Anand Pandit Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More
Some Lesser Known Facts About Anand Pandit
- Anand Pandit is an Indian film producer, distributor and real estate developer known for owning Sri Anand Pandit Ji Motion Pictures, an Indian film studio. The studio produced Bollywood movies like Total Dhamaal (2019), Missing (2018), Sarkar 3 (2018), and Great Grand Masti (2016). He established Lotus Developers, which focuses on creating upscale real estate in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- Pandit ventured into the media and film sector in the year 2000. Since then, he has been producing, distributing, and financing several Bollywood films.
- He became a distributor for films including Baazaar (2018), Section 375 (2019), and Doctor G (2022).
- In 2020 and 2021, Pandit produced two films, The Big Bull on Disney+ Hotstar and Well Done Baby, a Marathi film on Amazon Prime Video.
- In 2021, he produced the film Chehre, which faced multiple delays for a theatrical release due to the COVID-19 pandemic and eventually premiered in theatres on 27 August 2021.
- The Marathi film Victoria produced by him was released on 16 December 2022 and Baap Maanus, featuring Pushkar Jog and Anusha Dandekar was also released in the same year.
- In March 2022, Pandit announced another film, Bal Shivaji, directed by Ravi Jadhav.
- In 2022, he produced a successful Gujarati film titled “Fakt Mahilao Maate” (2022), which performed exceptionally well at the box office.
- In 2023, he produced three films including the Gujarati film Tron Ekka, the Hindi film Love-All, and the Marathi film Baap Manus.
- On 17 March 2023, he made his entry into the South Indian film industry with the Kannada movie Kabzaa which was released in Hindi as Underworld Ka Kabzaa. The film was displayed in both Hindi and the four South Indian languages. In an interview, he talked about entering the South Indian industry and said,
I always think that regional films are more rooted and have more original content. Currently, my company (Anand Pandit Motion Pictures) is focusing on a lot of regional content. We have many Marathi and Gujarati films. Then we thought entering the south market would be good because they are thorough professionals. That is what my experience has been. We made Kabzaa in Kannada and it will also be released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. The budget is Rs 90 to 100 crore.”
- Additionally, he also produced the film Swatantrya Veer Savarkar, a film depicting the life of Veer Savarkar, with Randeep Hooda in the lead role which was released on 26 May 2023.
- At his 60th birthday party, Shah Rukh Khan attended the party and talked about Anand. He mentioned,
He is also my spiritual guru. He understands vastu, so when one of my films doesn’t do well, I call him over to change things up in my house. I say, ‘Sir, meri pichli waali picture chali nahi, kuch kar do.’ And he suggests moving a mirror around. But fortunately, my films have been working.”
- In an interview, he talked about what things he looks for before investing in the films. In the interview, he said,
I view every project from an audience’s point of view and so stories that say something new matter to me. As a producer, I don’t want to repeat the cliche that ‘content is king’ but it truly is. Only a compelling story, well-etched characters, and creative execution can make the audience remember a film in the glut of content that we have today. As someone who loves big-screen entertainment, I also enjoy making visual extravaganzas but ensure that the production values and grandeur enhance rather than replace strong narratives. Whether it’s a building or a film or a series, if the foundation is weak, then it is bound to crash. So I am willing to invest my time and resources in any project where the story is solid and can lend itself to an unforgettable cinematic experience.”