In the words of Tinnu Anand: "..when I told him I wanted to direct films, he was very upset.

(on working with actors who consistently show up quite late and put in only a few hours) "I give all the credit to Veeru (Devgan) who taught me how to unlearn what I had learnt.

and: "I felt very proud when I showed Amitabh a scene between him and Amjad Khan in a dubbing studio one day.

[1] Anand also worked as an assistant director to Satyajit Ray for five years, in Bengali films, Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne (1969), Aranyer Din Ratri (1970), Pratidwandi (1970), Seemabaddha (1971) to Ashani Sanket (1973).

[3][4] In an interview, Tinu Anand spoke about his early days and also praised Amitabh Bachchan for his generosity.