FILM DIRECTOR

Chetan Anand

1915 - 1997

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Chetan Anand (3 January 1921 – 6 July 1997) was a Bollywood film producer, screenwriter and director from India, whose first film, Neecha Nagar, was awarded the Grand Prix Prize (now Golden Palm) at the first ever Cannes Film Festival in 1946. Later, he co-founded Navketan Films with his younger brother Dev Anand in 1949. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chetan Anand is the 1,887th most popular film director (down from 1,803rd in 2019), the 166th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 144th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Pakistani Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Chetan Anand ranks 1,887 out of 2,041. Before him are Marina de Van, Puri Jagannadh, Ben Davis, Tobias Lindholm, Byambasuren Davaa, and Harald Zwart. After him are Ryan Coogler, Shakti Samanta, Michelle MacLaren, Oren Peli, Alex Kendrick, and Greig Fraser.

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Among people born in 1915, Chetan Anand ranks 305. Before him are Jean Stafford, Martha Tilton, Howard Cooke, Potter Stewart, Jean Brooks, and Toby Wing. After him are Judith Wright, and Clayton Lewis. Among people deceased in 1997, Chetan Anand ranks 326. Before him are Gulshan Kumar, Eddie Arcaro, Laurie Lee, Brian Pillman, Paul Tsongas, and Jermaine Stewart. After him are Joyce Compton, Marjorie Reynolds, Barry Evans, Sipan Shiraz, Terry Nation, and Denis Compton.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Chetan Anand ranks 166 out of 217. Before him are Yash Pal (1926), Salma Agha (1956), Shahbaz Bhatti (1968), Baitullah Mehsud (1974), Iqbal Theba (1963), and Hussain Shah (1964). After him are Googie Withers (1917), Zia Mohyeddin (1931), Hina Jilani (1953), Ambika Soni (1942), Robbie Brightwell (1939), and Kamila Shamsie (1973).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Pakistan

Among film directors born in Pakistan, Chetan Anand ranks 6. Before him are Yash Chopra (1932), Gulzar (1934), Shekhar Kapur (1945), Ramanand Sagar (1917), and Ramesh Sippy (1947). After him are Govind Nihalani (1940), and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (1978).

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