Ketan Anand is an Indian film director. He is son of filmmaker Chetan Anand and actress Uma Anand. He is the cousin of director Shekhar Kapur.
Ketan Anand | |
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| Born | India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Notable work | Heer Raanjha |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Vivek Anand (brother) |
He has directed the movies Toote Khilone and Shart and was the associate producer of Heer Raanjha.
Personal life edit
In early years of his life, Ketan and his brother Vivek Anand were featured in a song alongside Dev Anand and Sheila Ramani from the movie Funtoosh.[1] Watching his father make films, Ketan decided to forgo Administration as his major and concentrated on theater. He graduated from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. In 2007, he co-authored the book Chetan Anand: The Poetics of Film with his mother.[2]
In 2008, Ketan Anand was all set to revive his father, Chetan Anand's film banner Himalaya Films with a psychological love story titled Petrol Pump. This movie was written some 30–40 years ago by his father who had wanted to direct the film himself with Raaj Kumar and Rajesh Khanna in the lead. The script was his last gift to his son when he died.[3]
He, along with his brother Vivek Anand and two employees, were convicted of murdering the actress Priya Rajvansh in 2000 and was sentenced to life imprisonment in July 2002.[4] They were granted bail in November 2002 and got away with the murder.[citation needed]
Filmography edit
- Aaja Meri Jaan (1993)
- Shart (1986)
- Hum Rahe Na Hum (1984)
- Toote Khilone (1978)
References edit
- ^ "documenting memories of legendary father". The Hindu. 10 September 2007. Archived from the original on 15 September 2007. Retrieved 28 December 2012.
- ^ Anand, Uma; Anand, Ketan (2007). Chetan Anand: The Poetics of Film. Himalaya Films, Media Entertainment. ISBN 978-81-905757-0-6.
- ^ "Ketan Anand to revive his father's banner". Hindustan Times. 20 February 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Anand duo gets life term for Priya's murder". The Times of India. 31 July 2002. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 8 June 2023.