Vijay Anand

Trivia

• A retrospective of his films was held at International Film Festival of India,(IFFI) held at Goa in 2007.
• Sriram Raghavan's Johnny Gaddar, a noir style thriller is dedicated to his influence on the Hindi noir/thriller genre. It also pays tribute to him in a scene in which his movie Johny Mera Naam is being watched by a character.
• He served a short stint as the chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification, India's censor board, a position from which he resigned, in 2002, after he ran into ideological differences with the government over introduction of ratings for adult movies.
• To the younger generation of the 1990s he is also known for playing detective Sam in the television series Tehkikaat (1994).
• As an actor, his most memorable roles were in films Haqeeqat (1964), Kora Kagaz (1974), in which he starred opposite Jaya Bachchan, and Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki (1978).
• Vijay Anand is known for his stylish song picturization, like `O Haseena' (Teesri Manzil), `Kaaton Se Keech' (Guide) and `Honthon Mein Aisi Baat' numbers (Jewel Thief).
• Tere Ghar Ke Saamne (1963), Tere Mere Sapne (1971) and Guide (1965). Guide, starring Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman is Vijay Anand's most critically acclaimed movie. It is based on R.K. Narayan's novel The Guide. Navketan attempted an international release of a remake of Guide without much success.
• Some of his successful movies as director are Johny Mera Naam (1970), Jewel Thief (1967), Teesri Manzil (1966), Kala Bazar (1960), Ram Balram, Rajput. Teesri Manzil, which he made for producer Nasir Hussain, was his first non-Navketan film as a director.
• In 1957, he made his directorial debut with Nau Do Gyarah, which he shot in 40 days.
• He made most of his films for the in-house banner Navketan Films.