Vijay Anand

Vijay Anand (January 22, 1934 - February 23, 2004), also known as Goldie Anand was a Bollywood film producer, director, writer and actor. He made most of his films for the in-house banner Navketan Films.

Vijay Anand was born in Gurdaspur, Punjab and was the youngest of the Anand siblings. His brothers Chetan Anand and Dev Anand also have been producers and directors. Dev Anand has also been a very popular Bollywood actor. He served a short stint as the chairman of the censor board, a position from which he resigned after he ran into ideological differences with the government over introduction of ratings for adult movies.

Though Vijay Anand has had a career in acting and production, he will primarily be remembered as a director. Some of his successful movies as director were Johnny Mera Naam (1970), Jewel Thief (1967), Teesri Manzil (1966) (Bollywood-noir style thrillers), Tere Ghar ke Saamne (1963) (romantic comedy), Tere Mere Sapne (1971) and Guide (1965) (Dramas). Guide is Vijay Anand's most critically aclaimed movie. It is based on RK. Narayan's novel The Guide. Navketan attempted an international release of a remake of Guide without much success. While he was 20 years old Vijay Anand wrote the script for Navketan's hit movie Taxi Driver (1954). In 1957 he made his directorial debut with Nau Do Gyarah. His most memorable lead role was in Kora Kagaz (1974).

To the younger generation of the 90's he is also known for playing detective Sam in the television series Tehkikaat.

Goldie as he was affectionately called passed away on 23 February, 2004 due to a heart attack.

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