By:
Molly,
IndiaFM
Wednesday,
June
13,
2007
If
there
was
no
Chetan
Anand
there
would
be
no
Dev
Anand
and
if
there
was
no
Dev
Anand
there
would
be
no
Vijay
Anand.
The
three
Anand
brothers
and
their
contribution
to
Indian
cinema
will
always
be
a
formidable
and
unforgettable
chapter.
Whenever
the
history
of
Indian
cinema
will
be
discussed,
these
three
brothers
who
were
educated,
enlightened
and
passionately
interested
in
the
medium
of
cinema
to
which
they
dedicated
their
whole
lives
will
be
talked
about.
Chetan
Anand
was
the
eldest
of
the
Anand
who
first
came
to
Bombay
from
Gurdaspur
in
Punjab
long
before
the
partition.
He
was
the
writer
who
was
also
involved
in
various
activities
which
led
to
the
growth
of
theatre.
He
was
one
of
the
many
artists
who
played
a
prominent
role
in
the
struggle
to
gain
freedom
for
India.
He
was
one
of
the
many
artists
who
realized
the
power
of
their
voices
to
bring
about
a
new
awakening
(Chetan)
among
the
people
who
were
suffering
under
the
ruthless
forces
of
the
British
empire
unleashed
on
the
people
who
were
willing
to
give
up
their
lives
so
that
a
new
India
of
their
dreams
could
be
born.
Chetan
also
realized
the
power
of
cinema
which
he,
like
many,
others
believed
was
the
best
way
to
reach
the
people,
to
mould
their
opinion
and
raise
their
own
voices
in
protest.
Chetan
made
his
first
film
Neecha
Nagar
which
cast
the
searchlight
on
the
plight
of
the
people
living
in
no
mans
land.
The
people
of
India
who
lived
lives
in
the
dark
and
craved
for
the
light,
people
who
lived
in
the
land
of
the
dead
and
waited
for
that
dawn
which
would
lead
them
to
the
promised
land,
the
land
of
freedom,
a
progress
of
food,
clothes,
shelter.
Neecha
Nagar
was
a
stark
real
picture
of
the
minds
and
conditions
of
the
people.
The
film
was
made
long
before
of
what
was
to
be
called
the
new
wave
and
parallel
cinema,
came
into
vogue.
It
was
in
many
ways
a
better
film
than
some
of
the
best
films,
made
by
Satyajit
Ray,
Ritwick
Ghatak
and
Mrinal
Sen,
in
the
opinion
of
the
leading
critics
then
and
now.
It
was
a
film
widely
acclaimed
all
over
the
world,
the
first
Indian
Film
to
be
recognized
all
over
the
world,
at
all
the
major
film
festivals
making
Chetan
Anand
a
name
to
reckon
with.
Chetan
was
always,
a
low
profile
man
and
a
very
sensitive.
He
did
not
let
the
success
of
Neecha
Nagar
go
to
his
head.
He
decided
not
to
make
the
same
kind
of
film
again.
He
looked
for
ways
to
experiment
with
cinema.
He
directed
some
sheer
entertainers
for
his
younger
brother,
Dev
Anand's
banner,
Navketan.
Chetan
with
his
other
brother,
Vijay
Anand
was
responsible
in
establishing
Dev
Anand's
banner
and
making
Dev
a
superstar.
As
the
years
passed
Chetan
looked
of
ideas
to
make
films
which
would
lead
to
the
development
of
the
minds
of
the
people
if
India.
He
found
his
first
big
opportunity
to
make
a
war
film
after
the
Indochina
in
1962.
He
battled
against
all
odds
to
make
a
meaningful
film
about
the
war
and
the
consequences
and
it's
after
effects
on
the
people.
The
film
was
shot
on
actual
location
on
the
Indochina
border
and
on
true
to
life
sets
built
in
the
studios
of
Bombay.
The
film
when
released
created
mass
hysteria
among
the
people.
It
was
the
first
time
they
were
able
to
see
a
war
film
made
about
a
war
which
they
were
a
part
of.
The
film
depicted
the
horror,
the
traumas
and
the
tragedies
of
war.
The
war
seen,
the
performances
of
the
artists
and
the
haunting
lyrics
by
the
poet
Kaifi
Azmi
and
the
music
of
Madan
Mohan
awakened
the
entire
nation
to
what
the
ravages
of
war
could
do
the
nation
and
its
people
on
the
move
towards
progress.
There
have
been
many
other
films
made
as
war
as
the
backdrop
after
this
film.
The
last
good
effort
being
a
series
of
war
films
made
by
J.
P.
Dutta
like
Border,
Refugee
and
LOC
Kargil.
But
there
was
no
film
that
raised
the
same
kind
of
emotions
and
sentiments
like
Chetan's
Haqeeqat,
a
fact
accepted
by
J.
P.
himself
who
had
all
the
money,
the
latest
technology
and
the
stars
to
work
for
his
film.
But,
J.
P.
himself
agreed
that
it
will
be
Haqeeqat
that
will
always
be
the
best
war
film
made
by
an
Indian.
He
later
made
a
film
in
an
entire
new
genre,
Heer
Ranjha
with
Raaj
Kumar
and
Priya
Raajvansh,
his
muse.
The
magic
of
the
film
was
that
the
entire
dialogue
of
the
film
was
written
in
poetry.
Every
line
a
gem
from
a
poem
written
by
his
favorite
Kaifi
Azmi,
haunting
music
and
brilliant
performances.
Chetan
made
another
film
called
Hanste
Zakhm
but
the
one
film
which
made
a
stunning
impact
was
Aakhri
Khat
which
had
just
a
four
child
as
the
central
character.
Chetan's
probing
into
the
mind
of
a
child
baffled
the
best
psychologists
of
the
time.
Towards
the
end
of
his
career
he
seemed
to
have
lost
interest
because
of
the
rank
in
discipline
and
the
taking
over
of
the
industry
by
the
star
system.
The
results
were
seen
in
different
films
made
by
the
master,
among
films
like
Jaaneman,
Kudrat
and
Haathon
Ki
Lakeeren.
He
lived
to
make
the
films
of
his
dreams
but
a
died
a
broken
hearted
man,
leaving
all
his
dreams
incomplete
which
is
a
very
big
loss
to
the
industry.
The
industry
like
it
always
does,
painfully
and
regularly
has
forgotten
the
man
and
his
work.
But
his
wife
Uma
and
sons
Ketan
and
Vivek
have
got
together
to
come
out
with
a
book
and
a
docu
drama
on
the
life
and
times
of
Chetan
Anand.
The
book
and
the
film
will
be
released
sometime
soon
which
will
be
a
slap
in
the
face
of
the
industry
which
neglects
its
best
names
and
maybe
awaken
them
to
take
more
interest
in
the
lives
and
works
of
men
who
have
made
the
industry
what
it
is
today.
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