Chetan Anand was an acclaimed film producer and director from India, and the elder brother of Dev Anand and Vijay Anand. Chetan Anand was born in Gurdaspur in Punjab. He served as an active Congress worker in the 1930s after graduating from Government College in Lahore.He entered the Hindi film industry as a hero in Phani Majumdar's film Rajkumar, which was released in 1944. He soon took to film direction with the well-acclaimed movie, Neecha Nagar which bagged an award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1946. Generally a director is a person or one of a body of persons appointed to manage the affairs of a government agency, company, corporation, group or project. ... Dev Anand in Taxi Driver Dev Anand (born September 26, 1923) is an Indian actor and film producer. ... Vijay Anand (January 22, 1934 - February 23, 2004), also known as Goldie Anand was a Bollywood film producer, director, writer and actor. ... Gurdaspur is one of the 17 districts of India. ... Punjab, 1903 Punjab Province, 1909 The Punjab (Meaning: Land of five Rivers) (also Panjab, Gurmukhi: ਪੰਜਾਬ, Shahmukhi: پنجاب) is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. ... A congress is a gathering of people, especially a gathering for a political purpose. ... The Minar-e-Pakistan, Monument to represent Pakistani indpendence South section of the Hazuri Bagh, looking south towards the Roshnai Gate Lahore (لاھور) is a major city in Pakistan and is the capital of the province of Punjab. ... Hindi (हिन्दी hindī) an Indo-European language spoken mainly in North, Central, and Western India, is one of the national languages of India. ... Sir Galahad, a hero of Arthurian legend From the Greek cognate ηρως, in mythology and folklore, a hero (male) or heroine (female) is an eminent character archetype that quintessentially embodies key traits valued by its originating culture. ... The Palais des Festivals (2000) The Cannes Film Festival (French: le Festival international du film de Cannes or simply le Festival de Cannes) is the worlds most prestigious film festival, first held from September 20 to October 5, 1946 in the resort town of Cannes, in the south of...

After the critical acclaim of his directorial debut, Chetan along with his younger brother Dev Anand set up `Navketan Productions' in the early 50s. Afsar, starring Dev Anand and Suraiya, was the first film made by him under the banner. It turned out to be a moderate success. Taxi Driver and Andhiyan were other notable films he directed for Navketan.He passed away on July 6 1997 at the age of 82. Suraiya Jamaal Sheikh (1929 - January 31, 2004) was a singer and actress in Indian films, and was popularly known as Suraiya in the film industry. ...