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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Anant Balani<br />
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| birth_date = 1962<br />
| birth_place = [[India]]<br />
| death_date = 28 August 2003<br />
| death_place = [[Mumbai]]<br />
| othername = <br />
| yearsactive = 1989&ndash;2003<br />
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'''Anant Balani''' (1962 – 29 August 2003) was a [[Bollywood]] [[film director]] and [[screenwriter]].<br />
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He directed films such as ''[[Patthar Ke Phool]]'' in 1991 which starred [[Salman Khan]] and Raveena Tandon in lead roles. He also wrote the script for ''Insaaf: The Justice'', released in 2004.<br />
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He died of a [[heart attack]] on 29 August 2003 in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Filmmaker-Anant-Balani-passes-away/articleshow/152709.cms | title=Filmmaker Anant Balani passes away &#124; India News - Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sXrGCwAAQBAJ&q=Anant+Balani | title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture| isbn=9780786452088| date=24 October 2008}}</ref> 2003 had been a strenuous year for him and he had finished three films and was working on a fourth at his time of death. Three of the films that he had directed, namely, ''[[Joggers' Park]]'', ''[[Mumbai Matinee]]'' and ''[[Ek Din 24 Ghante]]'' were released after his death.<br />
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==Filmography==<br />
*[[Gawahi]] (1989)<br />
*[[Patthar Ke Phool]] (1991)<br />
*[[Jazbaat (1994 film)|Jazbaat]] (1994)<br />
*[[Joggers' Park (film)|Joggers' Park]] (2003)<br />
*[[Mumbai Matinee]] (2003)<br />
*[[Ek Din 24 Ghante]] (2003)<br />
*[[Chameli (film)|Chameli]] (2004) (died during filming)<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb name|id=1072561}}<br />
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[[Category:20th-century Indian film directors]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian film directors]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian screenwriters]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian male writers]]<br />
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