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Vaibhav Anand enters Bollywood, wanting to make his late father Vijay Anand proud
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son rise Vaibhav Anand to debut in ‘Petrol Pump
One would have thought being part of a film family was passport enough for the next generation to steer towards films. Vaibhav Anand was drawn towards films rather late, by film family standards. “I watched films as a child but was never influe
nced by the work of my dad (Vijay Anand) or uncles (Chetan and Dev Anand). Dad had almost retired from films when I was still very young. I remember him as a disciplinarian at home,” recalls the 26-year-old, who will join the Bollywood brat pack this year with Petrol Pump, “a romantic drama with several layers to it. Love is always in vogue. The story was originally written by uncle Chetan Anand. This film is his son and my cousin Ketan Anand’s interpretation.”
Vaibhav was bitten by the acting bug during his final year in school. Vaibhav was on board with Sooraj Barjatya and assisted him in Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon before going to the Lee Strasburg Theatre and Film Institute in New York. “I came back after my course, and a week later dad passed away. I’ve been on my own since then. I assisted Ravi Chopra for Baabul later on.”
No launch pad
Getting a launch pad is not easy despite family connections, he says. Vaibhav picks Tere Mere Sapne and Teesri Manzil as his favourites among dad’s films. An instant confidence booster now is uncle Dev Anand. “When I feel low, I drive down to his place and in two minutes, he makes feel fresh and vibrant. I remember what he always says ‘Hum zindagi mein kabhi haar nahin maney’.”
SANGEETHA DEVI DUNDOO
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