J.C. Anand
J.C. Anand | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jagdish Chand Anand 1922 |
| Died | 1977 |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation | film producer |
| Years active | 1947 – 1977 |
| Relatives | Satish Anand (son) Juhi Chawla (niece) |
Jagdish Chand Anand better known as J.C. Anand (1922 – 1977) was a Pakistani film producer and distributor.[1] One of the largest distributors within the country, he founded Eveready Pictures in Karachi.[2]
Background
Anand was born in 1922 in Bhera, Sargodha District, British India.[2] His father was a businessman. His family opted to stay back in Pakistan at the time of Partition in 1947.[1] Anand was the Uncle of Juhi Chawla (Indian actress) as she was his sister's daughter.[3] His son, Satish Chand Anand continues to make films in Pakistan under their home banner Eveready Pictures.[2][4]
Career
Soon after independence in 1947, Anand founded Eveready Pictures to produce and distribute films.[5] Pakistan's pioneer film producer Agha G. A. Gul was his colleague and a friend.[2] 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).[6] 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).[7]
Films
- Sassi (1954) (first golden jubilee film of Pakistan[8][2]
- Heer (1955) (with highly popular music and film songs by music director Safdar Hussain)[8][9]
- Miss 56 (1956)[6]
- Ishq-e-Laila (1957)[1][8]
- Murad (1957)[2]
- Noor-e-Islam (1957) (with super-hit Naat song Shah-e-Madina Yasrab Ke Waali')[2][10]
- Hasrat (1958)[8]
- Alam Ara (1959)
- Dulhan (1963)
References
- ^ a b c Mushtaq Gazdar. "Producer J.C. Anand in Pakistan Cinema 1947 - 1999 on GoogleBooks". Oxford University Press, 1997. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g Profile and filmography of J.C. Anand on cineplot.com website Published 25 May 2014, Retrieved 20 February 2018
- ^ Bali, Karan. "Most Pakistani Hindu filmmakers fled after 1947, but not JC Anand". Scroll.in. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ Jawaid, Mohammad Kamran (29 March 2020). "SPOTLIGHT: THE FEAR OF SQUARE ONE". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ^ J. C. Anand, founder of Eveready Group of Pakistan Retrieved 21 February 2018
- ^ a b Film Miss 56 (1956) on CITWF website Retrieved 21 February 2018
- ^ Roop K. Shorey and Meena Shorey on muvyz.com website Retrieved 21 February 2018
- ^ 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.
- ^ J. C. Anand's Punjabi film Heer (1955) on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website Retrieved 21 February 2018
- ^ J. C. Anand produced Noor-e-Islam (1957 film) on IMDb website Retrieved 21 February 2018
External links
- IMDb Profile of J.C. Anand
- Filmography of J. C. Anand on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website
- Eveready Group of Companies
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