Anant Balani (1962 – 29 August 2003) was a Bollywood film director and screenwriter.

He directed films such as Patthar Ke Phool in 1991 which starred Salman Khan and Raveena Tandon in lead roles.

He died of a heart attack on 29 August 2003 in Mumbai.

[1][2] 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.