Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Mukul S. Anand

Mukul S. Anand was an Indian film director and producer who was born on 11 October 1951. Mukul S. Anand made his debut as a director with the suspense thriller film Kanoon Kya Karega in 1984. Mukul S. Anand then in 1985 directed Aitbaar which was inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's classic Dial M for Murder. The film which first brought Mukul S. Anand recognition was the epic film Sultanat (1986).

 Mukul S. Anand


Mukul's first box-office success was Insaaf that came in 1987. His next 1990's film was Mahasangram. Mukul finally in 1990 made a crime thriller Agneepath that featured Bollywood's superstar Amitabh Bachchan which won Big B a National Award for Best Actor.

His another notable film that was a family drama Hum (1991) was a huge success. Mukul S. Anand again worked with Amitabh Bachchan in the epic film Khuda Gawah (1992) which won Mukul the Filmfare Best Director Award.

Mukul's last completed film was Trimurti in 1995 which starred Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor and Shahrukh Khan but failed at the box office. The last film on which the director was working was the action adventure film Dus which remained incomplete and unreleased after his death on September 7, 1997. In 2005 the producer of Dus Nitin Manmohan decided to make another film with the same title.
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