Dev Anand
Actor, Film actor
1923 – 2011
Who was Dev Anand?
Dharam Dev Pishorimal Anand, better known as Dev Anand, was an Indian film actor, writer, director and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema. Part of the Anand family, he co-founded Navketan Films in 1949 with his elder brother Chetan Anand. Anand is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of Indian cinema.
The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2002 for his contribution to Indian cinema. His career spanned more than 65 years with acting in 114 Hindi films of which 104 have him play the main solo lead hero and he did 2 English films.
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- Born
- Sep 26, 1923
Shakargarh Tehsil - Also known as
- Dharam Dev Anand
- Shri Dev Anand
- Dev Saab
- Dev Sahaab
- Dharam Dev Pishorimal Anand
- Dharam Dev
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Kalpana Kartik
(1954 - 2011/12/03)
- Kalpana Kartik
- Children
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Ethnicity
- Pakistani people
- Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Education
- Bachelor's degree, Government College University
English Literature
- Bachelor's degree, Government College University
- Lived in
- Mumbai
- Died
- Dec 3, 2011
London
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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