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{{short description|Pakistani film producer}}
'''Jagdish Chand Anand''' better known as '''J.C. Anad'''<ref name="pak41"/> (1922 - 1977)<ref name="pak41"/> was a film producer and distributor from [[Pakistan]].<ref name="pak41">Gazdar, Mushtaq, "Pakistan Cinema 1947 - 1997" Karachi: OUP 1997 ISBN 0 19 577817 0 pg 41</ref> One of the largest distributors within the country, he founded Eveready Pictures in [[Karachi]].
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| birth_name = Jagdish Chand Anand
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| birth_date = 1922
| birth_place = [[Bhera]], [[Sargodha]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]. (British India)
| death_date = 17 May 1977
| death_place = [[Karachi]], [[Sindh, Pakistan]]
| nationality = Pakistani
| occupation = film producer
| years_active = 1947 – 1977
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| relations = [[Satish Anand]] (son)<br>[[Juhi Chawla]] (niece)
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'''Jagdish Chand Anand''' better known as '''J.C. Anand''' (1922 &ndash; 17 May 1977) was a [[Pakistani]] film producer and distributor.<ref name=pakmag2>{{cite web|url=http://pakfilms.net/artists/details.php?pid=1543|url-status=dead|title=Profile of film producer J.C. Anand|website=Pakistan Film Magazine website|archive-date=1 July 2017|access-date=9 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701035536/http://pakfilms.net/artists/details.php?pid=1543}}</ref><ref name=GoogleBooks>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sOdkAAAAMAAJ&q=J.C.+Anand|author=Mushtaq Gazdar|title=Producer J.C. Anand in Pakistan Cinema 1947 - 1999 on GoogleBooks|publisher=Oxford University Press, 1997|accessdate=20 February 2018}}</ref> One of the largest distributors within the country, he founded [[Eveready Pictures]] in [[Karachi]].<ref name=cineplot/>


==Family background==
==Background==
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Anand was born in 1922 in [[Bhera]],<ref name="pak41"/> [[Sargodha District]], [[British India]]. His father was a businessman.<ref name="pak42">Gazdar, Mushtaq, "Pakistan Cinema 1947 - 1997" Karachi: OUP 1997 ISBN 0 19 577817 0 pg 42</ref> His family opted to stay back in Pakistan at the time of [[Partition of India|Partition]] in 1947.<ref name="pak42"/> Indian actress [[Juhi Chawla]] is his granddaughter. His son, [[Satish Anand]] continues to make films in Pakistan.<ref>http://viiphoto.ning.com/photo/film-distributor-satish-anand</ref>

Anand was born in 1922 in [[Bhera]], [[Sargodha District]], [[British India]].<ref name=cineplot/> His father was a businessman. His family opted to stay back in [[Pakistan]] at the time of [[Partition of India|Partition]] in 1947.<ref name=GoogleBooks/> Anand was the Uncle of [[Juhi Chawla]] (Indian actress) as she was his sister's daughter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/807775/most-pakistani-hindu-filmmakers-fled-after-1947-but-not-jc-anand|title=Most Pakistani Hindu filmmakers fled after 1947, but not JC Anand|last=Bali|first=Karan|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-17}}</ref>

His son, Satish Chand Anand, after graduating from [[London School of Economics]] in 1971 continues to make films in Pakistan under their home banner Eveready Pictures.<ref name=cineplot>{{cite web|url=http://cineplot2.com/j-c-anand/ |title=Profile and filmography of J.C. Anand|website= Cineplot.com website|access-date=7 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160831080436/http://cineplot2.com/j-c-anand/ |date= 25 May 2014|archive-date=31 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1544661|title=SPOTLIGHT: THE FEAR OF SQUARE ONE|last=Jawaid|first=Mohammad Kamran|date=2020-03-29|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|language=en|access-date=13 March 2022}}</ref><ref name=ind2/> Satish Chand has 3 daughters. The middle daughter is in medical profession. Eldest daughter Tania based in UK and youngest Neha based in Dubai, both are in infotainment business.<ref name=ind2>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1552292|title=SPOTLIGHT: THE gentleman of showbusiness|last= Noorani|first= Asif |date=2020-04-26|newspaper=Dawn (newspaper)|language=en|access-date=14 July 2023}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Soon after independence in 1947, Anand founded [[Eveready Pictures]] to produce and distribute films.<ref>[http://evereadygroup.com/ J. C. Anand, founder of Eveready Group of Pakistan] Retrieved 21 February 2018</ref> Pakistan's pioneer film producer [[Agha G. A. Gul]] was his colleague and a friend.<ref name=cineplot/> Film producer J. C. Anand played a key role in inviting Indian film maker Roop K. Shorey and his then popular actress wife [[Meena Shorey]] to Pakistan to make ''Miss 56'' (1956 film).<ref name=pakmag>{{cite web|url=http://pakfilms.net/movies/details.php?pid=101|url-status=dead|title=Miss 56 (1956 film)|website=Pakistan Film Magazine website|access-date=9 February 2023|archive-date=3 July 2017
Soon after independence, Anand founded Eveready Pictures to produce and distribute films.
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703224357/http://pakfilms.net/movies/details.php?pid=101}}</ref> Meena Shorey was born in [[Raiwind]], Punjab near [[Lahore]] and had become famously known as the ''Larra Lappa girl'' after the success of Indian film [[Ek Thi Ladki]] (1949).<ref>[http://muvyz.com/people/sh387246 Roop K. Shorey and Meena Shorey on muvyz.com website] Retrieved 21 February 2018</ref>

==Death==
J.C. Anand died on 17 May 1977 in Karachi, Pakistan.<ref name=pakmag2/>


==Films==
==Films==
* [[Sassi]] (1954) - Pakistan's first silver jubilee film (Urdu)<ref name="pak42"/>
* [[Sassi (film)|Sassi]] (1954) (first [[golden jubilee]] film of Pakistan)<ref name=pakmag2/><ref name=Scroll/><ref name=cineplot/>
* [[Heer (1955 film)|Heer]] (1955) (with highly popular music and film songs by music director [[Safdar Hussain]])<ref name=Scroll/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citwf.com/film146255.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171223102118/http://www.citwf.com/film146255.htm |title=Heer (1955 film)|website= Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website|archive-date=23 December 2017|access-date= 9 February 2023}}</ref><ref name=pakmag2/>
* [[Heer (1955 film)|Heer]] (1955)
* Miss 56 (1956)<ref name=pakmag/><ref name=pakmag2/>
* [[Ishq-e-Laila]] (1957)<ref name=GoogleBooks/><ref name=Scroll>{{cite news|url=https://scroll.in/reel/871447/sound-of-lollywood-there-are-movies-with-lots-of-songs-and-then-there-is-ishq-e-laila |title=Sound of Lollywood: There are movies with lots of songs, and then there is 'Ishq-e-Laila'|author=Nate Rabe|date=11 March 2018|website=Scroll.in website|access-date=13 March 2022}}</ref><ref name=pakmag2/>
* Murad (1957)<ref name=cineplot/>
* [[Noor-e-Islam]] (1957) (with super-hit [[Naat]] song ''Shah-e-Madina Yasrab Ke Waali')<ref name=cineplot/><ref name=pakmag2/>
* Hasrat (1958)<ref name=Scroll/>
* Alam Ara (1959)
* Alam Ara (1959)
* [[Dulhan (Pakistani film)|Dulhan]] (1963)<ref name=pakmag2/>

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==External links==
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* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0025615/ IMDb Profile]
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* [http://www.evereadygroup.com/ Eveready Group of Companies]


==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:04, 14 July 2023

J.C. Anand
Born
Jagdish Chand Anand

1922
Bhera, Sargodha, Punjab. (British India)
Died17 May 1977
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Occupationfilm producer
Years active1947 – 1977
RelativesSatish Anand (son)
Juhi Chawla (niece)

Jagdish Chand Anand better known as J.C. Anand (1922 – 17 May 1977) was a Pakistani film producer and distributor.[1][2] One of the largest distributors within the country, he founded Eveready Pictures in Karachi.[3]

Family background

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Anand was born in 1922 in Bhera, Sargodha District, British India.[3] His father was a businessman. His family opted to stay back in Pakistan at the time of Partition in 1947.[2] Anand was the Uncle of Juhi Chawla (Indian actress) as she was his sister's daughter.[4]

His son, Satish Chand Anand, after graduating from London School of Economics in 1971 continues to make films in Pakistan under their home banner Eveready Pictures.[3][5][6] Satish Chand has 3 daughters. The middle daughter is in medical profession. Eldest daughter Tania based in UK and youngest Neha based in Dubai, both are in infotainment business.[6]

Career

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Soon after independence in 1947, Anand founded Eveready Pictures to produce and distribute films.[7] Pakistan's pioneer film producer Agha G. A. Gul was his colleague and a friend.[3] Film producer J. C. Anand played a key role in inviting Indian film maker Roop K. Shorey and his then popular actress wife Meena Shorey to Pakistan to make Miss 56 (1956 film).[8] Meena Shorey was born in Raiwind, Punjab near Lahore and had become famously known as the Larra Lappa girl after the success of Indian film Ek Thi Ladki (1949).[9]

Death

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J.C. Anand died on 17 May 1977 in Karachi, Pakistan.[1]

Films

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Profile of film producer J.C. Anand". Pakistan Film Magazine website. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Mushtaq Gazdar. "Producer J.C. Anand in Pakistan Cinema 1947 - 1999 on GoogleBooks". Oxford University Press, 1997. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Profile and filmography of J.C. Anand". Cineplot.com website. 25 May 2014. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  4. ^ Bali, Karan. "Most Pakistani Hindu filmmakers fled after 1947, but not JC Anand". Scroll.in. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  5. ^ Jawaid, Mohammad Kamran (29 March 2020). "SPOTLIGHT: THE FEAR OF SQUARE ONE". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b Noorani, Asif (26 April 2020). "SPOTLIGHT: THE gentleman of showbusiness". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  7. ^ J. C. Anand, founder of Eveready Group of Pakistan Retrieved 21 February 2018
  8. ^ a b "Miss 56 (1956 film)". Pakistan Film Magazine website. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  9. ^ Roop K. Shorey and Meena Shorey on muvyz.com website Retrieved 21 February 2018
  10. ^ a b c d Nate Rabe (11 March 2018). "Sound of Lollywood: There are movies with lots of songs, and then there is 'Ishq-e-Laila'". Scroll.in website. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Heer (1955 film)". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
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