Anand family

Anand family
Current region	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Traditions	Indian Punjabi Hindus
Heirlooms	Navketan Films

Anand family, or the Anand–Sahni family, is an Indian show business family active in Hindi cinema (Bollywood). It originates from the Anand brothers: Chetan Anand, Dev Anand and Vijay Anand. Their father's name was Pishorimal Anand. The Anand brothers had five sisters: Savitri, Sheila, Kanta, Lata and Usha.

In a film industry dominated by familial connections the Anand brothers served as an important bridge between various Bollywood film clans.

Background

See also: Category:Anand–Sahni family and List of Hindi film families § Anand–Sahni family

Chetan Anand

Main article: Chetan Anand (director)

In 1943, Chetan Anand married actress Uma Anand, a Bengali Christian woman of Brahmin heritage. Uma's father, Gyanesh Chandra Chatterji, was the principal of Government Law College, Lahore, and he was the son of Rev. Probhat Chandra Chatterji, a Christian priest. Uma's mother, Ila Chatterji, was a first cousin of Mona Singha, better known as Kalpana Kartik, wife of Chetan's older brother Dev Anand. He has two sons Ketan Anand and Vivek Anand.

Dev Anand

Main article: Dev Anand

Dev Anand was an Indian actor, writer, director and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema. Anand is considered as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema. He was the most famous among all his brothers. Dev Anand marry Kalpana Kartik in 1954. Both of them got married in a very private manner during the shooting of the film Taxi Driver (1954). They have 2 children, Suneil Anand and Devina Anand.

Vijay Anand

Main article: Vijay Anand (filmmaker)

See also

• List of Indian film families

External links

• Anand family at IMDb