Inder Raj Anand

Indian film dialogue and screenwriter

Inder Raj Anand (died 6 March 1987) was an Indian film dialogue and screenwriter in Hindi cinema, who worked on many Raj Kapoor films, starting with Aag (1948), Aah (1953), Anari (1959) and Sangam (1963).[1] While formally referred to as a writer for Hindi films, he was actually an Urdu writer,[2] writing his scripts and dialogues in Urdu.[3]

He was father to actor-director Tinnu Anand and producer Bittu Anand. Inder's grandson is noted film director Siddharth Anand (Salaam Namaste (2005) and Anjaana Anjaani (2010)).[4] Famous director Mukul Anand was Inder's nephew. Shahenshah, starring Amitabh Bachchan, was Inder's last film as a writer. It was produced by his son, Bittu, and was directed by Tinnu. Shahenshah was released after Inder's death and it became one of the biggest hits of that year.

## Career

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Anand started off as a writer for Prithviraj Kapoor's Prithvi Theatres and also People's Theatre in Mumbai, and was a close friend of writer-director K.A. Abbas through IPTA.[5]

In his career, Inder Anand wrote almost 120 films including Safar, Sangam and Ek Duuje Ke Liye.[citation needed] Many of his films like Haathi Mere Saathi, Jaani Dushman and Shahenshah were successful.[citation needed]

## Filmography

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YEAR | FILM | CREDITS

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1948 | Phool Aur Kante | Writer
1948 | Aag | Story and screenplay, dialogues
1950 | Birha Ki Raat | Story, screenplay and dialogues
1951 | Naujawan | Dialogues and story
1953 | Aah | Story, screenplays and dialogues
1956 | New Delhi | Screenplay
1956 | C.I.D. | Screenplay and dialogues
1957 | Sharada | Screenplay
1959 | Choti Bahen | Screenplay and dialogues
1959 | Char Dil Char Rahen | Writer
1959 | Anari | Dialogues, screenplay and story
1960 | Chhalia | Story & Dialogues
1961 | Sasural | Dialogues and screenplay
1962 | Dil Tera Deewana | Writer
1962 | Asli Naqli | Writer
1963 | Hamrahi | Screenplay and dialogues
1963 | Bahurani | Screenplay and dialogues
1964 | Sangam | Writer
1964 | Phoolon Ki Sej | Writer and Director
1964 | Dulha Dulhan | Screenplay and dialogues
1964 | Beti Bete | Screenplay and dialogues
1965 | Aasman Mehel | Writer
1966 | Chotta Bhai | Dialogues
1968 | Vaasna | Dialogues
1968 | Sapno Ka Saudagar | Story
1969 | Nanha Farishta | Dialogues
1969 | Bhai Behen | Writer
1970 | Safar (1970 film) | Writer
1970 | Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani | Dialogues
1970 | Devi | Story, screenplay and dialogues
1970 | Aanson Aur Muskaan | Writer, Screenplay and dialogues
1971 | Haathi Mere Saathi | Dialogues
1971 | Upaasna | Screenplay and dialogues
1971 | Rakhwala | Dialogues
1972 | Apna Desh | Dialogues
1972 | Anokha Daan | Writer
1972 | Jawani Deewani | Writer
1973 | Gai Aur Gori | Writer
1974 | Humshakal | Dialogues
1974 | Faslah | Writer
1974 | Prem Nagar | Dialogues
1975 | Sunehra Sansar | Writer
1975 | Raaja | Writer
1975 | Julie | Dialogues
1976 | Nagin | Dialogues
1977 | Dildaar | Dialogues
1977 | Aaina | Dialogues
1977 | Yehi Hai Zindagi | Dialogues
1979 | Jaani Dushman | Dialogues
1981 | Ek Duuje Ke Liye | Dialogues
1981 | Kaalia | Dialogues
1982 | Vakil Babu | Dialogues
1983 | Lovers | Dialogues
1984 | Raaj Tilak | Writer
1984 | Jeene Nahi Doonga | Writer
1985 | Mard | Dialogues
1988 | Shahenshah | Screenplay

## References

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1. ^ Gulzar, p. 304
2. ^ Nandy, Ashis (1998). The Secret Politics of Our Desires: Innocence, Culpability and Indian Popular Cinema. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 97\. ISBN 9781856495165.
3. ^ Aḵẖtar, Jāvīd; Kabir, Nasreen Munni (2002). Talking Films: Conversations on Hindi Cinema with Javed Akhtar. Oxford University Press. p. 49\. ISBN 9780195664621. "JA: I write dialogue in Urdu, but the action and descriptions are in English. Then an assistant transcribes the Urdu dialogue into Devnagari because most people read Hindi. But I write in Urdu. Not only me, I think most of the writers working in this so-called Hindi cinema write in Urdu: Gulzar, or Rajinder Singh Bedi or Inder Raj Anand or Rahi Masoom Raza or Vahajat Mirza, who wrote dialogue for films like Mughal-e-Azam and Gunga Jumna and Mother India. So most dialogue-writers and most song-writers are from the Urdu discipline, even today."
4. ^ "Salaam Namaste's director is 'very anxious'". Rediff.com Movies. 6 September 2005.
5. ^ Ashis Nandy (1998). The Secret Politics of Our Desires: Innocence, Culpability and Indian Popular Cinema. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 97\. ISBN 1856495167.

## Bibliography

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* Gulzar; Nihalani, Govind; Chatterjee, Saibal (2003). "Encyclopedia of Hindi Cinema". Encyclopædia Britannica (India). Popular Prakashan. p. 304\. ISBN 8179910660.

## External links

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* Inder Raj Anand at IMDb
* Inder Raj Anand at Bollywood Hungama