Navketan Films is a film production house based in Mumbai, India. Started in 1949 by actor-director and producer Dev Anand and his elder brother Chetan Anand, whose debut film, Neecha Nagar, received the Palme d'Or (Best Film) award, at the first ever Cannes Film Festival in 1946. Younger brother Vijay Anand, also directed numerous films for the company, like Guide (1965), Jewel Thief (1967). Chetan and Vijay parted ways with company later and today Dev's son Suneil Anand is currently heading the production house. The last film released by Navketan films was Chargesheet in 2011. Navketan’s latest venture is a Hollywood film titled Vagator Mixer (2023) which is being directed by Suneil Anand. It stars Suneil in the lead with a host of Hollywood actors.
Filmography Year Film Director Notes1950AfsarChetan AnandFirst Film1951BaaziGuru Dutt1952AandhiyanChetan Anand1953Humsafar A N Bannerjee 1954Taxi DriverChetan Anand1955House No. 44M K Burman1956FuntooshChetan Anand1957Nau Do GyarahVijay Anand1958Kala PaniRaj Khosla1960Kala BazarVijay Anand1961Hum Dono Amarjeet India's entry for the Berlin International Film Festival, In 2011 coloured version came1963Tere Ghar Ke SamneVijay Anand1965GuideVijay AnandDev Anand co-produced English version of the film with the American Nobel Laureate Pearl S. Buck First Indian Movie Classic ever to be selected by the Cannes Committee to be showcased in ‘Cannes Classics’ at the Festival de Cannes in 2008. Indian entry for Oscar Won Filmfare awards in six categories1967Jewel ThiefVijay Anand 1970Prem PujariDev Anand1971Tere Mere SapneVijay Anand 1971Hare Raama Hare KrishnaDev Anand 1973 Chhupa RustamVijay Anand1973Shareef BudmaashRaj Khosla1973Heera PannaDev Anand1974Ishk Ishk Ishk1976JaanemanChetan Anand1976 BulletVijay Anand1978Des PardesDev Anand1980Lootmaar1982Swami Dada1984Anand Aur Anand1985Hum Naujawan1989Sachché Ká Bol-Bálá1990Awwal Number1991 Sau Crore1993Pyaar Ka Tarana1994Gangster1998Main Solah Baras Ki2001Censor 2001 Master Suneil Anand First Martial Arts Film2003Love at Times SquareDev Anand2005Mr Prime Minister2011Chargesheet
References
Romancing With Life, An Autobiography, by Dev Anand. Penguin/ Viking, 2007. . Cinema Modern: Navketan Story, by Sidharth Bhatia. Harpercollins, 2011. .
External links Navketan Films, Official website Navketan Films at Internet Movie Database Navketan Films at Bollywood Hungama