Chetan Anand

Chetan Anand

Known For

Directing

Born

January 2, 1915

Died

July 10, 1997 (aged 82)

Birthplace

Lahore, Punjab, British India

Biography

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.