Inder raj anand biography of alberta

Indian film dialogue and screenwriter

Inder Raj Anand (died 6 March ) was an Indian film dialogue and screenwriter in Hindi cinema, who worked on many Raj Kapoor films, starting with Aag (), Aah (), Anari () and Sangam ().^[1] While formally referred to as a writer for Hindi films, he was actually an Urdu writer,^[2] writing his scripts and dialogues in Urdu.^[3]

He was father to actor-director Tinnu Anand and producer Bittu Anand.

Inder raj anand biography of alberta

Inder's grandson is noted film director Siddharth Anand (Salaam Namaste () and Anjaana Anjaani ()).^[4] Famous director Mukul Anand was Inder's nephew. Shahenshah, starring Amitabh Bachchan, was Inder's last film as a writer.

It was produced by his son, Bittu, and was directed by Tinnu. Shahenshah was released after Inder's death and it became one of the biggest hits of that year.

Early life

Anand was born in Miani (now Punjab, Pakistan) and would spend his student years in Lahore