Goldie (The Man and His Movies)

Known to the world as Goldie, Vijay Anand, the visionary Hindi film director and screenwriter, whose oeuvre includes such respected and successful films as Kala Bazaar, Tere Ghar Ke Saamne, Guide, Teesri Manzil, Jewel Thief, Johny Mera Naam, Tere Mere Sapne, Blackmail and Kora Kagaz, amongst many more, has remained largely uncelebrated.

Goldie was one of the few ‘complete filmmakers in the Hindi film industry, who had the ability to look beyond stereotypes and help actors reinvent themselves. A rare non-filmy personality in the midst of the otherwise quite filmy industry folks, he always saw himself as a student and an explorer, and is credited wi>h bringing newness and slickness to Hindi cinema.

In his prolific career, Goldie directed 17 movies, acted in 19 and wrote over a dozen, many under the family banner- Navketan Films, established in 1949 by his two older brothers, the iconic star-actor Dev Anand, and director Chetan Anand.

In Goldie: The Man and His Movies, which is the only published biography of this astoundingly talented filmmaker, Anitaa Padhye, film journalist and author, chronicles the life and times of this maverick artist, as narrated to her by the man himself over many meetings, prior to his sudden demise on 23 February 2004.

Anitaa Padhye started her career as a journalist in 1987 with a Hindi film weekly, where she worked for 7 years. For the past 23 years, she has been associated with various TV channels. She has worked as a scriptwriter and an associate director for Zee TV Hindi. She has delivered many excellent programmes as the programming head for prominent TV channels like Zee Marathi, ETV, Mee Marathi, etc. Anitaa has authored several books on Indian cinema in Marathi, Hindi and English:

Marathi: Ekta Jeev: Dada Kondke Ishkacha Zahari Pyaala Ek Hota Goldie Yehi Hai Rangroop Daha Classics The Greatest Show on Earth Celebritinchya Gathibheti

Hindi: Das Classics Ishq Ka Zeher Bhara Pyala Ek Tha Goldie

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