At an award ceremony in Mumbai for his first book, 'Anand', Dr. Bhaskar Banerjee is asked to speak about the book. Bhaskar says that the book has been written based on his diary excerpts when … See more

• Rajesh Khanna as Anand Sehgal
• Amitabh Bachchan as Dr. Bhaskar Banerjee a.k.a. Babu Moshai / Munna
• Sumita Sanyal as … See more

Mukherjee was loosely inspired by Ikiru, and initially considered Shashi Kapoor and his brother Raj Kapoor for the lead role in the early 1960s. The character of Anand was inspired by Raj Kapoor, who used to call Mukherjee "Babu Moshay". It is believed that … See more

The musical score and songs were composed by Salil Chowdhary. One of the songs, "Kahin Door Jaab Din Dhal Jaye" was originally composed as a Bengali song 20 years prior, "Amay proshno kare" and the original sung in Bengali by him is available on YouTube. See more

Numerous DVD editions entered the market by companies like "Digital Entertainment Inc.", Shemaroo Entertainment and "Eagle Home Video". These were released as non-restored, non-re-mastered editions and bare-bones, devoid of … See more

Till the time of the release of Anand, the star of the film, Amitabh Bachchan, was not recognized in public. Sharing the incident on Twitter, a fan-Aashish Palod reminded him of how he got recognition from the film. On the release day of the film, Bachchan … See more

• Zaveri, Hanif (2005). "A Comedy King and Superstar". Mehmood, a Man of Many Moods. Popular Prakashan. ISBN 81-7991-213-2.
• Jha, Subhash K. (2005). The Essential Guide to Bollywood See more