J.C. Anand

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J.C. Anand
Born
Jagdish Chand Anand

1922
Bhera, Sargodha, Punjab. (British India)
Died1977
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 – 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[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]
  • Murad (1957)[2]
  • Noor-e-Islam (1957) (with super-hit Naat song Shah-e-Madina Yasrab Ke Waali')[2][10]
  • Hasrat (1958)
  • Alam Ara (1959)
  • Dulhan (1963)

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Mushtaq Gazdar. "Producer J.C. Anand in Pakistan Cinema 1947 - 1999 on GoogleBooks". Oxford University Press, 1997. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Bali, Karan. "Most Pakistani Hindu filmmakers fled after 1947, but not JC Anand". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  4. ^ Jawaid, Mohammad Kamran (2020-03-29). "SPOTLIGHT: THE FEAR OF SQUARE ONE". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  5. ^ J. C. Anand, founder of Eveready Group of Pakistan Retrieved 21 February 2018
  6. ^ a b Film Miss 56 (1956) on CITWF website Retrieved 21 February 2018
  7. ^ Roop K. Shorey and Meena Shorey on muvyz.com website Retrieved 21 February 2018
  8. ^ Film cast and crew of J. C. Anand produced Punjabi film Heer (1955) on IMDb website Retrieved 21 February 2018
  9. ^ J. C. Anand's Punjabi film Heer (1955) on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website Retrieved 21 February 2018
  10. ^ J. C. Anand produced Noor-e-Islam (1957 film) on IMDb website Retrieved 21 February 2018

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