Chetan Anand, a well-known director, screenwriter, and producer of Hindi films died today on 6th July 1997. His debut film, Neecha Nagar, was awarded the Palme d’Or (Best Film) award at the first ever Cannes Film Festival in 1946.
Chetan Anand, along with his brothers Dev Anand and Vijay Anand, was a leading light of the golden age of Indian cinema. Born on 3rd January 1921, in Lahore, Chetan sent to Gurukul Kangri, near Haridwar, for early education. His father sent him to London’s City University to appear for the Indian Civil Services, but he failed to qualify for it.
He soon took to film direction with the well-acclaimed movies. Later, in association with his younger brother Dev Anand, he founded Navketan Films in 1949. He gives us some wonderful films Afsar, Taxi Driver, Funtoosh, Aakhri Khat, Heer Raanjha, Kudrta, etc. Apart from 17 feature films, he is also known for the acclaimed television serial, Param Vir Chakra, which was aired Doordarshan in 1988.
He was honor with very prestigious awards in his lifetime such as National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film (Haqeeqat) and Filmfare Best Story Award (Kudrat). To honor him India Postal Department has issued 500 Paise (5 Rupee) Commemorative Postage Stamp in 2013.
Visit philamart to view and purchase variety of stamps from all over the world.
The Cook Islands, in the year 2012, issued a series of coins under the theme of world monuments. The...
The pula is the currency of Botswana. Pula literally means "rain" in Setswana, because rain is very ...
The Central Bank of Nigeria issued this banknote depicting Nnamdi Azikiwe; the first president of In...
The Central Bank of Nigeria issued this Nigerian Naira Banknote in 2009. These banknotes are issued ...
Bangladesh country comes from South Asia. The country shares borders with India to the west, north, ...
Thank you for visiting our website and for your interest in our endeavour.
For a past few days we have been recieving queries whether we buy/sell coins, stamps and currency.
We would like to inform you that, as of date, we have not provided such a platform. However please register on our website and do keep visiting our portal for further notifications on such a forum and other important and exciting news/updates.
Happy Collecting !
Email: info@mintageworld.com
Contact Us