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Dev Anand

Dev Anand Image Source : Wikipedia
  • Born 26 September 1923
  • Place of Birth Shakargarh Tehsil
  • Occupation Film Actor, Film Director, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Actor, Writer
  • Spouse Kalpana Kartik (1954)
  • Siblings Chetan Anand, Vijay Anand, Sheela Kanta Kapur
  • Education Government College University
  • Years active 1946-2011
  • Other names Evergreen Star, Dev Sahab
  • Children Suneil Anand

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ABOUT Dev Anand

Dev Anand: A Titan of Hindi Cinema Dev Anand, born Dharamdev Pishorimal Anand (September 26, 1923 - December 3, 2011), remains an iconic figure in Indian cinema. His six-decade career, spanning over 100 films, cemented his status as one of Bollywood's most successful and celebrated actors. His contributions extended beyond acting; he also wrote, directed, and produced several films. Anand's career took off with Ziddi (1948), followed by the critically acclaimed crime thriller Baazi (1951), a landmark film considered a precursor to the "Bombay Noir" genre. He delivered a string of box-office hits throughout the 1950s and 60s, including Jaal, Taxi Driver, Kala Pani, and Kala Bazar. His romantic roles in films like Hum Dono and Tere Ghar Ke Samne further solidified his heartthrob status. A pivotal moment came with Guide (1965), an adaptation of an R.K. Narayan novel, which achieved international recognition, being nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards. His collaboration with Vijay Anand on Jewel Thief (1967) proved another box-office success. His directorial debut, Prem Pujari, showcased his versatility. Johny Mera Naam (1970) and Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971) were among his numerous successes in the 70s and 80s. His final film was Chargesheet (2011). Anand's distinctive fast dialogue delivery and signature head nod became his trademarks, influencing generations of actors. His films often incorporated socially relevant themes. He received numerous accolades, including four Filmfare Awards (two for Best Actor), the Padma Bhushan, and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. He is survived by his wife, Kalpana Kartik, and son, Suneil Anand.

Dev Anand FILMS AND CREDITS

Previous Movies Upcoming Movies
  • Aman Ke Farishtey
  • Aman Ke Farishtey

    ( 2016 )

No Upcoming Movies
  • Chargesheet
  • Chargesheet

    ( 2011 )

  • Hum Dono Rangeen
  • Hum Dono Rangeen

    ( 2011 )

  • Mr Prime Minister
  • Mr Prime Minister

    ( 2005 )

  • Love at Times Square
  • Love at Times Square

    ( 2003 )

  • Jaana Na Dil Se Door....
  • Jaana Na Dil Se Door....

    ( 2001 )

  • Censor
  • Censor

    ( 2001 )

  • Main Solah Baras Ki
  • Main Solah Baras Ki

    ( 1998 )

  • Return of Jewel Thief
  • Return of Jewel Thief

    ( 1996 )

  • Gangster
  • Gangster

    ( 1994 )

  • Sau Crore
  • Sau Crore

    ( 1991 )

  • Awwal Number
  • Awwal Number

    ( 1990 )

  • Lashkar
  • Lashkar

    ( 1989 )

  • Sachche Ka Bol-Bala
  • Sachche Ka Bol-Bala

    ( 1989 )

  • Hum Naujawan
  • Hum Naujawan

    ( 1985 )

  • Anand Aur Anand
  • Anand Aur Anand

    ( 1984 )

  • Swami Dada
  • Swami Dada

    ( 1982 )

  • Ek Do Teen Chaar
  • Ek Do Teen Chaar

    ( 1980 )

  • Man Pasand
  • Man Pasand

    ( 1980 )

  • Lootmaar
  • Lootmaar

    ( 1980 )

  • Des Pardes
  • Des Pardes

    ( 1978 )

  • Kalabaaz
  • Kalabaaz

    ( 1977 )

  • Darling Darling
  • Darling Darling

    ( 1977 )

  • Sahib Bahadur
  • Sahib Bahadur

    ( 1977 )

  • Bullet
  • Bullet

    ( 1976 )

  • Jaaneman
  • Jaaneman

    ( 1976 )

  • Warrant
  • Warrant

    ( 1975 )

  • Prem Shastra
  • Prem Shastra

    ( 1974 )

  • Ishk Ishk Ishk
  • Ishk Ishk Ishk

    ( 1974 )

  • Garm Hava
  • Garm Hava

    ( 1974 )

  • Amir Garib
  • Amir Garib

    ( 1974 )

  • Shareef Budmaash
  • Shareef Budmaash

    ( 1973 )

  • Heera Panna
  • Heera Panna

    ( 1973 )

  • Joshila
  • Joshila

    ( 1973 )

  • Chhupa Rustam
  • Chhupa Rustam

    ( 1973 )

  • Banarasi Babu
  • Banarasi Babu

    ( 1973 )

  • Yeh Gulistan Hamara
  • Yeh Gulistan Hamara

    ( 1972 )

  • Gambler
  • Gambler

    ( 1971 )

  • Haré Rama Haré Krishna
  • Haré Rama Haré Krishna

    ( 1971 )

  • Tere Mere Sapne
  • Tere Mere Sapne

    ( 1971 )

  • The Evil Within
  • The Evil Within

    ( 1970 )

  • Johny Mera Naam
  • Johny Mera Naam

    ( 1970 )

  • Mahal
  • Mahal

    ( 1970 )

  • Prem Pujari
  • Prem Pujari

    ( 1970 )

  • Kahin Aur Chal
  • Kahin Aur Chal

    ( 1968 )

  • Duniya
  • Duniya

    ( 1968 )

  • Jewel Thief
  • Jewel Thief

    ( 1967 )

  • Pyar Mohabbat
  • Pyar Mohabbat

    ( 1966 )

  • The Guide
  • The Guide

    ( 1965 )

  • Teen Devian
  • Teen Devian

    ( 1965 )

  • Guide
  • Guide

    ( 1965 )

  • Sharabi
  • Sharabi

    ( 1964 )

  • Kinare Kinare
  • Kinare Kinare

    ( 1963 )

  • Tere Ghar Ke Samne
  • Tere Ghar Ke Samne

    ( 1963 )

  • Asli-Naqli
  • Asli-Naqli

    ( 1962 )

  • Baat Ek Raat Ki
  • Baat Ek Raat Ki

    ( 1962 )

  • Maya
  • Maya

    ( 1961 )

  • Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai
  • Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai

    ( 1961 )

  • Hum Dono
  • Hum Dono

    ( 1961 )

  • Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja
  • Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja

    ( 1961 )

  • Sarhad
  • Sarhad

    ( 1960 )

  • Ek Ke Baad Ek
  • Ek Ke Baad Ek

    ( 1960 )

  • Jaali Note
  • Jaali Note

    ( 1960 )

  • Manzil
  • Manzil

    ( 1960 )

  • Kala Bazar
  • Kala Bazar

    ( 1960 )

  • Bombai Ka Babu
  • Bombai Ka Babu

    ( 1960 )

  • Love Marriage
  • Love Marriage

    ( 1959 )

  • Solva Saal
  • Solva Saal

    ( 1958 )

  • Kala Pani
  • Kala Pani

    ( 1958 )

  • Amar Deep
  • Amar Deep

    ( 1958 )

  • Dushman
  • Dushman

    ( 1957 )

  • Baarish
  • Baarish

    ( 1957 )

  • Paying Guest
  • Paying Guest

    ( 1957 )

  • Nau Do Gyarah
  • Nau Do Gyarah

    ( 1957 )

  • Funtoosh
  • Funtoosh

    ( 1956 )

  • C.I.D.
  • C.I.D.

    ( 1956 )

  • Pocket Maar
  • Pocket Maar

    ( 1956 )

  • Faraar
  • Faraar

    ( 1955 )

  • Insaniyat
  • Insaniyat

    ( 1955 )

  • Dev Anand in Goa (Alias Farar)
  • Dev Anand in Goa (Alias Farar)

    ( 1955 )

  • Milap
  • Milap

    ( 1955 )

  • Munimji
  • Munimji

    ( 1955 )

  • House No. 44
  • House No. 44

    ( 1955 )

  • Baadbaan
  • Baadbaan

    ( 1954 )

  • Taxi Driver
  • Taxi Driver

    ( 1954 )

  • 'Ferry'
  • 'Ferry'

    ( 1954 )

  • Humsafar
  • Humsafar

    ( 1953 )

  • Patita
  • Patita

    ( 1953 )

  • Rahi
  • Rahi

    ( 1953 )

  • Armaan
  • Armaan

    ( 1953 )

  • Zalzala
  • Zalzala

    ( 1952 )

  • Tamasha
  • Tamasha

    ( 1952 )

  • Jaal
  • Jaal

    ( 1952 )

  • Aandhiyan
  • Aandhiyan

    ( 1952 )

  • Stage
  • Stage

    ( 1951 )

  • Do Sitare
  • Do Sitare

    ( 1951 )

  • Sanam
  • Sanam

    ( 1951 )

  • Nadaan
  • Nadaan

    ( 1951 )

  • Aaram
  • Aaram

    ( 1951 )

  • Gamble
  • Gamble

    ( 1951 )

  • Sazaa
  • Sazaa

    ( 1951 )

  • Nili
  • Nili

    ( 1950 )

  • Dilruba
  • Dilruba

    ( 1950 )

  • Birha Ki Raat
  • Birha Ki Raat

    ( 1950 )

  • Nirala
  • Nirala

    ( 1950 )

  • Madhubala
  • Madhubala

    ( 1950 )

  • Khel
  • Khel

    ( 1950 )

  • Afsar
  • Afsar

    ( 1950 )

  • Shair
  • Shair

    ( 1949 )

  • Udhaar
  • Udhaar

    ( 1949 )

  • Namoona
  • Namoona

    ( 1949 )

  • Jeet
  • Jeet

    ( 1949 )

  • Vidya
  • Vidya

    ( 1948 )

  • Hum Bhi Insaan Hain
  • Hum Bhi Insaan Hain

    ( 1948 )

  • Ziddi
  • Ziddi

    ( 1948 )

  • Mohan
  • Mohan

    ( 1947 )

  • Aage Badho
  • Aage Badho

    ( 1947 )

  • Hum Ek Hain
  • Hum Ek Hain

    ( 1946 )

Image Source : IMDB & Wikipedia

Dev Anand AWARDS

Awards
  • The Awards of the International Indian Film Academy for - 2003

  • The Bombay International Film Festival for - 1997

  • The Filmfare Awards for - 1993

  • Best Film
  • The Filmfare Awards for Best Film - 1967 Guide

  • Best Actor
  • The Filmfare Awards for Best Actor - 1967 Guide

  • Best Actor
  • The Filmfare Awards for Best Actor - 1959 Kala Pani

  • Lifetime Achievement Award
  • The Stardust Awards, India for Lifetime Achievement Award - 2009

Image Source : IMDB & Wikipedia

DEV ANAND NEWS

Landed in Mumbai with Rs 30 and 'starved' in a chawl: Dev Anand let go of a high paying job for cinema dreams

September 26, 2025 8:23 am

Dev Anand could have been an officer with the British Armed Forced, or, he could have been a banker, but he chose to chase his cinema dreams in an alien city.

'At 40, Bobby Deol was told he should learn acting': Anurag Kashyap says actor improvised for the first time in his 30 year career

September 20, 2025 12:02 pm

Anurag Kashyap praised Bobby Deol’s commitment to his film Bandar and said that even though Bobby was surrounded by great actors, he never felt insecure.

Sohaila Kapur on life, bond with brother Shekhar, and mental health: 'Have experienced depression in my youth'

September 11, 2025 7:54 am

Sohaila Kapur says while the men in her family freely joined films, women were held back — a contrast she overcame to build her own identity on stage and screen.

Bollywood actor struggled to emerge from his legendary father’s shadow, couldn’t realise Hollywood dream; now runs a production house

August 31, 2025 3:30 pm

Dev Anand's son Suneil Anand starred in four films and even turned director like his legendary father with a martial arts film, but none of his movies could take off at the box office.

On his 102nd birth anniversary, remembering Shailendra, the Kabir of Hindi cinema

August 30, 2025 10:57 am

The poet-lyricist proved that ethics can be embedded in entertainment without sermonising, that mass art need not compromise its soul, and that tenderness itself can be political resistance

Nalini Jaywant, the Golden Age Bollywood heroine whose body wasn't discovered until three days after her death

September 04, 2025 4:20 pm

She was once described by Dilip Kumar as his favourite co-star ever; she worked with the likes of Ashok Kumar and Dev Anand, and won a Filmfare award in 1958. But she died alone, forgotten by the film industry and her own family.

Dev Anand almost scrapped 'Dum Maaro Dum' from Hare Rama Hare Krishna, says Asha Bhosle; kept it after she assured him, 'Yeh gaana bahut chalne waala hai'

August 17, 2025 7:44 pm

Asha Bhosle recently revealed that director-actor Dev Anand almost removed "Dum Maaro Dum" from his film Hare Rama Hare Krishna.

Forgotten by Bollywood and abandoned by children, Yash Chopra heroine lived alone for 12 years, donated house to NGO before death

August 10, 2025 7:44 am

She played key roles in films directed by Raj Kapoor and Yash Chopra; she worked with the likes of Rajesh Khanna and Dev Anand, but in her personal life, she was abandoned by her children and left to live all by herself.

Dev Anand lost all his money after his most ambitious movie with Shabana Azmi, Zeenat Aman failed: 'In 15 minutes, he knew it was all gone'

August 10, 2025 1:38 pm

Director Shekhar Kapur recalls how the film Ishk Ishk Ishk (1974) failed miserably at the box-office and how exactly did Dev Anand deal with the huge monetary loss.

Shatrughan Sinha went to plastic surgeon to fix his 'kata-pita' face, but Dev Anand stopped him: 'One day, this will become your signature'

July 15, 2025 1:45 pm

Shatrughan Sinha revealed that at the beginning of his career, he once considered undergoing plastic surgery due to the scars on his face.

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