Mukul S. Anand
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Mukul S. Anand was an Indian film director and producer. He was the nephew of veteran film scriptwriter Inder Raj Anand
and cousin of actor and director Tinnu Anand
.
. His second film Aitbaar (1985) was inspired by Alfred Hitchcock
's classic Dial M for Murder
. The film which first brought him recognition was the epic film Sultanat
(1986), a film which brought together real-life father and son Dharmendra
and Sunny Deol
for the first time and introduced actress Juhi Chawla
. That same year he also directed the thriller Main Balwaan which was known for the hit songs "Rock n Roll" and "Halla Gulla".
His first box-office success was Insaaf (1987), the film responsible for "re-introducing" Vinod Khanna
to films after a hiatus. His next film, Maha-Sangram
(1990) reunited him with Vinod Khanna and was acclaimed for Aditya Pancholi
's angry portrayal of a Thakur. At this point, Mukul was largely considered a skilful director, who held much promise but somehow never managed to deliver solid successes.
He finally hit the big league with the Scarface
-inspired crime thriller Agneepath
(1990) with Amitabh Bachchan
in the lead role which won Amitabh a National Award for Best Actor. He reunited with Bachchan for the family drama Hum
(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 film Khuda Gawah
(1992) which won him the Filmfare Best Director Award
. His last completed film Trimurti
(1995) which had a multi star cast including Jackie Shroff
, Anil Kapoor
and Shahrukh Khan
failed to do well at the box office becoming one of his biggest flops. The last film he was working on at the time of his death was Dus
which remained incomplete and unreleased after his death although the film's music did end up releasing.
.
Mukul was married to Anita and had two children Alishka and Mikhail.
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Mukul died of a heart attack at the age of 45 in September 1997. At the time of his death he was in the middle of filming the action movie Dus
in Utah
. The climax scenes and some action sequences were being filmed from May 1997 and 40% of the shooting had been completed by August. After his death the film was left incomplete and never released. Promo videos and clips from what was shot of the film can be seen on his official website which is maintained by his wife Anita and sister Beena.
In 2005 the producer of Dus Nitin Manmohan decided to make another film with the same title and two of the stars Sanjay Dutt
and Shilpa Shetty
also starred in that film.
Inder Raj Anand
Inder Raj Anand was an Indian film writer. He was father to actor and director Tinnu Anand and producer Bittu Anand. Inder's grandson is noted film director Siddharth Anand. Famous director Mukul Anand is Inder's nephew. Shahenshah, starring Amitabh Bachchan was Inder's last film as a writer. It...
and cousin of actor and director Tinnu Anand
Tinnu Anand
Tinnu Anand is an Indian actor and director from Bollywood, who is most known as the director of Amitabh Bachchan's movies including, Kaalia , Shahenshah , Main Azaad Hoon and Major Saab .He is the son of veteran writer Inder Raj Anand and uncle of director Siddharth Anand.Anand recently...
.
Career
Mukul S. Anand made his debut as a director with the suspense thriller Kanoon Kya Karega (1984) which was inspired by the Hollywood film Cape FearCape Fear (1962 film)
Cape Fear is a 1962 film starring Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum and Polly Bergen. It was adapted by James R. Webb from the novel The Executioners by John D. MacDonald. It was directed by J. Lee Thompson, and released on April 12, 1962...
. His second film Aitbaar (1985) was inspired by Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood...
's classic Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder
Dial M for Murder is a 1954 American thriller film adapted from a successful stage play by Frederick Knott, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, and Robert Cummings. The movie was released by the Warner Bros...
. The film which first brought him recognition was the epic film Sultanat
Sultanat
Sultanat is a 1986 Bollywood film written and directed by Mukul S. Anand. The film which stars Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Sridevi, Karan Kapoor and was Juhi Chawla's debut movie....
(1986), a film which brought together real-life father and son Dharmendra
Dharmendra
Dharmendra Singh Deol |Punjab]]), better known as Dharmendra, is an award-winning Hindi film actor who has appeared in more than 247 Hindi-language films as of 2011. In 1997, he received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Hindi cinema and also another Lifetime...
and Sunny Deol
Sunny Deol
Sunny Deol often credited as "Action King of Bollywood" is an Indian film actor, producer and director. Deol was born to Bollywood actor Dharmendra. He has won two National Film Awards and two Filmfare Awards. He went to England to study acting...
for the first time and introduced actress Juhi Chawla
Juhi Chawla
Juhi Chawla is an Indian actress, film producer and television presenter.After being crowned as the winner of the Miss India beauty contest in 1984, Chawla pursued an acting career...
. That same year he also directed the thriller Main Balwaan which was known for the hit songs "Rock n Roll" and "Halla Gulla".
His first box-office success was Insaaf (1987), the film responsible for "re-introducing" Vinod Khanna
Vinod Khanna
-Early life:Khanna was born to Kamla and Kishanchand Khanna, a textiles, dyes and chemicals businessman of Hindu Punjabi Khatri origin, on 6 October 1946, in Peshawar, British India . He has three sisters and one brother...
to films after a hiatus. His next film, Maha-Sangram
Maha-Sangram
Maha-Sangram is a 1990 Bollywood romance film directed by Mukul Anand and starring Vinod Khanna, Govinda and Madhuri Dixit.-Plot:...
(1990) reunited him with Vinod Khanna and was acclaimed for Aditya Pancholi
Aditya Pancholi
Aditya Pancholi is an Indian film actor working in Hindi Cinema. Aditya has also proved his worth in many villainous roles as well, the recent being Dum Maro Dum. His performance in Yes Boss and the double role in Jung was very well received.-Early life:He's the son of the filmmaker Rajan...
's angry portrayal of a Thakur. At this point, Mukul was largely considered a skilful director, who held much promise but somehow never managed to deliver solid successes.
He finally hit the big league with the Scarface
Scarface (1983 film)
Scarface is a 1983 American epic crime drama movie directed by Brian De Palma, written by Oliver Stone, produced by Martin Bregman and starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana...
-inspired crime thriller Agneepath
Agneepath
Agneepath is a 1990 Bollywood film directed by Mukul Anand. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, Madhavi, and Rohini Hattangadi, with Danny Dengzongpa as the villain. It was produced by Yash Johar...
(1990) with Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor. He first gained popularity in the early 1970s as the "angry young man" of Hindi cinema, and has since appeared in over 180 Indian films in a career spanning more than four decades...
in the lead role which won Amitabh a National Award for Best Actor. He reunited with Bachchan for the family drama Hum
Hum (film)
Hum is a 1991 Hindi Language film directed by Mukul S. Anand. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Govinda, Kimi Katkar, Shilpa Shirodkar, Deepa Sahi and Danny Denzongpa. This was the last successful film for Bachchan in the early 90s before he announced his temporary retirement immediately...
(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 film Khuda Gawah
Khuda Gawah
Khuda Gawah is a 1992 Bollywood film directed by Mukul S. Anand and starring Amitabh Bachchan, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Sridevi , Shilpa Shirodkar and Danny Denzongpa.Amitabh plays the role of an Afghan , who travels between Afghanistan and India.Khuda Gawah had lavish...
(1992) which won him the Filmfare Best Director Award
Filmfare Best Director Award
The Filmfare Best Director Award is one of the main awards presented given by the annual Filmfare Awards to recognise directors working in the Hindi film Industry. It was first presented in 1954 in the inaugural year.-Superlatives:...
. His last completed film Trimurti
Trimurti (film)
Trimurti is an Indian film starring Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor and Shahrukh Khan, which was released in 1995. It was the last completed film for director Mukul S. Anand who died while filming Dus in 1997...
(1995) which had a multi star cast including Jackie Shroff
Jackie Shroff
Jackie Shroff is an Indian actor. He has been in the industry for more than 28 years and has appeared in over 150 films.-Personal life:...
, Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor is an Indian actor and producer who mainly appears in Bollywood films. He won a Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for his role in Yash Chopra's film Mashaal ....
and Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan
Shahrukh Khan , often credited as Shah Rukh Khan, is an Indian film actor, as well as a film producer and television host. Often referred to as "the King of Bollywood", Khan has acted in over 70 Hindi films....
failed to do well at the box office becoming one of his biggest flops. The last film he was working on at the time of his death was Dus
Dus (1997 film)
Dus is a 1997 unfinished Bollywood action film directed by Mukul S. Anand, who died during filming, leaving the film incomplete. The film starred Sanjay Dutt, Salman Khan, Raveena Tandon and Shilpa Shetty. Vinod Khanna and Rahul Dev had supporting roles in the film.-Cast:*Sanjay Dutt .... Captain...
which remained incomplete and unreleased after his death although the film's music did end up releasing.
Personal life
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 director Tinnu AnandTinnu Anand
Tinnu Anand is an Indian actor and director from Bollywood, who is most known as the director of Amitabh Bachchan's movies including, Kaalia , Shahenshah , Main Azaad Hoon and Major Saab .He is the son of veteran writer Inder Raj Anand and uncle of director Siddharth Anand.Anand recently...
.
Mukul was married to Anita and had two children Alishka and Mikhail.
http://www.mukulsananddreamsgalore.com/FILMOGRAPHYANDUTAHLOCATIONSHOOT.html
Mukul died of a heart attack at the age of 45 in September 1997. At the time of his death he was in the middle of filming the action movie Dus
Dus (1997 film)
Dus is a 1997 unfinished Bollywood action film directed by Mukul S. Anand, who died during filming, leaving the film incomplete. The film starred Sanjay Dutt, Salman Khan, Raveena Tandon and Shilpa Shetty. Vinod Khanna and Rahul Dev had supporting roles in the film.-Cast:*Sanjay Dutt .... Captain...
in Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
. The climax scenes and some action sequences were being filmed from May 1997 and 40% of the shooting had been completed by August. After his death the film was left incomplete and never released. Promo videos and clips from what was shot of the film can be seen on his official website which is maintained by his wife Anita and sister Beena.
In 2005 the producer of Dus Nitin Manmohan decided to make another film with the same title and two of the stars Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt
Sanjay Dutt is an Indian Hindi film actor and politician. Dutt, son of Hindi film actors Sunil and Nargis Dutt, made his acting debut in 1981.-Personal life:...
and Shilpa Shetty
Shilpa Shetty
Shilpa Shetty is an Indian film actress and model. Since making her debut in the film Baazigar , she has appeared in nearly 40 Bollywood, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films, her first leading role being in the 1994 Aag. Although she has been through years of decline during her career, Shetty has been...
also starred in that film.
Filmography
- DusDus (1997 film)Dus is a 1997 unfinished Bollywood action film directed by Mukul S. Anand, who died during filming, leaving the film incomplete. The film starred Sanjay Dutt, Salman Khan, Raveena Tandon and Shilpa Shetty. Vinod Khanna and Rahul Dev had supporting roles in the film.-Cast:*Sanjay Dutt .... Captain...
(unfinished) - ArmyArmy (film)Army is an Indian Bollywood film released in 1996, starring Sridevi, Danny, Ronit Roy, Shah Rukh Khan, Ravi Kissen, Mohnish Behl, Sudesh Berry and Harish.-Plot:...
(1996) (producer only) - TrimurtiTrimurti (film)Trimurti is an Indian film starring Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor and Shahrukh Khan, which was released in 1995. It was the last completed film for director Mukul S. Anand who died while filming Dus in 1997...
(1995) - Khuda GawahKhuda GawahKhuda Gawah is a 1992 Bollywood film directed by Mukul S. Anand and starring Amitabh Bachchan, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Sridevi , Shilpa Shirodkar and Danny Denzongpa.Amitabh plays the role of an Afghan , who travels between Afghanistan and India.Khuda Gawah had lavish...
(1992) - Khoon Ka KarzKhoon Ka KarzKhoon Ka Karz is a 1991 Bollywood film directed by Mukul S. Anand. The film stars Vinod Khanna, Rajinikanth, Sanjay Dutt, Dimple Kapadia, Kimi Katkar, Sangeeta Bijlani and Kader Khan...
(1991) - HumHum (film)Hum is a 1991 Hindi Language film directed by Mukul S. Anand. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Govinda, Kimi Katkar, Shilpa Shirodkar, Deepa Sahi and Danny Denzongpa. This was the last successful film for Bachchan in the early 90s before he announced his temporary retirement immediately...
(1991) - AgneepathAgneepathAgneepath is a 1990 Bollywood film directed by Mukul Anand. It stars Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, Madhavi, and Rohini Hattangadi, with Danny Dengzongpa as the villain. It was produced by Yash Johar...
(1990) - Maha-SangramMaha-SangramMaha-Sangram is a 1990 Bollywood romance film directed by Mukul Anand and starring Vinod Khanna, Govinda and Madhuri Dixit.-Plot:...
(1990) - Insaaf (1987)
- SultanatSultanatSultanat is a 1986 Bollywood film written and directed by Mukul S. Anand. The film which stars Dharmendra, Sunny Deol, Sridevi, Karan Kapoor and was Juhi Chawla's debut movie....
(1986) - Maa Ki Saugandh (1986)
- Main Balwan (1986)
- AitbaarAitbaarAitbaar is a 1985 Hindi film, directed by Mukul Anand and starring Raj Babbar, Dimple Kapadia, Suresh Oberoi, Danny Denzongpa and Sharat Saxena...
(1985) - Kanoon Kya Karega (1984)