Dev Anand
Dharam Devdutt Pishorimal Anand (26 September 1923 – 3 December 2011), better known as Dev Anand, was an Indian movie actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He is known for his work in Hindi cinema. Anand was known for his roles in C.I.D., Nau Do Gyarah, Guide, and in the Jewel Thief.
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| Born | Dharam Devdutt Pishorimal Anand 26 September 1923 |
| Died | 3 December 2011 (aged 88) London, England |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Dev Sahaab |
| Occupation | Actor, producer, director, co-founder Navketan Films (1949) |
| Years active | 1946–2011 |
| Spouse(s) | Kalpana Kartik (1954–2011 his death) |
| Children | Suneil Anand Devina Anand |
Anand died in his hotel room in London at the age of 88 on 3 December 2011 from cardiac arrest.[1][2][3]
Dev Anand Media
- Dev Anand in Rahi.jpg
Actor Dev Anand in the 1952 film Rahi
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Anand on Filmfare Magazine cover
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Vidya (1948)
- Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.jpg
Dev Anand with Prime Minister Nehru (second from left) and fellow actors Dilip Kumar (extreme left) and Raj Kapoor (extreme right) (c. 1950s).
Anand at his autobiography Romancing with Life launch, 2007
Anand on a 2013 stamp of India
Anand at the 50th National Film Award function when he was awarded Dadasaheb Phalke Award, 2003
References
- ↑ Legendary Actor Dev Anand Passes Away. EF News International. 4 December 2011. http://www.efi-news.com/2011/12/dev-anand-passes-away.html. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
- ↑ Dev Anand dead: Bollywood legend to be cremated in London. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/12/04/dev-anand-dead-bollywood-legend-to-be-cremated-in-london-115875-23609556/. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ↑ Dev Anand Passes Away. International Press Association. 4 December 2011. http://ipaimpress.com/dev-anand-passes-away/. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
Other websites
Media related to Dev Anand at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website Archived 2013-07-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Dev Anand on Twitter
- Dev Anand on IMDb
- RIP Dev Anand – Bollywood Mourns Dev Anand’s Death Archived 2016-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
- List of Dev Anand songs[dead link]
- Dev Anand at Find a Grave
- The Telegraph – Dev Anand Bio and Obituary
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