Ketan Anand

Ketan Anand is an Indian film director and producer, son of filmmaker Chetan Anand and actress Uma Anand, and cousin of director Shekhar Kapur. As a child, he appeared with his brother Vivek Anand in a song from Funtoosh (1956) alongside Dev Anand and Sheila Ramani.
He later assisted his father as associate producer on Heer Raanjha (1970) and worked as assistant director on Tere Mere Sapne (1971), experiences that shaped his early understanding of filmmaking.
He made his directorial debut with Toote Khilone (1978) and followed it the same year with Trishala Ka Laal (1978), establishing himself as a filmmaker in social and mythological drama.
In the 1980s, he co-directed Hum Rahe Na Hum (1984) with his father, directed Shart (1986), and appeared in acting roles in Raavan (1984) and Sheeshay Ka Ghar (1984). The 1990s saw him direct Aaja Meri Jaan (1993) and Agnichakra (1997), expanding into commercial cinema.
In 2007, he co-authored the book Chetan Anand: The Poetics of Film and in 2008 revived his father's banner Himalaya Films, also directing the tribute documentary Chetan Anand: The Poetics of Film (2008). Later credits include the Irish-Indian horror film Hexing (2017) and a supporting role in Bhagyavidhata (2020).
Anand was arrested in connection with the 2000 death of actress Priya Rajvansh alongside his brother Vivek Anand and others. He was later convicted in 2002, granted bail the same year, and subsequently acquitted on appeal in 2013 by the Delhi High Court.
His career spans more than five decades across mainstream and parallel Indian cinema work and cinematic practice.