Today is the birth anniversary of Vijay Anand aka Goldie, one of the veteran actors, producers and directors of Bollywood. Another introduction of Vijay Anand is that he was the younger brother of the great actor Dev Anand. Brother Vijay Anand had a huge contribution in Dev Anand’s superhit career. Vijay Anand produced many superhit films like ‘Kala Bazaar’, ‘Tere Ghar Ke Samne’, ‘Guide’, ‘Jewel Thief’, ‘Johnny Mera Naam’, ‘Tere Mere Sapne’ and ‘Kora Kagaz’. Due to his films, Vijay Anand created a special place among the audience. Apart from films and acting, he also remained in the headlines due to his personal life. He faced a lot of controversies, especially because of his marriage. Let us know about them…
Vijay Anand was born on 22 January in Gurdaspur, Punjab. Vijay Anand’s mother died when he was just seven years old. He was brought up under the care of his elder brother and sister-in-law. By the time Vijay Anand was completing his primary education, his elder brothers Dev Anand and Chetan Anand had become big names. After completing his studies, Vijay Anand also came into the industry. Let us tell you that Vijay Anand had obtained his graduation degree from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. When Vijay Anand was in college, he wrote a screenplay with his sister-in-law Uma Anand. Later, a film was also made based on this script, which people know by the name of ‘Taxi Driver’. This film was released in the year 1954, produced by Chetan Anand, while Dev Anand was the producer and actor of the film. This film performed well at the box office, after which Vijay Anand’s understanding of the film industry improved.
Vijay Anand made all types of films from thriller, romantic, comedy to family drama. He established himself well in the world of cinema. But, he remained in controversies regarding his personal life. Actually, Vijay Anand married Sushma Kohli. According to reports, Sushma Kohli seemed to be Vijay Anand’s niece. He married his own sister’s daughter, who was in a lot of controversies at that time.
Once Sushma Kohli had shared many interesting things about her marriage in an interview given to a magazine. He had said that Goldie and I were married in the year 1978. When we got married, the shooting of the film ‘Ram Balram’ was going on. He liked my simplicity. I understood his nature. I understood that he does not get angry easily. It was I who got angry easily. I became more crazy. I used to do some things deliberately to upset them. Sometimes he took care of me, sometimes I took care of him. Talking about Vijay Anand’s career, he acted as a hero in films like ‘Haqeeqat’, ‘Kora Kagaz’, ‘Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki’. There was a time when Vijay Anand became a victim of stress, after which he went to Osho for a few days. He took spiritual lessons from Osho. Vijay Anand died of a heart attack on 23 February 2004.
