, he won Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue for the film ‘Guide.’
Holiday destination: Hampstead, LondonFilm: Meghe Dhaka Tara (1960) by Ritwik GhatakActress:NutanVijay Anand had a faith in spirituality and astronomy and was a disciple of guru Rajneesh, a mystic and spiritual teacher; however, he stopped following Osho Rajneesh after some time when he couldn...
He is known for directing films of almost every genre including thrillers, romantic comedies, and family dramas. Vijay Anand is popularly known as the younger brother of the Hindi film producer and director Chetan Anand and matinée idol Dev Anand.
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- Vijay Anand was a student of English literature before he made his first film Nau Do Gyarah in 1957 at age 23. As a student of Mumbai's St Xavier's College, Anand had won several accolades for writing plays.
- Vijay Anand's films all had fabulous soundtracks and beautifully choreographed songs. Take Shammi Kapoor in Teesri Manzil, Vyjayanthimala in Jewel Thief or Waheeda Rahman in Guide.
- Teesri Manzil was Vijay Anand's first film outside Navketan Films, their family banner. Nasir Hussain, who produced the film, showed interest in working with Dev and Vijay Anand.
- Filmmaker Sriram Raghavan (Badlapur, Ek Hasina Thi) has often confessed to being hugely inspired by Anand's films. If you look closely, you'll find several hat-tips to Anand's films in his Johnny Gaddaar.
Vijay Anand was a celebrated filmmaker, writer, editor, and actor in Hindi cinema. Known as "Goldie," the younger brother of filmmaker Chetan Anand and matinée idol Dev Anand, Vijay Anand was born in Gurdaspur, Punjab, India on January 22, 1934 to a father, who was a lawyer.
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- Gurdaspur, Punjab, British India
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- Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Vijay Anand was the name behind memorable films like Guide, Johny Mera Naam, Jewel Thief, Teesri Manzil, Kala Bazar and Tere Mere Sapne. His production banner Navketan Films churned out major blockbusters in 1960-1970.
Feb 19, 2021 · Though Vijay, affectionately known as Goldie, some say because of his curly hair, is known today as a director, he actually started his career as an actor in 1955 in a family drama called...
