Dharam Dev Ānand (Hindi: देव आनन्द, Urdu: دیو آنند) (born September 26, 1923), better known simply as Dev Anand, is a legendary Indian Bollywood actor and film producer. In his heyday as a star, he was considered the epitome of the suave, urban gentleman. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... , Gurdaspur is a city in the province of East Punjab, situated in the northwest part of the Republic of India. ... Punjab was a province of British India. ... Anthem God Save The Queen/King British India, circa 1860 Capital Calcutta (1858-1912), New Delhi (1912-1947) Language(s) Hindi, Urdu, English and many others Government Monarchy Emperor of India  - 1877-1901 Victoria  - 1901-1910 Edward VII  - 1910-1936 George V  - January-December 1936 Edward VIII  - 1936-1947 George... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hindi (हिन्दी) is a language spoken mainly in North and Central India. ... Urdu ( , , trans. ... is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bollywood (Hindi: , Urdu: ) is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based Hindi-language film industry in India. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ...

Dev is the second of three brothers who were active in Bollywood. His elder brother Chetan Anand was a film director, as was his younger brother, Vijay Anand. Chetan Anand (Born January 3, 1915 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan-Died July 10, 1997) was an acclaimed film producer and director from India, and the elder brother of Dev Anand and Vijay Anand. ... Vijay Anand (January 22, 1934 - February 23, 2004), also known as Goldie Anand was an award-winning Bollywood film producer, director, writer, editor, and actor. ...

Biography

Dev was born Dharam Pishorimal Anand ^[1] in Gurdaspur in undivided Punjab to a well-to-do advocate Pishorimal Anand. He graduated in English literature from the Government College, Lahore (now in Pakistan). His love for acting made him leave his hometown for the centre of the Hindi film industry, Mumbai. Dev began his career in the military censor office at Churchgate, Mumbai, for a salary of Rs. 160. , Gurdaspur is a city in the province of East Punjab, situated in the northwest part of the Republic of India. ... Punjab was a province of British India. ... The term English literature refers to literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; Joseph Conrad was Polish, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, Salman Rushdie is Indian, V.S... GCU Clock Tower Government College University, Lahore is a co-educational public university located on The Mall in Lahore, Pakistan. ... Hindi ( , Devanagari: or , IAST: , IPA: ), an Indo-European language spoken all over India in varying degrees and extensively in northern and central India, is one of the two central official languages of India, the other being English. ... , “Bombay” redirects here. ... “INR” redirects here. ...

He was soon offered a break as an actor by Prabhat Talkies to star in their Hum Ek Hain (1946). While shooting for the film in Pune, Dev struck a friendship with fellow actor Guru Dutt. Soon, they were swapping shirts, double dating and sharing dreams. They made a pact: if Dev produced a film, Guru Dutt would direct it; if Guru Dutt produced a film, Dev would act in it. This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... , Pune (IPA: , Marathi: पुणे) is a city located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. ... Guru Dutt (July 9, 1925 - October 10, 1964) was an Indian film director, producer, and actor. ...

Dev was offered his first big break by Ashok Kumar, his favourite star. Kumar spotted Dev hanging around in the studios and picked him as the hero for the Bombay Talkies production, Ziddi, costarring Kamini Kaushal (1948) which became a success. In 1949, Dev turned producer and launched his own company Navketan, which continues to churn out movies. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Bombay Talkies Limited (commonly known as Bombay Talkies), founded in 1934 in Malad, Bombay (now Mumbai), India by Himanshu Rai and Devika Rani, was a high-tech movie studio of its time, with sound and echo-proof stages, laboratories and editing rooms, and preview theatre. ... Ziddi is a 1948 Hindi film directed by Shaheed Latif. ... Kamini Kaushal ’s original name was Uma. ...

As promised, Dev gambled on Guru Dutt as director for the crime thriller, Baazi (1951). The dice rolled in favour of this creative collaboration; the Sahir Ludhianvi, lyricist song, Tadbeer se bigdi huyee taqdeer bana de, proved prophetic and Dev became a true star. Guru Dutt (July 9, 1925 - October 10, 1964) was an Indian film director, producer, and actor. ... Baazi is a 1951 Indian hindi movie. ... Sahir Ludhianvi (March 8, 1921 - October 25, 1980) was a popular Urdu poet and Hindi lyricist and songwriter. ...

He also played a few characters with a negative shade, like in Jaal (1952). His films Rahee and Aandhiyan, were screened there along with Raj Kapoor's Awaara. In the same year, Taxi Driver was declared a hit. Dev's heroine was Kalpana Kartik again, and the two decided to marry in a quiet ceremony. Raj Kapoor (Hindi: राज कपूर, , Urdu: راج کپور, Rāj Kapūr, December 14, 1924 - June 2, 1988) was a legendary Indian actor, producer and director of Bollywood movies. ... Kalpana Kartik is an actress in Indian Hindi movies, she starred in 5 films in the 1950s. ...

Marriage and the birth of son Suneil in 1956 did not affect Dev's career. A rapid-fire style of dialogue delivery, an array of hats (see for example Aye meri topi palat ke aa), and a penchant for nodding while speaking became Dev's style in films like Munimji, CID and Paying Guest. His style was lapped up by the audience and was widely imitated. He starred in a string of box office successes for the remainder of the 1950s. Munimji is a 1955 Indian Hindi movie. ... CID may refer to: In criminal investigation: Criminal Investigation Department, the branch of all British Police and many other Commonwealth police forces to which plain clothes detectives belong Criminal Investigation Division, a United States federal law enforcement agency In Indian media: C.I.D., a 1956 Indian Hindi film C... Paying Guest is a 1957 Hindi movie directed by Subodh Mukherjee. ...

Despite his characteristic style, Dev's detractors cast aspersions on his acting abilities and questioned his inclusion in the hallowed Raj Kapoor-Dilip Kumar league. Dev made them eat humble pie with his class act in Kala Pani (1958), as the son who is willing to go to any lengths — including sweet-talking a courtesan into believing he is in love with her — to clear his framed father's name. He won the Best Actor Award for the film. Yusuf Khan (Hindi: यूसुफ़ ख़ान ; Urdu: یوسف خان ; IPA: ) (born December 11, 1922), also commonly known as Dilip Kumar (Hindi: दिलीप कुमार ; Urdu: دِلِیپ کُمار) is an Indian Bollywood film actor and a former Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

He was romantically involved with singer-actress Suraiya and the two of them paired in six films together. During the shooting of a song sequence in the file, a boat capsized and Dev Anand saved Suraiya from drowning. She fell in love with him but her grandmother opposed the relationship. Suraiya remained unmarried all her life. Suraiya Jamaal Sheikh (1929 - January 31, 2004) was a singer and actress in Indian films, and was popularly known as Suraiya in the film industry. ...

His first film in colour, Guide with Waheeda Rehman was based on the novel of the same name by R. K. Narayan. The impetus for making a film from the book came from Dev Anand himself, and he met and persuaded Narayan to give his assent to the project. Dev Anand tapped his friends in Hollywood to lauch an Indo-US co-production that was shot in Hindi and English simultaneously and was released in 1965. This is regarded by many as his best work to-date.^{[citation needed]} This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Waheeda Rehman in movie still from Pyaasa Waheeda Rehman (May 14, 1936) was born into a traditional Muslim family in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh in 1936. ... R. K. Narayan (October 10, 1906 - May 13, 2001), born Rasipuram Krishnaswami Ayyar Narayanaswami,[1] is among the best known and most widely read Indian novelists writing in English. ...

Guide, directed by younger brother Vijay Anand, silenced the staunchest of critics. Dev played Raju, a voluble guide who supports Rosy (Waheeda) in her bid for freedom; but is not above thoughtlessly exploiting her for personal gains. Combining style with substance, Dev gave an affecting performance as a man grappling with his emotions in his passage through love, shame and salvation.

Guide was Dev's creative acme. He reunited with Vijay Anand for the much-hyped Jewel Thief, featuring a bevy of beauties led by Vyjayanthimala and including Tanuja, Anju Mahendru, Faryal and Helen. Vyjanthimala in Madhumati (1958). ... Tanuja Samarth (September 23, 1943) is an Indian actress. ... Anju Mahendru (born January 11) is a Bollywood actress. ... Helen Helen Richardson Khan (born October 21, 1939) was a Bollywood dancer and actress of Anglo-Burmese extraction, best known for playing vamps and vixens in Bollywood movies of the 1960s and 70s. ...

Their next collaboration, Johnny Mera Naam (1970) was a big hit. The film was released in the same year as Raj Kapoor's magnum 'flopus' Mera Naam Joker (it was a commercial failure). Unlike Raj and Dilip, who slowed down in the Seventies, Dev continued to be a romantic hero. Johny Mera Naam is a 1970 Indian Hindi movie. ... Mera Naam Joker (English: My Name is Joker) is a 1970 Hindi film directed by Raj Kapoor. ...

His maiden attempt at direction, the espionage drama, Prem Pujari, flopped, but Dev got lucky with his 1971 sophomore directorial effort, Hare Rama Hare Krishna. It talked about the prevalent hippie cult. Zeenat Aman, who played the mini-skirt sporting, pot-smoking protagonist Janice, became an overnight sensation. Dev also became known as a filmmaker of trenchantly topical themes. This same year, he starred with Mumtaz in Tere Mere Sapne, an adaptation of A. J. Cronin's novel, The Citadel. The film was directed by Dev's brother, Vijay. Prem Pujari is a 1970 Hindi movie produced, directed and written by Dev Anand for Navketan films. ... Hare Rama Hare Krishna was a Hindi language film directed by Dev Anand in 1972 starring himself and Zeenat Aman. ... Zeenat Aman (Hindi: ज़ीनत अमन, Urdu: زینت اَمن), born November 19, 1951) is an Indian actress. ... Mumtaz (born July 31, 1947 in Bombay, India) is a famous Bollywood actress. ... Tere Mere Sapne is a 1971 film produced by Dev Anand, and written and directed by his brother Vijay Anand for Navketan Films. ... Archibald Joseph Cronin (July 19, 1896–January 6, 1981) was a Scottish novelist, dramatist, and nonfiction writer who was one of the most renowned storytellers of the twentieth century. ... This article is about the 1937 novel. ...

The presence of his discoveries — the zestful Zeenat and later, the elfin Tina Munim (heroine of Dev's last recognised hit Des Pardes in 1978) — fuelled Dev's image as the evergreen star even when he was well into his fifties. Tina Munim in Bewafai (1985) Tina Munim was a successful Bollywood star of late seventies and early eighties. ... Des Pardes is a 1978 Hindi film produced and directed by Dev Anand. ...

Dev Anand is one of those few Indian actors/filmmakers who are politically aware and active and are ready to stand up for the cause that is dear to them. He was the one who led a group of film personalities who stood up against the Internal Emergency imposed by the then Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi. He actively campaigned against her with his supporters in [Indian parliamentary elections in 1977 while very few among the film fraternity showed the courage to fight against the authoritarian regime. A young Indira Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi, during one of the latters fasts Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (Hindi: ) (19 November 1917 - October 31, 1984) ran a whole big country. ...

Most of his films are an expression of his world view and have dealt with socially relevant subjects. He always emphasises this in his interviews. He thinks that his films represent his personal points of view.^{[citation needed]}

Dev Anand's films are best known for their great music. Some of the most popular Bollywood songs were from his films.^{[citation needed]} His association with music composers O. P. Nayyar, Sachin Dev Burman and his son Rahul Dev Burman, lyricists Majrooh Sultanpuri, Neeraj, Shailendra, and playback singers Mohammad Rafi and Kishore Kumar produced some very popular songs. Bollywood (Hindi: , Urdu: ) is the informal name given to the popular Mumbai-based Hindi-language film industry in India. ... O. P. Nayyar (1926 - 2007) Omkar Prasad Nayyar (January 16, 1926 - January 28, 2007) was a famous Indian film music director and composer born in Lahore,in undivided India. ... Sachin Dev Burman (Bengali: )(October 1, 1906 - October 31, 1975) (aka Burman da, also credited as Kumar Sachindra Deo Varman) was one of the most famous Bollywood music composers. ... Rahul Dev Burman, also known as, R. D. Burman, Pancham and Pancham da, (June 27, 1939 - January 4, 1994) was a music composer in Bollywood films. ... Majrooh Sultanpuri (October 1, 1919 - May 24, 2000), was an Urdu poet, lyricist and songwriter. ... Neeraj is a Hindi name which comes originally from Sanskrit. ... Shankardas Kesarilal Shailendra (August 30, 1923 Rawalpindi-December 14, 1966 Mumbai) was a popular Indian Hindi lyricist. ... A playback singer is a singer whose vocals are pre-recorded for use in films. ... Mohammed Rafi (December 24, 1924 - July 31, 1980) is perhaps the most famous Hindi playback singer of yesteryears. ... Kishore Kumar (August 4, 1929 – October 13, 1987) was an Indian film playback singer and comic actor. ...

In September 2007, Dev's autobiography "Romancing with Life" is released by the Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.^[2] Manmohan Singh (ਮਨਮੋਹਨ ਸਿੰਘ in Gurmukhi) (born September 26, 1932 in Gah, West Punjab -- now in Pakistan -- is the fourteenth prime minister of India. ...

Awards, honours and recognitions

Filmfare Awards

• 1955 - Nominated Best Actor for Munimji
• 1958 - Winner Best Actor for Kala Pani
• 1959 - Nominated Best Actor for Love Marriage
• 1960 - Nominated Best Actor for Kala Bazar
• 1961 - Nominated Best Actor for Hum Dono
• 1966 - Winner Best Actor for Guide
• 1966 - Winner Best Film for Guide [1]
• 1991 - Winner Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award [2]

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National honours

• In 1996, Dev Anand bagged the Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award
• In 1997, he was given the "Mumbai Academy of Moving Images Award" for his Outstanding Services to the Indian Film Industry. [3]
• In 1998, he was given a "Lifetime Achievement Award" by the Ujala Anandlok Film Awards Committee in Calcutta. [4]
• In 1999, he received the Sansui "Lifetime Achievement Award" for his 'Immense Contribution to Indian Cinema' in New Delhi. [5]
• In 2000, he was awarded the Film Goers' "Mega Movie Maestro of the Millennium" Award in Mumbai. [6]
• In January of 2001, The President of India honoured him with the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award (India's third highest civilian award from the Government of India). [7]
• In 2001, he received a "Special Screen Award" for his contribution to Indian cinema. [8]
• In 2001, he was honoured wit the "Evergreen Star of the Millennium" Award at the Zee Gold Bollywood Awards [9]
• In 2002, he was awarded with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest award for cinematic excellence
• In 2003, he received the special "Lifetime Achievement Award" for ‘Outstanding Achievement in Indian Cinema’ at IIFA Award [10] in Johannesburg, South Africa. [11]
• In November 2004, he was honoured with the "Legend of Indian Cinema" Award at Atlantic City (United States). [12]
• In 2004, he was honoured with the Living Legend Award by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in recognition of his contribution to the Indian entertainment industry. [13]
• In 2005, he was honoured with the "Sony Golden Glory Award" [14]
• In January of 2006, he was conferred with "ANR Award" by the Akkineni International Foundation. [15]
• He is a recipient of the "Glory of India Award" by IIAF, London. [16]
• In october of 2007, he was conferred with the "Punjab Ratan" (Jewel of Punjab) Award by the World Punjabi Organisation (European Division) for his outstanding contribution in the field of art and entertainment. [17]

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International honours

• In July 2000, in New York City, he was honoured by an Award at the hands of the then First Lady of the United States of America - Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton - for his 'Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema'. [18]
• In 2000, he was awarded the Indo-American Association "Star of the Millennium" Award in the Silicon Valley, California. [19]
• Donna Ferrar, Member New York State Assembly, honoured him with a "New York State Assembly Citation" for his 'Outstanding Contribution to the Cinematic Arts Worthy of the Esteem and Gratitude of the Great State of New York' on May 1, 2001. [20]
• In 2005, he was honoured with a "Special National Film Award" by the Government of Nepal at Nepal’s first National Film Festival. He got this honour for his contribution to its film industry.

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Filmography

Main article: Dev Anand filmography

Filmography of Indian actor, film producer and film director Dev Anand. ...

References

External links

• Dev Anand at the Internet Movie Database