J.C. Anand | |
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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) |
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]
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]
Soon 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]
J.C. Anand died on 17 May 1977 in Karachi, Pakistan. [1]