All about late actor and director Vijay Anand
by Devesh Sharma | February 19, 2021, 22:21 IST
Vijay Anand was born on January 22, 1934 in Gurdaspur, Punjab and was the youngest of the three Anand brothers. His elder brothers were director Chetan Anand and actor Dev Anand. Though Vijay, affectionately known as Goldie, some say because of his curly hair, is known today as a director, he actually started his career as an actor in 1955 in a family drama called Joru Ka Bhai (1955), directed by brother Chetan. He didn’t pursue acting, however, preferring to be behind the camera for most part. His best film as an actor is said to be Kora Kagaz (1974). The film, directed by Anil Ganguly, was based on the 1963 Bengali film Saat Pake Bandha directed by Ajoy Kar, and starred Suchitra Sen and Soumitra Chatterjee. He played a college professor who marries a much younger girl (Jaya Bhaduri), from a wealthy family. The girl’s mother doesn’t like the fact that their son-in-law isn’t