Joy)[a] is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language drama film co-written and directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, with dialogues written by Gulzar.

[3] Anand is counted among the 17 consecutive box office successes of Rajesh Khanna between 1969 and 1971, adding the multistarrers Maryada (1971) and Andaz (1971).

Bhaskar says that the book has been written based on his diary excerpts when he met Anand and narrates to the audience his experience with him.

Bhaskar, an oncologist, treats the poor for no charge but is often disheartened by the fact that he cannot cure all the ailments in the world.

One day, Kulkarni introduces Bhaskar to Anand, who has lymphosarcoma of the intestine, a rare type of cancer.

Anand has a cheerful nature and despite knowing that he is not going to survive for more than six months, he maintains a nonchalant demeanor and always tries to make everyone around him happy.

Anand's condition gradually deteriorates, but he does not want to spend his remaining days in a hospital bed; he, instead, roams free and helps everyone.

[15] As a playback singer, Kishore Kumar had become the preferred voice for Khanna by this time, but Anand did not have any song by him.

[11] The screenplay of Anand was written by Gulzar (who also wrote the dialogue and the lyrics of a few songs), Bimal Dutt, D.N.

Before confirming Salil Chowdhury to compose the songs, Mukherjee approached Lata Mangeshkar, as she had previously worked as a music director in Marathi films under the pseudonym 'Anandghan.'

[18] The background music used in the emotional scenes of the film is based on the tune of the song "Koi Hota Jisko Apna" from Mere Apne, which was released later the same year.

Anand was one of Rajesh Khanna's few films that do not feature his longtime collaborator Kishore Kumar in their soundtracks.

[citation needed] Eagle Home Video came out with a restored edition on Blu-ray, preserving the original aspect ratio in 4:3 pillar box and a DTS Master Audio (HD) in 2.0.

[citation needed] Till the time of the release of Anand, the star of the film, Amitabh Bachchan, was not recognized in public.