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'''Gulshan Nanda''' (1929,<ref>per the records of Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha Library, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab</ref> - 16 November 1985) was a popular Indian novelist and screenwriter.<ref>[[#Da|Datta, p. 750]]</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The life and death of Hindi pulp fiction |url=http://www.livemint.com/2008/10/20225113/The-life-and-death-of-Hindi-pu.html |newspaper=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]] |date=20 Oct 2008 }}</ref> Many of his novels were adapted into [[Hindi film]]s in the 1960s and 1970s, including more than a dozen big hits of the period - ''[[Kaajal]]'' (1965), ''[[Kati Patang]]'' (1970), ''[[Khilona (1970 film)|Khilona]]'' (1970), ''[[Sharmeelee]]'' (1971) and ''[[Daag: A Poem of Love|Daag]]'' (1973).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/11/19/stories/2010111951391100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216045542/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/11/19/stories/2010111951391100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 December 2013 |title=Kaajal (1965) |date=19 Nov 2012 |access-date=27 March 2012 |newspaper= [[The Hindu]] |first=Deepak|last=Mahaan}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hindi cinema's novel idea|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_hindi-cinemas-novel-idea_1188221 |newspaper=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]] |date=7 Sep 2008 }}</ref> His stories encompassed a range of themes, from social issues and romance to action thrillers. He was nominated for the [[Filmfare Award for Best Story]] six times, for ''[[Kaajal]]'' (1965), ''[[Neel Kamal (1968 film)|Neel Kamal]]'' (1968), ''[[Khilona (1970 film)|Khilona]]'' (1970), ''[[Kati Patang]]'' (1970), ''Naya Zamana'' (1971) and ''[[Mehbooba (1976 film)|Mehbooba]]'' (1976).<ref>[http://deep750.googlepages.com/FilmfareAwards.pdf Filmfare Nominees and Winners]</ref> His sons Rahul (married to Rakita Chopra, daughter of actor [[Prem Chopra]]) and Himanshu Nanda are veteran publicity designers for [[Bollywood]]<ref>{{IMDb name|1050292|Rahul Nanda}}</ref> and conceived the concept of [[Akshay Kumar]] starrer, ''[[Patiala House (film)|Patiala House]]'' (2011).<ref>Some of his novels has been transalted into Urdu & Gujarati, a few in Punjabi & Enlsih.{{cite news |title=Rishi, Dimple pair up again|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_rishi-dimple-pair-up-again_1307131 |newspaper=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]] |date=4 Nov 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Akki and Anushka's dinner date |url=http://www.starboxoffice.com/newsdetails.aspx?p=Akki-and-Anushka%E2%80%99s-dinner-date&xfile=2009/December/News_20091209_40 |year=2009 |publisher=starboxoffice. |access-date=4 January 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911121715/http://www.starboxoffice.com/newsdetails.aspx?p=Akki-and-Anushka%E2%80%99s-dinner-date&xfile=2009/December/News_20091209_40 |archive-date=11 September 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Film
!Story
!Screenplay
!Note
|-
|1964
|''[[Phoolon Ki Sej]]''
|{{yes}}
|
|''Andhere Chirag'' novel
|-
|1965
|''[[Kaajal]]''
|{{yes}}
|
|''Maadhavi'' novel
|-
|1966
|''[[Sawan Ki Ghata]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|[[Shakthi Samanta]]
|-
|1967
| ''[[Patthar Ke Sanam]]''
|{{yes}}
|
| Novel [[Sanvli Raat]]
|-
|1968
|''[[Neel Kamal (1968 film)|Neel Kamal]]''
|{{yes}}
|
|
|-
|1970
|''[[Kati Patang]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|
|''[[Khilona (1970 film)|Khilona]]''
|{{yes}}
|
|Won [[Filmfare Best Movie Award]]
|-
|1971
|''[[Sharmeelee]]''
|{{yes}}
|
|
|-
|
|''Naya Zamana''
|{{yes}}
|
|
|-
|1973
|''[[Daag: A Poem of Love|Daag]]''
|{{yes}}
|
|[[Yash Chopra]] debut as producer
|-
|
|''[[Jheel Ke Us Paar]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|
|''[[Jugnu]]''
|{{yes}}
|
|
|-
|
|''[[Joshila]]''
|{{yes}}
|
|
|-
|1974
|''[[Ajnabee (1974 film)|Ajnabee]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|
|''[[Chhote Sarkar (1974 film)|Chhote Sarkar]] ''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|Story & Screenplay
|-
|[[Bollywood films of 1976|1976]]
|''[[Bhanwar]]''
|{{yes}}
|
|
|-
|
|''[[Mehbooba (1976 film)|Mehbooba]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|''Sisakate Saaz'' novel
|-
|1978
|''[[Azaad (1978 film)|Azaad]]''
|{{yes}}
|
|
|-
|1983
|''[[Bade Dil Wala]]''
|{{yes}}
|
|
|-
|1984
|''[[Bindiya Chamkegi]]''
|{{yes}}
|
|
|-
|1985
|''[[Baadal]]''
|
|{{yes}}
|
|-
|1987
|''[[Nazrana (1987 film)|Nazrana]]''
|{{yes}}
|
|
|}

== References ==

<references />
* {{cite book |title=The Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature, Vol. 1|first= Amaresh|last= Datta|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|year=2006|isbn= 8126018038|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ObFCT5_taSgC&q=gulshan+nanda+writer&pg=PA750 |ref=Da }}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0620786}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121014044304/http://www.boloji.com/index.cfm?md=Content&sd=Articles&ArticleID=1454 Re-Evaluating Gulshan Nanda]. ''Boloji''.

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