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]
J.C. Anand | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jagdish Chand Anand 1922 |
| Died | 17 May 1977 |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Occupation | film producer |
| Years active | 1947 – 1977 |
| Relatives | Satish Anand (son) Juhi Chawla (niece) |
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
editSoon 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
editJ.C. Anand died on 17 May 1977 in Karachi, Pakistan.[1]
Films
edit- Sassi (1954) (first golden jubilee film of Pakistan)[1][10][3]
- Heer (1955) (with highly popular music and film songs by music director Safdar Hussain)[10][11][1]
- Miss 56 (1956)[8][1]
- Ishq-e-Laila (1957)[2][10][1]
- Murad (1957)[3]
- Noor-e-Islam (1957) (with super-hit Naat song Shah-e-Madina Yasrab Ke Waali')[3][1]
- Hasrat (1958)[10]
- Alam Ara (1959)
- Dulhan (1963)[1]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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". Cineplot.com website. 25 May 2014. Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Noorani, Asif (26 April 2020). "SPOTLIGHT: THE gentleman of showbusiness". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 14 July 2023.
- ^ J. C. Anand, founder of Eveready Group of Pakistan Retrieved 21 February 2018
- ^ a b "Miss 56 (1956 film)". Pakistan Film Magazine website. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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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