formalize their relationship, and they had no children together. Anand died aged 76 on 6 July 1997 in Mumbai. He bequeathed a sizable portion of his wealth to Priya Rajvansh. This included the right of lifelong residence in his sprawling beachfront bungalow in Ruia Park, Juhu, Mumbai, where real estate is among the most expensive in India. She was given no right to sell the property, which would revert to Anand's sons upon her death; the arrangement was made because Priya Rajvansh and Anand had no children together, and this would enable her to live her whole life in the house that she had shared with him for two decades, while not depriving his sons of this valuable piece of real estate. On 27 March 2000, three years after his death, Priya Rajvansh was murdered in the same beachfront bungalow. Both of Anand's sons, Ketan and Vivek, were arrested for the murder. They were convicted and given the sentence of life imprisonment. However, they were granted bail after spending two years in jail. Legacy Chetan Anand: The Poetics of Film, a book written by his wife Uma Anand and son Ketan Anand (Himalaya Films Media Entertainment), was released in 2006. A documentary by the same name made by Ketan Anand was released in 2008. A retrospective of his films was held at the Stuttgart Film Festival and at the India International Centre, New Delhi in 2007. Filmography Director Films Neecha Nagar (1946) Afsar (1950) Aandhiyan (1952) Taxi Driver (1954) Funtoosh (1956) Arpan (1957) Kinare Kinare (1963) Haqeeqat (1964) Aakhri Khat (1966) Heer Raanjha (1970) Hanste Zakhm (1973) Hindustan Ki Kasam (1973) Jaaneman (1976) Saheb Bahadur (1977) Kudrat (1981) Haathon Ki Lakeeren (1986) TV series Param Veer Chakra (1988) Producer Saheb Bahadur (1977) Haathon Ki Lakeeren (1986) Actor Kala Bazar (1960) Arpan (1957) Kinare Kinare (1963) Awards 1946: Palme d'Or (Best Film), Cannes Film Festival: Neecha Nagar 1965: National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film: Haqeeqat 1982: Filmfare Best Story Award: Kudrat References External links Heer Ranjha – The Cinema of Chetan Anand Film producers from Mumbai Hindi-language film directors Indian male screenwriters 1915 births 1997 deaths Government College University, Lahore alumni The Doon School faculty 20th-century Indian film directors Punjabi people Directors of Palme d'Or winners 20th-century Indian screenwriters 20th-century Indian male writers People from Lahore