Directing
Chetan Anand
Born January 2, 1915 · Lahore, Punjab, British India
Died July 10, 1997 · aged 82
Chetan Anand was a Hindi film producer, screenwriter and director from India, whose debut film, Neecha Nagar, was awarded the Grand Prix Prize at the first ever Cannes Film Festival in 1946. Later he co-founded Navketan Films with his younger brother Dev Anand in 1949.
Known For
Hum Rahe Na Hum · 1984Hum Rahe Na Hum
★ 7.01984
MovieDrama
Brij Mohan is married to the beautiful Kalyani, but is unhappy in his marriage: he doubts the sincerity of his wife's feelings.
Kudrat · 1981Kudrat
★ 7.01981
MovieRomanceDrama
The setting is in scenic Simla, summer capital of the British Raj in the 1970's. Chandramukhi from Bombay is on holiday with her parents and so is Naresh, a US educated medical professional with his parents. Chandramukhi and Naresh show interest in each other, encouraged by their parents. Choudhary Janak Singh, an important and wealthy man lives with his lawyer daughter Karuna in a lovely colonial period mansion. Their house-guest Mohan, a lawyer from Chandigarh is a protege of Janak Singh. Karuna and Mohan develop a romantic interest. The story of Paro and Madho, who lived in pre-independence India comes to affect the present.
Neecha Nagar · 1946Neecha Nagar
★ 6.31946
MovieDrama
Wealthy landlord Sarkar decides to direct all waste into the village to make space for his real estate project. However, the poor villagers agitate against his plan and the protest is led by Balraj.
Haqeeqat · 1964Haqeeqat
★ 6.21964
MovieWarAction
A platoon of Indian soldiers encounters harsh realities while fighting in the Sino-Indian War of 1962.
Afsar · 1950Afsar
★ 9.01950
Movie
The story is set in the last era of British rule when after several historical land reforms in the subcontinent, the government faced the gigantic problem of assessing the actual incomes of landlords to net them in for state revenues. For purpose of direct assessments revenue officers were deputed, while for a larger number of indirect assessments, persons were sent and dispersed to villages in disguise of varying professions and for longer periods to secretly make their own assessment of on the spot realities and of actual sources and incomes.
Heer Raanjha · 1970Heer Raanjha
★ 7.01970
MovieRomanceDrama
Heer Raanjha is a 1970 Indian Hindi-language romantic musical film directed by Chetan Anand. It stars Raaj Kumar and Priya Rajvansh and tells the tragic love story of Heer, a wealthy girl, and Ranjha, who has been banished by his family. The film is often referred to as a Punjabi version of "Romeo and Juliet.
Kinare Kinare · 1963Kinare Kinare
★ 7.51963
MovieDramaRomance
After losing his family during partiton Puran is taken in by a landowner and he falls in love with the daughter, Neelu, but is unable to declare his love and then Neelu falls in love with Kamal, a young graduate from Bombay.
Aman · 1967Aman
★ 8.01967
MovieDramaAdventure
Dr. Gautamdas (Rajinder Kumar) attains his qualifications in London, England, and with the blessings of Lord Bertrand Russell (himself), returns to his home country and his dad (Balraj Sahni). Much to the disappointment of his dad, Dr. Gautamdas decides to re-locate to Japan, which has been devastated by the explosion of atom bombs on two of it's cities - Hiroshima and Nagasaki. There he meets with other doctors, and is given a tour of the patients and their families, and other survivors (Om Prakash, Chand Usmani, Baby Kavita). {Graphic scenes of the atrocities inflicted on innocent people} On a chance meeting with the beautiful Meloda (Saira Banu) he knows that they are destined to be one, and so does she. Meloda's dad is also a doctor (Chetan Anand). Meloda had studied in India and speaks Hindi fluently. Both fall in love amongst the splendour of Japan.
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