FILM DIRECTOR

Chetan Anand

1915 - 1997

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Chetan Anand (3 January 1921 – 6 July 1997) was a Bollywood film producer, screenwriter and director from India, whose first film, Neecha Nagar, was awarded the Grand Prix Prize (now Golden Palm) at the first ever Cannes Film Festival in 1946. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chetan Anand has received more than 12,938 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Chetan Anand is the 1,803rd most popular film director (down from 1,622nd in 2019), the 144th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 119th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Pakistani Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 13k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.32

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Chetan Anands by language

Over the past year Chetan Anand has had the most page views in the with 2,947 views, followed by Russian (1,064), and Arabic (881). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Haitian (70.54%), Hindi (51.83%), and Arabic (26.22%)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Chetan Anand ranks 1,803 out of 2,041. Before him are Michael Dante DiMartino, Peter Webber, Jeff Nathanson, Carlos Atanes, Deepak Tijori, and Xavier Giannoli. After him are David Gordon Green, Brillante Mendoza, Dagur Kári, Małgorzata Szumowska, Ben Davis, and Guy Maddin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Chetan Anand ranks 302. Before him are Barbara Billingsley, Archie Williams, Potter Stewart, George Perle, Arthur Owen, and Richard Webb. After him are Joseph Galibardy, Jean Brooks, Toby Wing, and Judith Wright. Among people deceased in 1997, Chetan Anand ranks 324. Before him are Floyd Cramer, Polly Ann Young, Eddie Arcaro, Barry Evans, Brian Pillman, and William J. Brennan Jr.. After him are Laurie Lee, Paul Tsongas, Marjorie Reynolds, Jermaine Stewart, Sipan Shiraz, and Joyce Compton.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Chetan Anand ranks 144 out of 217. Before him are Keshav Dutt (1925), Salma Agha (1956), Bina Rai (1931), Surinder Kaur (1929), Shah Mahmood Qureshi (1956), and Shyama (1935). After him are Hamid Mir (1966), Rehman Malik (1951), Chris Van Hollen (1959), Nasirul Mulk (1950), Abida Parveen (1954), and Ashfaq Parvez Kayani (1952).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Pakistan

Among film directors born in Pakistan, Chetan Anand ranks 6. Before him are Gulzar (1934), Yash Chopra (1932), Ramanand Sagar (1917), Shekhar Kapur (1945), and Ramesh Sippy (1947). After him are Govind Nihalani (1940), and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy (1978).

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Filmography

Neecha Nagar
Director
Wealthy landlord Sarkar decides to direct all waste into the village to make space for his real estate project. However, the poor villagers agitate against his plan and the protest is led by Balraj.
Sep 29o 19466.3 / 10
Taxi Driver
Director
About a taxi driver in Mumbai, Mangal, who is called "Hero" by his friends. A driver who drives a cab by day, then drinks at night, listens to his singer girlfriend, Sylive, and then goes into a drunken stupor - and wakes up with a hangover. One day, while assisting another taxi driver, Mangal comes to the assistance of a damsel in distress, who is being molested by two thugs. Mangal gallants rescues her, and attempts to take her to her destination, to no avail, as the person she is looking for has moved. The next day, Mangal and the young woman, Mala, again attempt to seek Ratanlal, a music director, but the entire day is spent in vain. Mala lives in Mangal's tiny apartment and both become attracted to each other. When Mala finds out about Sylvie, she leaves him. He goes in her search, but finds that she has become a famous singer with the help of her music director friend.
Jan 1o 19545.2 / 10
Heer Raanjha
Director
Tragic love story. Punjabi "Romeo and Juliet".
Jan 1o 19706.3 / 10