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{{short description|Indian film actor and director|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{short description|Indian film actor and film director (born 1956)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name         = Suneil Dev Anand
| name       = Suneil Dev Anand
|image = Sunil Anand, son of the noted film star Shri Dev Anand at the presentation of the film “Jewel Thief” on the occasion of 37th International Film Festival (IFFI-2006) in Panaji, Goa on December 1, 2006.jpg
| image       = File:Suneil_Anand_2024.png
| caption = Suneil Anand, [[International Film Festival of India|IFFI]] ([[37th International Film Festival of India|2006]])
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| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|df=y|30 June 1956}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|30 June 1956}}
| birth_place   = [[Zürich]], [[Switzerland]]
| birth_place = [[Zurich]], Switzerland
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| occupation = Actor
| parents      = [[Dev Anand]]<br/>[[Kalpana Kartik]]
| father      = [[Dev Anand]]
| mother      = [[Kalpana Kartik]]
| family      = [[Anand family]]
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'''Suneil Anand''' (born 30 June 1956) is an Indian film actor<ref name="isbn81-7991-066-0">{{cite book |author1=Saibal Chatterjee |author2=Encyclopædia Britannica |author3=Govind Nihalani |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema: An Enchanting Close-Up of India's Hindi Cinema |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica Inc |year=2004 |pages=520 |isbn=81-7991-066-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT530&dq=%22Suneil+Anand%22&ei=dZp-SKS4Io_aigGg-Z20CA&sig=ACfU3U2Cr7GYu7789e2MUV5Z4bJsegec2A |archive-date=1 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701211312/http://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT530&dq=%22Suneil+Anand%22&ei=dZp-SKS4Io_aigGg-Z20CA&sig=ACfU3U2Cr7GYu7789e2MUV5Z4bJsegec2A |url-status=live }}</ref> and director. He is the son of former actors [[Dev Anand]]<ref name=IndiaExpress.Com>{{cite web|url=http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20010205-0.html|title=Suneil Anand makes India's first martial arts movie : Bollywood News : IndiaExpress.Com|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5ZMtP3zCh?url=http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20010205-0.html|archive-date=17 July 2008|access-date=2008-07-16|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and [[Kalpana Kartik]]. He runs [[Navketan Films]].
'''Suneil Anand''' (born 30 June 1956) is an Indian actor<ref name="isbn81-7991-066-0">{{cite book |author1=Saibal Chatterjee |author2=Encyclopædia Britannica |author3=Govind Nihalani |title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema: An Enchanting Close-Up of India's Hindi Cinema |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica Inc |year=2004 |pages=520 |isbn=81-7991-066-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&dq=%22Suneil+Anand%22&pg=PT530 |archive-date=1 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701211312/http://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT530&dq=%22Suneil+Anand%22&ei=dZp-SKS4Io_aigGg-Z20CA&sig=ACfU3U2Cr7GYu7789e2MUV5Z4bJsegec2A |url-status=live }}</ref> and film director. He is the son of actors [[Dev Anand]]<ref name=IndiaExpress.Com>{{cite web|url=http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20010205-0.html|title=Suneil Anand makes India's first martial arts movie : Bollywood News : IndiaExpress.Com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929135422/http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/20010205-0.html|archive-date=29 September 2010|access-date=2008-07-16|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> and [[Kalpana Kartik]]. He runs [[Navketan Films]].


==Early life==
==Early life==
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He has a degree in Business Administration<ref name="IndiaExpress.Com" /> from [[American University]], Washington, D.C.
He has a degree in Business Administration<ref name="IndiaExpress.Com" /> from [[American University]], Washington, D.C.


His uncles are [[Chetan Anand (director)|Chetan Anand]] and [[Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)|Vijay Anand]]. His cousins are Indian Film director [[Ketan Anand]], Vivek Anand, Indian actor and film-maker [[Shekhar Kapoor]], Neelu, and Aruna. Neelu was married to actor [[Navin Nischol]], while Aruna is married to [[Parikshit Sahni]], son of [[Balraj Sahni]].
His uncles are [[Chetan Anand (director)|Chetan Anand]] and [[Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)|Vijay Anand]]. His cousins are Indian [[Film director]] [[Ketan Anand]], Vivek Anand, Indian actor and film-maker [[Shekhar Kapoor]], Neelu, and Aruna. Neelu was married to actor [[Navin Nischol]], while Aruna is married to [[Parikshit Sahni]], son of [[Balraj Sahni]].


He has trained in Wing Tsun in [[Hong Kong]].<ref name=IndiaExpress.Com/>
He has trained in Wing Tsun in Hong Kong.<ref name=IndiaExpress.Com/>


==Career==
== Career ==
He has acted in ''Anand aur Anand'' (1984),<ref name="urlDNA - After Hrs - Anand to direct Anand - Daily News & Analysis">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1125240|title=DNA - After Hrs - Anand to direct Anand - Daily News & Analysis|author=Chaitanya Padukone|date=2007-10-03|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5ZMtzaABm?url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1125240|archive-date=17 July 2008|access-date=2008-07-16|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> ''Car Thief'' (1986), ''Main Tere Liye'' (1988), and ''Master'' (2001).<ref name="isbn0-15-603084-5">{{cite book |author=Alter, Stephen |title=Fantasies of a Bollywood Love Thief: Inside the World of Indian Moviemaking |publisher=Harvest Books |year=2007 |pages= 79|isbn=0-15-603084-5 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=H6uvi2BrIhkC&pg=PA79&dq=%22Suneil+Anand%22&as_brr=3&ei=v5p-SIfdPJiijgGn6oTDCA&sig=ACfU3U1h4vUkDt-xnKwrwvpJp5L7_aIi1A#PPA79,M1}}</ref>
[[File:Sunil Anand son of late Shri Dev Anand being felicitated at the 43rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2012), in Panaji, Goa on November 23, 2012.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Suneil Anand (right), [[International Film Festival of India|IFFI]] ([[43rd International Film Festival of India|2012]]) ]]
He has acted in ''Anand aur Anand'' (1984),<ref name="urlDNA After Hrs Anand to direct Anand Daily News & Analysis">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1125240|title=DNA After Hrs Anand to direct Anand Daily News & Analysis|author=Chaitanya Padukone|date=2007-10-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606135832/http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1125240|archive-date=6 June 2012|access-date=2008-07-16|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Car Thief'' (1986), ''Main Tere Liye'' (1988), and ''Master'' (2001).<ref name="isbn0-15-603084-5">{{cite book |author=Alter, Stephen |title=Fantasies of a Bollywood Love Thief: Inside the World of Indian Moviemaking |publisher=Harvest Books |year=2007 |pages= 79|isbn=978-0-15-603084-7 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=H6uvi2BrIhkC&dq=%22Suneil+Anand%22&pg=PA79}}</ref>


In 2001 his first directorial venture, a martial art film, ''Master'', was released. In 2014 he began work on a Hollywood Movie, ''Vagator Mixer''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-suneil-anand-announces-navketan-films-next-1745192|title=Suneil Anand announces Navketan Films' next|date=26 September 2012|website=DNA India}}</ref>
His first directorial venture, ''Master'', a martial arts film, was released in 2001. In 2014 he began work on a Hollywood Movie, ''Vagator Mixer''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-suneil-anand-announces-navketan-films-next-1745192|title=Suneil Anand announces Navketan Films' next|date=26 September 2012|website=DNA India}}</ref>


[[File:Sunil Anand son of late Shri Dev Anand being felicitated at the 43rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2012), in Panaji, Goa on November 23, 2012.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Suneil Anand (right), [[International Film Festival of India|IFFI]] ([[43rd International Film Festival of India|2012]]) ]]{{clear}}
=== Filmography ===
 
==Filmography==
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{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


* Anand, Dev (2007), ''Romancing With Life, An Autobiography, ''Penguin/ Viking, pp. p.&nbsp;162, 165-166, 168, 178, 247, 274-277, 284, 314, 358-59, 411. {{ISBN|0-670-08124-8}}
* Anand, Dev (2007), ''Romancing With Life, An Autobiography, ''Penguin/ Viking, pp. p.&nbsp;162, 165–166, 168, 178, 247, 274–277, 284, 314, 358–59, 411. {{ISBN|0-670-08124-8}}


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Suneil Dev Anand
Born (1956-06-30) 30 June 1956 (age 70)
Zurich, Switzerland
OccupationActor
Parents
FamilyAnand family

Suneil Anand (born 30 June 1956) is an Indian actor[1] and film director. He is the son of actors Dev Anand[2] and Kalpana Kartik. He runs Navketan Films.

Early life[edit | edit source]

He was born in 1956 in Zurich, Switzerland, while his parents were on their way to attend the Karlovy Vary Film Festival, where he was the youngest delegate.

He has a degree in Business Administration[2] from American University, Washington, D.C.

His uncles are Chetan Anand and Vijay Anand. His cousins are Indian Film director Ketan Anand, Vivek Anand, Indian actor and film-maker Shekhar Kapoor, Neelu, and Aruna. Neelu was married to actor Navin Nischol, while Aruna is married to Parikshit Sahni, son of Balraj Sahni.

He has trained in Wing Tsun in Hong Kong.[2]

Career[edit | edit source]

Suneil Anand (right), IFFI (2012)

He has acted in Anand aur Anand (1984),[3] Car Thief (1986), Main Tere Liye (1988), and Master (2001).[4]

His first directorial venture, Master, a martial arts film, was released in 2001. In 2014 he began work on a Hollywood Movie, Vagator Mixer.[5]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Year Film Notes
1984 Anand Aur Anand
1986 Car Thief
1988 Main Tere Liye
2001 Master Directorial debut
Vagator Mixer Actor & Director

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Saibal Chatterjee; Encyclopædia Britannica; Govind Nihalani (2004). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema: An Enchanting Close-Up of India's Hindi Cinema. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc. p. 520. ISBN 81-7991-066-0. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Suneil Anand makes India's first martial arts movie : Bollywood News : IndiaExpress.Com". Archived from the original on 29 September 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
  3. Chaitanya Padukone (3 October 2007). "DNA – After Hrs – Anand to direct Anand – Daily News & Analysis". Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
  4. Alter, Stephen (2007). Fantasies of a Bollywood Love Thief: Inside the World of Indian Moviemaking. Harvest Books. p. 79. ISBN 978-0-15-603084-7.
  5. "Suneil Anand announces Navketan Films' next". DNA India. 26 September 2012.
  • Anand, Dev (2007), Romancing With Life, An Autobiography, Penguin/ Viking, pp. p. 162, 165–166, 168, 178, 247, 274–277, 284, 314, 358–59, 411. ISBN 0-670-08124-8


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