Vijay Anand

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Vijay Anand (January 22, 1934 - February 23, 2004), also known as Goldie Anand was an award-winning Bollywood film producer, director, writer, editor, and actor. He made most of his films for the in-house banner Navketan Films. <p>Vijay Anand was born in Gurdaspur, Punjab and was the youngest of the Anand siblings. His brothers Chetan Anand and Dev Anand also have been producers and directors. Dev Anand has also been a very popular Bollywood actor. He served a short stint as the chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification, India's censor board, a position from which he resigned, in 2002, after he ran into ideological differences with the government over introduction of ratings for adult movies. <p>Though Vijay Anand has had a career as an actor, screenwriter, editor, and producer, he will primarily be remembered as a director. While he was 20 years old Vijay Anand wrote the script for Navketan's hit movie Taxi Driver (1954). In 1957 he made his directorial debut with Nau Do Gyarah...