Mukul S. Anand | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1951-10-11)11 October 1951 |
| Died | 7 September 1997(1997-09-07) (aged 45) |
| Occupation | film director |
| Spouse | Anita |
| Children | Mikhail, Alishka |
| Relatives | Inder Raj Anand,Tinnu Anand |
Mukul S. Anand (11 October 1951 – 7 September 1997) was anIndian film director and producer. He was the nephew of veteran film scriptwriterInder Raj Anand and cousin of actor and directorTinnu Anand.[1][2]
Mukul S. Anand made his debut as a director with the suspense thrillerKanoon Kya Karega (1984), which was inspired by the Hollywood filmCape Fear. His second filmAitbaar (1985) was inspired byAlfred Hitchcock's classicDial M for Murder. The film that first gained him recognition was theepic filmSultanat (1986), which brought together real-life father and sonDharmendra andSunny Deol for the first time and introduced actressJuhi Chawla. That same year Anand also directed the thrillerMain Balwan.
His first box-office success wasInsaaf (1987), the film responsible for "re-introducing"Vinod Khanna to films after a hiatus. Anand's next film,Maha-Sangram (1990), reunited him with Vinod Khanna.
He finally hit the big league with theScarface-inspired crime thrillerAgneepath (1990) withAmitabh Bachchan in the lead role, which won Amitabh a National Award for Best Actor. He was reunited with Bachchan for the family dramaHum (1991), which was a box-office success and featured the popular song "Jumma Chumma". He worked with Bachchan for the final time in the epic filmKhuda Gawah (1992) which won him theFilmfare Best Director Award. His last completed film,Trimurti (1995), which had a multi-star cast includingJackie Shroff,Anil Kapoor andShahrukh Khan, failed to do well at the box office. The film he was working on at the time of his death in 1997 wasDus, which remained incomplete and unreleased, although the film's music did end up being released posthumously.
Inder Raj Anand who was a film scriptwriter from the late 1940s through to the late 1980s was Mukul Anand's uncle. Mukul's cousin is actor and directorTinnu Anand. Mukul was married to Anita and had two children named Alishka and Mikhail. They live in Mumbai.
Mukul died of aheart attack at the age of 45 on 7 September 1997. He was on location for action filmDus inUtah. The film began production in May 1997 and 40% of the shooting had been completed by August.[3]
| Year | Film | Director | Producer | Writer | Notes |
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| 1983 | Kanku Ni Kimat | Yes | No | No | Gujarati film |
| 1984 | Kanoon Kya Karega | Yes | No | No | |
| 1985 | Aitbaar | Yes | No | No | |
| 1986 | Main Balwan | Yes | No | No | |
| 1986 | Sultanat | Yes | No | No | |
| 1987 | Insaaf | Yes | No | No | |
| 1990 | Maha-Sangram | Yes | No | No | |
| 1990 | Agneepath | Yes | No | No | |
| 1991 | Hum | Yes | No | No | |
| 1991 | Khoon Ka Karz | Yes | No | No | |
| 1992 | Khuda Gawah | Yes | No | Screenplay | |
| 1995 | Trimurti | Yes | No | No | |
| 1996 | Army | No | Yes | No | |
| 1997 | Prithvi | No | Yes | No | |
| Unreleased | Dus | Yes | No | Yes | [4] |
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