List of Famous people named Anand
Anand Kumar
Anand Kumar is an Indian Mathematics educator best known for his Super 30 programme, which he started in Patna, Bihar in 2002, and which coaches underprivileged students for IIT-JEE, the entrance examination for the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). By 2018, 422 out of 481 students had made it to the IITs and Discovery Channel showcased his work in a documentary. Kumar has spoken at MIT and Harvard about his programs for students from the underprivileged sections of Indian society. Kumar and his school have been the subject of several smear campaigns, some of which have been carried in Indian media sources. His life and work are portrayed in the 2019 film, Super 30, where Kumar is played by Hrithik Roshan.
Anand Shankar
Anand Shankar is an Indian film director and screenwriter, primarily working in Tamil cinema. Shankar started his career as an assistant director to Siddharth Anand in Anjaana Anjaani (2010). He also assisted producer-director AR Murugadoss in movies such as Thuppakki and 7aum Arivu. He successfully finished his work as debut director on Arima Nambi starring Vikram Prabhu and Priya Anand, a Tamil thriller film. He has directed two movies by now, namely Iru Mugan and Arima Nambi, both of them became blockbusters at the box-office. In 2018, he directed NOTA, starring Vijay Devarkonda in his Tamil debut. The film was released on October 5, 2018.
Anand Tiwari
Anand Tiwari is a noted Indian film actor, stage actor and director known for his roles in films like Kites (2010), Udaan (2010), Aisha (2010), and Go Goa Gone (2013). As a stage actor, he is best known for his role of a "lamp post" in Rage Productions' One on One (2010).
Anand Raj Anand
Anand Raaj Anand is an Indian composer, lyricist and playback singer in the Hindi film industry. He is filmfare nominated artist.
Anand Menon
Anand Menon is Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King's College London in the United Kingdom and was appointed in January 2014 as director of the UK in a Changing Europe initiative. He was a special adviser to the House of Lords EU committee.
Anand Amritraj
Anand Amritraj is a former Indian tennis player and businessman.
Anand Burman
Anand Ashok Chand Burman is an Indian billionaire businessman, and chairman of Dabur a leading consumer goods company. With a net worth of $5.8 billion, he is among the Top 20 richest Indians and on the Forbes list.
Anand Mahindra
Anand Gopal Mahindra is an Indian billionaire businessman, and the chairman of Mahindra Group, a Mumbai-based business conglomerate. The group operates in aerospace, agribusiness, aftermarket, automotive, components, construction equipment, defence, energy, farm equipment, finance and insurance, industrial equipment, information technology, leisure and hospitality, logistics, real estate and retail. Mahindra is the grandson of Jagdish Chandra Mahindra, co-founder of Mahindra & Mahindra.
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Anand Tucker
Anand Tucker is a film director and producer based in London. He began his career directing factual television programming and adverts. He co-owns the production company Seven Stories.