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Blackmail (2018 film)


Anand knowing that Dev met Prabha last night, blackmails Dev. On interrogation Dev reveals that Anand used to like Prabha. Dev convinces Anand to hide the truth from the police. Using Anand's car Dev purchases a similar paper bag he used last night to escape and hides it in Anand's car, following which the police arrest Anand. Anand panics and reveals everything about Dev to the police. Meanwhile, Chawla calls Dev telling him he knows about his ruse while Ranjit manages to get a gun to kill The Blackmailer.
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ways, something which Dev disliked. The brothers separated. Dev called Anand just a week ago to tell that he has mended his ways & is going to get married. Dev came there meet Ritu. Dev had given all the information about Ritu & her family to Anand. That night, Anand came to meet Dev just after Ritu had killed him. Anand saw all the mess & realized that something had gone wrong. But when he saw his ID, he realized that Anand was posing as Anand here. Now Dev
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shock of her life to see Dev alive - and without a scratch on his body. Dev behaves as if nothing happened. Everyone in the home believes him to be Dev. Finally, when they are left alone Anand tells Ritu his true identity. He tells that he is indeed Dev's twin brother Anand (Akshay Kumar). Anand explains that Dev had crooked ways, something which Anand disliked. The brothers separated. Dev called Anand just a week ago to tell that he has mended his ways & is going to
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Khiladi 420


get married. Dev came there meet Ritu. Dev had given all the information about Ritu & her family to Anand. That night, Anand came to meet Dev just after Ritu had killed him. Anand saw all the mess & realized that something had gone wrong. But when he saw his ID, he realized that Dev was posing as Anand here. Now Dev was probably dead, for which he is grateful to Ritu as Dev might have had a plan to kill him along with her. Ritu & Anand kept this
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Dev Anand


Dharamdev Pishorimal Anand (26 September 1923 – 3 December 2011), known as Dev Anand, was a noted Hindi film actor, writer, director and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is considered as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the bollywood film industry. Dev was born Dharam Dev Anand on 26 September 1923 in the Shakargarh tehsil of the Gurdaspur district in Punjab (British India). His father Pishori Lal Anand was a well-to-do advocate in Gurdaspur District Court. Dev
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Anand Aur Anand


Anand Aur Anand () is a 1984 Indian film, which is most famous for being the debut movie of both Dev Anand's son, Suneil Anand as well as Natasha Sinha and famous playback singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya. It stars Dev Anand along with Suneil Anand, Natasha Sinha, Raakhee, Smita Patil, Raj Babbar, and Biswajeet. Arun Anand (Dev Anand) has been married for several years now, but his wife (Raakhee) is unable to conceive. Arun has an affair with his personal secretary, Kiran (
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Dev Anand, and yet remains his friend or subsequently when she gets back to Dev Anand and disowns Vijay Anand. The director had a very matured and progressive outlook towards relationships. The film also deals with its title conflict of black marketing very smartly. Dev Anand's repentance for his misdeeds and the way he convinces his gang to give up the wrong path is very interestingly portrayed. The courtroom drama in the climax (where Chetan Anand fights for Dev Anand) is thoughtfully conceptualized and very well-worded with a balanced and
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and 'Rustom Sohrab' In the late 1940s, Dev Anand used to enact actor Gregory Peck's mannerisms to please Suraiya, as he knew she was a fan of Peck. Their love-affair continued for four years from 1948 to 1951. Dev Anand nicknamed Suraiya "Nosey", while to Suraiya, Dev Anand was "Steve", a name chosen from a book Dev Anand had given her. Suraiya also called Anand "Devina" and he called her "Suraiyana", while faking an Italian accent. Suraiya
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Afsar (1950 film)


vast income. He offers Dev Anand to stay at his haveli and Dev by now having realized what his is being mistaken for, starts skillfully playing his mistaken identity or rather misperceived identity. The landlord introduces Dev Anand made purposely as a permanent guest to his daughter who is learning dancing and music, and she entertains Dev Anand with some classical songs and dances which are a part of the film. Without much time and effort while staying at the haveli Dev Anand seduces her by his charms into a relationship without thinking of the
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was based on the novel of the same name by R. K. Narayan. Dev Anand himself was the impetus for making the film version of the book. He met and persuaded Narayan to give his assent to the project. Dev Anand tapped his friends in Hollywood to launch an Indo-US co-production that was shot in Hindi and English simultaneously and was released in 1965. "Guide", directed by younger brother Vijay Anand, was an acclaimed movie. Dev played Raju, a voluble guide, who supports Rosy (
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He also formed a party called the "National Party of India", which he later disbanded. The 1978 hit "Des Pardes", directed by Dev Anand was the debut movie of actress Tina Munim and this film's success gave him the tag of the Evergreen Hero. Dev Anand was offered the lead role in "Man Pasand" by director Basu Chatterjee. Dev Anand's successful run at the box office continued in the 1980s with "Man Pasand", "Lootmaar" (both opposite Tina Munim) and "
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Swami Dada" (1982), all being critically acclaimed and box office hits. Though Dev Anand's demand as the lead hero had not decreased even in the 1980s, he decided that it was the right time to introduce his son Suneil Anand in films as the hero. He launched his son in the "Kramer vs. Kramer"-inspired "Anand Aur Anand" (1984), which was produced and directed by Dev Anand himself and had music by R.D. Burman. He expected the film to do well, but the film was
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, Rahul proposes that Dev can live only if Anand's dead body is found. Anand escapes from custody as per Rahul's plans & retrieves his brother's body from the place where Ritu hid it. He wants the people to believe that the bad twin died in an accident after the escape while he is the good person. Dev's rivals unite & try to kill Anand. Dev's girlfriend dies in the melee after learning the truth. Anand succeeds in killing the villain. When Dev's body is found, the
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Tamasha (1952 film)


she became immortalised as. This is the first film of Meena Kumari and Dev Anand and the 2nd film in which Dev Anand and Kishore Kumar acted together. First film of Dev Anand and Kishore Kumar was Ziddi along with Kamini Kaushal. A young heir-apparent, Dilip (Dev Anand) is hopelessly in love with an aspiring film actress, Nayantara (Kaushalya), who together with her scheming mother (Sunalini Devi), a struggling director (Randhir), and an assistant who actually want him to finance her launching
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did not mind Dev Anand slapping her, because she knew how much he loved her. Dev Anand later kept on apologising for days about his behaviour. Dev Anand was not the one to be daunted easily. During the shooting of the film "Afsar (1950)", Dev Anand again formally proposed to her and gave her an engagement diamond ring worth rupees 3000. Suraiya was very happy and kept the ring with her. One day when she wore the ring, her grandmother questioned her and Suraiya could not hide the
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family he is Dev. Rahul becomes suspicious that Ritu & Dev conspired to kill Shyam. To save Ritu, Anand takes the blame on his shoulders. Meanwhile, when both the criminals try to get even with Dev, Rahul realizes that he has not seen a clear picture. Anand tells him the true story, which he reluctantly believes. As he cannot see an innocent man die, Rahul proposes that Anand can live only if Dev's dead body is found. Anand escapes from custody as per Rahul's plans &
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Kala Bazar


Kala Bazar () is a 1960 Hindi film produced by Dev Anand for Navketan Films. Written and directed by Dev's younger brother Vijay Anand, the film starred Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman, Vijay Anand, Chetan Anand, Nanda, Rashid Khan, Madan Puri, Leela Chitnis, Mumtaz Begum and Helen. S.D. Burman composed the music, while the lyrics were penned by Shailendra. It was noted for having several of Bollywood's stars in a cameo at the film premiere of Mother India (1957), and it was
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a secret. However, Inspector Rahul (Sudhanshu Pandey), an old friend of Ritu, became suspicious. Besides, Dev's girlfriend, whom Anand does not recognize, thinks that Dev has dumped her. Dev's another enemy is a criminal (Mukesh Rishi) who is also a rival of his money lender. Ritu slowly starts falling for Anand, but Anand doesn't reciprocate the feelings. Anand has to live a double life - in front of the bad guys, he is Anand while in front of Ritu's
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was so much in love with Dev Anand that she let Lata sing some of the songs picturized on her in her films, in order to get more time to be with Dev Anand. Her love for Dev Anand was so intense that she was ready to forgo her singing star career for Dev, who was even more passionate about her. "All I could then think of was my love for Dev – Suraiya as a singing star and her career be damned!"(in 'A Journey Down Memory Lane' by Raju Bharatan).
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was probably dead, for which he is grateful to Ritu as Anand might have had a plan to kill him along with her. Ritu & Anand kept this a secret. However, Inspector Rahul, an old friend of Ritu, became suspicious. Besides, Dev's girlfriend, whom Anand does not recognize, thinks that Dev has dumped her. Dev's another enemy is a criminal (Mukesh Rishi) who is also a rival of his money lender. Ritu slowly starts falling for Anand, but Anand doesn't reciprocate the
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14th Filmfare Awards


The 14th Filmfare Awards were held in 1967, honoring the best Hindi films of 1966. Producer and Star Dev Anand's smash hit Guide was named the Best Film of the Year, winning a few other major and minor awards, including Best Actor for Dev Anand and Best Director for his brother Vijay Anand. "Guide" "Vijay Anand – Guide" "Dev Anand – Guide" "Waheeda Rehman – Guide" "Ashok Kumar – Afsana" "Simi Garewal – Do Badan" "Mehmood – Pyaar Kiye Jaa"
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was the third of four sons born to Anand. One of Dev's younger sisters is Sheel Kanta Kapur, who is the mother of film director Shekhar Kapur. His older brothers were Manmohan Anand (Advocate, Gurdaspur Dist. Court) and Chetan Anand and the younger one was Vijay Anand. He did his schooling till matriculation from Sacred Heart School, Dalhousie, (then in Punjab) and went to Government college Dharamshala before going to Lahore to study. Later Dev completed a BA degree in English Literature from the Government College
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Taxi Driver (1954 film)


Taxi Driver is a 1954 Hindi movie produced by Navketan Films. The film was directed by Chetan Anand and stars his brother Dev Anand, Dev's wife-to-be Kalpana Kartik and Johnny Walker. The film was written by Chetan himself, along with his wife Uma Anand and his other brother Vijay Anand. The film's music director was S. D. Burman and the lyrics were written by Sahir Ludhianvi. Mangal (Dev Anand) is a taxi driver who is called "Hero" by his friends because of his altruistic
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worked with Suraiya and Dev Anand in "Shair" (1949), said in an interview to "Filmfare" in January 2014, that Suraiya would pass on her letters to her to be delivered to Dev Anand, when her grandmother started keeping an eye on their love-affair. She said that Dev Anand was non-aggressive, not someone to put his foot down and say, "I'll marry her". Actually, Kamini Kaushal said in 2007 to rediff.com that in the early days "Dev was very
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Roshan. Amit Khanna started his career with Navketan as executive producer in 1971 and had been secretary to Dev Anand in the 1970s. He adds, "The uniqueness of Navketan today is that it's the only film company in the world still run by the one who started it." Shatrughan Sinha disclosed in an interview that it was Dev Anand who gave him a break in films by giving him a role in "Prem Pujari" and since Dev had given Sinha a very small role in that film, he compensated for
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was out of reach alone with the beautiful memories of Suraiya, “The one who could be the only one and there can’t be another, not at least for me”. The journalist revealed that Suraiya's love for Dev Anand was equally intense in 1996, when she was cajoled to come to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, saying that Dev Anand would be attending the show, but Dev Anand sought pardon to attend, confessing that he was not ready to face his lady love. Suraiya was hugely disappointed when Dev
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a box office disaster and Suneil Anand decided not to act in films anymore. But films with Dev Anand as the lead hero in "Hum Naujawan" (1985) and "Lashkar" (1989) continued to be box office successes and were appreciated by critics. "Awwal Number" (1990), where Dev Anand co-starred with Aditya Pancholi and Aamir Khan became an average grosser in the year 1990. Aamir said in an interview that "Awwal Number" is the only film he signed without reading the script
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Nau Do Gyarah


Nau Do Gyarah (; the Hindi idiom means "to run away") is a 1957 Indian Hindi-language film produced by Dev Anand. This was his brother, Vijay Anand's directorial debut. The film stars Dev Anand, Kalpana Kartik, Madan Puri, Shashikala and Jeevan. The film's music is by S. D. Burman and the lyrics are by Majrooh Sultanpuri. It is loosely based on the American film "It Happened One Night". The film starts with Madan Gopal (Dev Anand) being thrown out of
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of their honeymoon, but Ritu manages to kill him. An afraid Ritu decides to hide Dev's body. After hiding Dev's body, Ritu comes home. She gets the shock of her life to see Dev alive – and without a scratch on his body. Dev behaves as if nothing happened. Everyone in the home believes him to be Dev. Finally, when she is alone with him, Ritu confronts this new Dev. He tells that he is indeed Dev twin brother Anand. Anand explains that Dev had crooked
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Paying Guest


Paying Guest is a 1957 Bollywood film directed by Subodh Mukherjee. The film stars Dev Anand and Nutan along with Shubha Khote. The soundtrack, composed by Sachin Dev Burman, received a degree of popularity and made a lasting impression . The lyrics were written by Majrooh Sultanpuri. "Paying Guest" was the second hit film of the team of Mukherjee, Hussain, Dev Anand and S. D. Burman, who had combined two years earlier to make the successful "Munimji". An incompetent lawyer Ramesh (Dev Anand) keeps on
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Faraar (1955 film)


Faraar (), also known as Dev Anand in Goa, is a 1955 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Phani Majumdar. The film stars Dev Anand and Geeta Bali. Set just before the Partition of India, Gora (Dev Anand) is an idealist who leads a group of revolutionaries. They plan to carry out bomb explosions in important places controlled by the British. One of the revolutionaries, Bipin (Anand Pal), betrays them. Bipin is shot and injured in a court trial by Gora, who along
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Hum Dono (1961 film)


Hum Dono (; ; "Both of Us") is a 1961 Hindi film produced by Dev Anand and Navketan films. Amarjeet is credited as the film's director, but producer and star Dev Anand claimed that it was his brother Vijay Anand, who directed the film, based on his own script. The film stars Dev Anand in a double role, and also has Nanda, Sadhana and Leela Chitnis. It has been relaunched in colour after exactly 50 years on 4 February 2011. The film is also known for its
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feelings. Anand has to live a double life – in front of the bad guys, he is Anand while in front of Ritu's family he is Dev. Rahul becomes suspicious that Ritu & Dev conspired to kill Shyam. To save Ritu, Dev takes the blame on his shoulders. Meanwhile, when both the criminals try to get even with Dev, Rahul realizes that he has not seen a clear picture. Anand tells him the true story, which he reluctantly believes. As he cannot see an innocent man die
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fact that Dev Anand had given it to her. Her grandmother was furious and threw her ring into the sea. Her maternal grandmother opposed the relationship, mainly because they were Muslims and Dev Anand was a Hindu. Suraiya and Dev Anand were stopped from acting together after their last film in 1951 by her grandmother. Thereafter, Suraiya remained unmarried by her own choice for the rest of her life. Speaking to journalist Sheila Vesuna, Suraiya said: "Eventually, my grandmother succeeded in separating us. Dev was deeply hurt and
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, Lahore in British India. Part of the Anand family, he co-founded Navketan Films in 1949 with his elder brother Chetan Anand. Dev Anand had a love affair with actress Suraiya from 1948–1951, but they never married, because of opposition by Suraiya's maternal grandmother. Suraiya remained unmarried throughout her life till she died on 31 January 2004. In 1954, Dev married Kalpana Kartik (actual name Mona Singha), a Bollywood actress from Shimla, in a private marriage during the shooting of the film "Taxi Driver
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, actor and director Dev Anand, during his association with Dev Anand while filming "Hum Naujawan". He studied economics at St. Xavier's College, Mumbai before getting into acting. His television debut was made in 1989 with the 13-episode TV series "Indradhanush" which was based on time travel. He also mentors at his acting academy, Akshay Anand Acting Academy.. He is also active as producer and director for various web series under the banner Akshay Anand Academy Production. Anand is married to Roma Anand. They have two
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film about Hindu-Muslim unity, where Dev Anand played a Hindu boy and was paired opposite Kamala Kotnis. While shooting the film in Pune, Anand befriended the actor Guru Dutt. Between them, they agreed that if one of them were to become successful in the film industry, he would help the other also to be successful. They formed a mutual understanding that when Anand produced a film, Dutt would direct it and when Dutt directed a film, Anand would act in it. In the late 1940s, Anand was
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courage to take a step I was not absolutely sure of. Perhaps, it was a folly, perhaps a mistake, or perhaps destiny". The principal reason for the opposition from her grandmother and her advisers was that Dev Anand was of a different religion, and the covert one was that Suraiya was the only earning member of the family. Naqshab even brought a copy of the Koran to make her swear that she would not marry Dev Anand (February 1987, 'Star and Style' interview of both Dev Anand and
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for Bombay in the early 1940s. He began his career in the military censor's office at Churchgate, for a monthly salary of Rs. 65. Later, he worked as a clerk in an accounting firm for a salary of Rs. 85. He joined his older brother, Chetan, as a member of the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA). Dev Anand aspired to become a performer after seeing Ashok Kumar's performance in films such as "Achhut Kanya" and "Kismet". Dev Anand quoted in
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Guru Dutt as director for the crime thriller, "Baazi" (1951). The film, starring Dev Anand, Geeta Bali and Kalpana Kartik was a trendsetter, regarded as the forerunner of the spate of urban crime films that followed in Bollywood in the 1950s. The film "Baazi" saw the debut of Kalpana Kartik (aka Mona Singha) as the lead female actress and Guru Dutt as a director. The collaboration was a success at the box office and the duo of Dev Anand and Kalpana Kartik were offered many
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"Dushman", and as a black marketer in "Kala Bazar". Apart from his pairing with Suraiya and Kalpana Kartik, his pairing with Nutan and Waheeda Rehman was popular among the audiences in the late 50s and 60s. His films "Rahi" (1952) and "Aandhiyan" (1952), were screened along with Raj Kapoor's "Awaara". From the early fifties till mid sixties, the trio of Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor and Dev Anand ruled the roost. In the sixties, Dev Anand
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Chetan Anand (director)


Chetan Anand (3 January 1921 – 6 July 1997) was a Hindi film producer, screenwriter and director from India, whose debut film, "Neecha Nagar", was awarded the Grand Prix Prize (Now Golden Palm) at the first ever Cannes Film Festival in 1946. Later he co-founded Navketan Films with his younger brother Dev Anand in 1949. He was the eldest brother of the Anand family as he was the elder brother to Hindi film actor-directors, Dev Anand and Vijay Anand. His younger sister
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am Dev Anand". Acquainted with the Bollywood actor, Peck's personal interactions with him spanned four to five long meetings in Europe and Mumbai. Dev Anand and Suraiya met Peck for the first time at Mumbai's Willingdon Club, after the Filmfare Awards in 1954, on Peck's stopover from a schedule at Sri Lanka after shooting for "The Purple Plain". He knew of the "Indian Star" as an actor, more so probably because his romance with Suraiya was grabbing the headlines, and they had a chat
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Baazi (1951 film)


Baazi (English: "Gamble") is a 1951 Indian Hindi film directed by Guru Dutt. This was the second film of Dev Anand's production house Navketan Films, and as per a commitment given by Dev Anand to Guru Dutt in their days of struggle, the movie was directed by Dutt. It was inspired by the 1946 Hollywood movie Gilda. The movie stars Dev Anand with Geeta Bali and Kalpana Kartik. It is a crime thriller and had very popular music composed by S.D. Burman. The film is a tribute
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Lashkar (film)


Lashkar (Army) is a 1989 Bollywood film directed by Jagdish Kadar, starring Dev Anand, Aditya Pancholi, Sonam, Hemant Birje, Madhavi, Sumeet Saigal, Jaaved Jaffrey, Kiran Kumar and Sadashiv Amrapurkar. The movie was a huge commission earner at the box office and is believed to be one of the last commercial successes of Dev Anand. This was the only film in the late 1980s that Dev Anand starred in that he did not produce or direct, but acted in the lead role and the film was a major
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refusal of the marriage proposal, and that she was coerced to say "no" to him by her grandmother. In an interview with 'Stardust', June 1972, Suraiya revealed that she lacked the courage to resist her family and that Dev Anand truly loved her. Dev Anand wanted her to be bold and get married to him in a civil court. But Suraiya refused. "When I refused to marry Dev Anand, he called me a coward. Maybe I was one. I admit I didn't have the
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Sachché Ká Bol-Bálá


Sachché Ká Bol-Bálá is an Indian film from 1989 directed by Dev Anand. It stars Dev Anand as well as Jackie Shroff, Meenakshi Seshadri, Prem Chopra, and a special guest appearance by Hema Malini. Karan Kaul (Dev Anand) is the Editor of a daily newspaper called "The Truth". He is respected by his fans and critics alike. He loves Greeta Saunders (Hema Malini), a Swiss national of Indian origin. Then Karan himself becomes a suspect, and faces loss of credibility, when
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Swami Dada


Swami Dada is a 1982 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by Dev Anand, starring Mithun Chakraborty, Naseeruddin Shah, newcomer "Christine O'Neil", Padmini Kohlapure and Dev Anand. The film was the first credited screen appearance of Jackie Shroff. Music was provided by R.D.Burman for this film. A couple of songs became popular. Swami Dada is the story of Hari Mohan (Dev Anand), a saintly person who organizes Hindu prayers and discourses in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. He is called "Swami Dada" by
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had Ashok Kumar as the main antagonist with four more female leads Tanuja, Helen, Anju Mahendru and Faryal. For the first time she worked under Dev Anand's production house, Navketan Films after being rejected by Tad Danielewski for the lead role in the 1965 Hindi film "Guide". The success of "Jewel Thief" made Vyjayanthimala and Dev Anand a hit pair. Three decades later, Vyjayanthimala was approached by Dev Anand for a role in the sequel of "Jewel Thief"; "Return of Jewel Thief" (
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because it was being directed by his senior Dev Anand. Aamir quoted: "Dev saab was an icon for many generations and entertained us throughout his life". He was already 60 years old in 1983 when he acted opposite Christine O'Neil and along side Rati Agnihotri and Padmini Kolhapure in "Swami Dada'. In 1989, his directorial venture "Sachche ka Bolbala" was released. Though critically acclaimed, it was a commercial failure. His performance as Professor Anand in the 1989 film "Lashkar (film)" was widely
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"Maine Pyar Kiya" by Sooraj Barjatya of Rajshri Productions and was in the final running but luck be told, the role went to Salman Khan. In 1993 Vijay was launched by the legend Dev Anand in the big budget film "Gangster" in which Dev Anand himself and Mumta Kulkarni were appearing. The film was released on Dev Anand's 50th Golden Jubilee year. Following this, Vijay was offered a role in the hit TV series, "Dekh Bhai Dekh", produced by Jaya Bachchan under her banner Sarasvati Audio
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Jaal (1952 film)


Jaal () is a 1952 Bollywood film starring Dev Anand and Geeta Bali, and directed by Guru Dutt. This was Guru Dutt's second movie, after Dev Anand's production "Baazi", Guru Dutt was trying to find his bearings through commercially successful movies. After "Baazi", this was the second film in which Dev Anand also came through as an actor with a unique style of his own. After losing his vision during a storm, Carlos (K.N. Singh) lives with his sister, Maria (Geeta
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Heera Panna


Heera Panna is a 1973 Hindi film. Written, produced and directed by Dev Anand for Navketan films, the film stars Dev Anand, Zeenat Aman, Raakhee, Rehman, Jeevan, A.K. Hangal, Paintal and Dheeraj Kumar. The film's music was composed by R. D. Burman. Heera (Dev Anand) has two passions in his life, namely photography and his love for Reema (Raakhee), an air-hostess. When Reema passes away during an airplane accident, Heera is left with his only passion in life
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Bullet (1976 film)


Bullet is a 1976 Indian Hindi action film produced and directed by Vijay Anand with music by R.D.Burman and lyrics by Anand Bakshi. The film stars Dev Anand, Parveen Babi, Rakesh Roshan, Shriram Lagoo and Kabir Bedi. The movie was made at the twenty-fifth anniversary of Navketan Production company. This was coming back of Duo brothers Dev Anand and Vijay Anand. "Bullet", is inspired by a James Hadley Chase thriller. The film is about Durga Prasad (Kabir Bedi), owner of a shipping company,
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Sanam (1951 film)


Sanam is a 1951 Bollywood romantic film directed by Nandlal Jaswantlal. It starred Dev Anand, and his co-star was Suraiya, who also recorded the playback singing for the film. Meena Kumari acted in the film in a supporting role, where she played sister to lead hero Dev Anand. Sanam is a love story where Jogin (Dev Anand), a poor unemployed young man, comes across Sadhana (Suraiya) in a chance encounter in a book shop. Under desperate conditions, Jogin had to rob some money for
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Des Pardes (1978 film)


Des Pardes () is a 1978 Hindi film, produced and directed by Dev Anand. This family drama stars Dev Anand and Tina Munim (in her debut film), with Ajit Khan, Pran, Amjad Khan, Shreeram Lagoo, Tom Alter, Bindu, Prem Chopra, A. K. Hangal, Sujit Kumar, Mehmood and Paintal in the supporting cast. For the first time, Dev Anand chose comparatively new music director Rajesh Roshan for this film, who did full justice to his selection as most of the songs became quite
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Prem Pujari


Prem Pujari is a 1970 Bollywood film produced, directed and written by Dev Anand for Navketan Films. The movie stars Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman, Shatrughan Sinha, Prem Chopra, Madan Puri and a then-unknown Amrish Puri. It has several popular songs composed and directed by S. D. Burman. The songs were written by Gopaldas Neeraj. He too is an equal partner along with S. D. Burman, all singers and actors especially Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman for the success the movie (albeit, it was a commercial failure
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gave in only when both her grandmother and her maternal uncle threatened to get Dev Anand killed. Suraiya told during this interview, that during the shooting of the film "Neeli" (1950), Dev Anand asked her final decision about their marriage, after their failed eloping incident. When Suraiya told Dev Anand that she did not want her to be the cause of his death, as both her grandmother and her maternal uncle opposed their marriage, he slapped her across the face and called her a "coward". She
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Blackmail (2018 film)


and pays Dev the money. When Dolly's father asks Ranjit to return the money, he blackmails Reena for 1,20,000. In a drunken state, Dev reveals everything to his colleague Anand (Pradhuman Singh Mall). Reena asks Dev for money, saying that its for her dad's treatment. Dev gives her the money and in turn asks Ranjit for the money. Reena keeps the money on a dustbin which Ranjit collects and puts the money on a dustbin which Dev then collects. Anand who has a crush on Prabha Ghatpandey
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Dev Anand has directed 19 films and produced 35 films. Off the 35 films he produced, 18 were commercially successful at the box office and off the 19 films directed by him 10 were hits. He wrote the stories for 13 of his films. Critics say his directorial ventures have always been ahead of their time. Dev Anand's films are well known for their hit songs. He is known to have been an active participant in the music sessions of a number of his films. His association with music composers Shankar-
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Awwal Number


Awwal Number is a 1990 Indian sports action thriller film directed by Dev Anand. The film features the then 67-year-old Dev Anand with Aditya Pancholi and Aamir Khan. Dev Anand first offered the role of Ranvir Singh to cricketer Imran Khan. The story revolves around cricket where a new star Sunny (Aamir Khan) has been included in the team in place of another famous star Ronny (Aditya Pancholi). All this creates hatred in the heart of Ronny against Sunny, although Sunny respects him. Ronny decides to take revenge
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Dev (TV series)


Singh and Puja bose play the lead roles in this season. Detective Dev Anand Burman (Ashish Chaudhary) is battling inner-demons caused by the death of his wife Mahek. He has become a recluse but still works on criminal cases with Inspector Amod Narvekar. The Inspector believes that Dev murdered his own wife. Dev befriends his landlady Zohra Aapa who treats him like a son. Later, he meets fire-brand Meera who forces him to reassess his life. The show was previously titled "Dev Anand". However
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Kinare Kinare


Kinare Kinare () is a 1963 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Chetan Anand, who also plays a pivotal role. The film stars Dev Anand and Meena Kumari. Kamal (Dev Anand), a fugitive who arrives at a village close to Bombay, saves Neelu (Meena Kumari) from a bunch of goons. Neelu is the daughter of a zamindar (landowner). She falls in love with Kamal immediately, much to the chagrin of the estate caretaker, Puran (Chetan Anand), who is secretly in
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". Kartik was Christian. They have two children, Suneil Anand, who is unmarried and Devina Anand (Narang). Devina married in 1985, but was divorced a few years later. Devina has a daughter, Gina (Narang) (born 1986), who is married to a fashion stylist, Prayag Menon. Gina is a professional photographer. After completing his BA degree in English Literature from the Government College, Lahore (then in British India, now in Pakistan), Dev Anand left his home-town
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. In these films, Suraiya was always first-biller in the credits, indicating that she was a bigger star than Anand. She fell in love with him during the shooting of the song "Kinare Kinare Chale Jayen Ge" from the film "Vidya"— while shooting the scene, the boat they were in capsized, and Anand saved Suraiya from drowning. Initially, Suraiya's family used to welcome Dev Anand at home, but when her maternal grandmother found out that the two were in love, and even planned
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Solva Saal


Solva Saal (English: "Sixteenth Year") is a 1958 Hindi movie. Produced by Chandrakant C. Desai, the film is directed by Raj Khosla. The film stars Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman. The film's music is by Sachin Dev Burman and the lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri. This film also contains the song "Hai Apna Dil To Awaara" picturized on Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman in the train, sung by Hemant Kumar, with mouth organ by Rahul Dev Burman. Director Raj Khosla makes a cameo appearance in
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in "Hyderabad's Most Desirable Men on TV - for the year 2018".. Sudheer Anand Bayana was born on 19 May 1987 in Vijayawada, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh to Dev Anand Bayana and Nagarani Bayana into a Telugu speaking family. His mother Nagarani Bayana, a Housewife and father Dev Anand Bayana, worked as Manager in a Cinema theater in Vijayawada. He is one of three siblings in a family consisting of younger brother (Rohan Bayana) and elder sister (Swetha Anand Pilla). Ramya Bayana is his Sister
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. His association with Kishore Kumar started when the former sang the first solo of his playback singing career – "Marne Ki Duayen" – picturised on Dev Anand in the movie "Ziddi". Dev had forged a very strong bond of friendship with Kishore Kumar during the making of the film. In 1949, he launched his own company "Navketan Films" (named after his elder brother Chetan's son Ketan and which means "New Banner"), which, as of 2011, has produced 35 films. Dev chose
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Suraiya


three films with music composer Sachin Dev Burman, viz. "Vidya" (1948) (with Dev Anand), "Afsar" (1949) (with Dev Anand) and "Lal Kunwar" (1952)), as she was associated with other composers, and S.D. Burman came late into the scene in Bombay. Yet, most of their songs are memorable. 'Man mor hua matwala' (in "Afsar"), 'Nain Deewane' 'Layi khushi ki dunia' (with Mukesh in '
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Jaikishen, O. P. Nayyar, Kalyanji-Anandji, Sachin Dev Burman and his son Rahul Dev Burman, lyricists Hasrat Jaipuri, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Gopaldas Neeraj, Shailendra, Anand Bakshi, and playback singers Mohammed Rafi, Hemant Kumar and Kishore Kumar produced some very popular songs. Guru Dutt, Mohammed Rafi, Pran, Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Sunil Dutt, Nargis, Kishore Kumar, S.D. Burman and R.D. Burman were his closest friends from the film industry. In September 2007, Dev's autobiography "Romancing with Life"
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Main Solah Baras Ki


Main Solah Baras Ki () is a 1998 Bollywood film directed by Dev Anand. The story portrays Dev Anand as a director who is looking for a new actress to star in his upcoming movie. After finding no one in India, he continues his search in Europe..primarily U.K and Canada, finally U.S-United States, where he finds Mahdu (Sabrina-Shaista Usta-Turkish/Pakistani background)and Dev. The story of the movie surrounds the love story of Madhdu(Sabrina-Shaista Usta)and Dev. Music Director : Rajesh Roshan
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(1963), "Jewel Thief" (1967), "Prem Pujari" (1970), "Shareef Budmaash" (1973), "Heera Panna" (1973), and "Jaaneman" (1976). Dev Anand played the lead role in these movies. In 1954, Mona and Dev Anand got married secretly while on a break during the shooting of "Taxi Driver". They became parents in 1956 when Suneil Anand was born. Suneil has also acted in films. They also have a daughter
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Tere Ghar Ke Samne


. Vijay Anand would later go on to direct the hits "Guide" (1965), "Teesri Manzil" (1966) and "Johny Mera Naam" (1970). The film stars Dev Anand, Nutan, Rajindernath and Om Prakash in lead roles. The film's music is by S. D. Burman, while the lyrics have been penned by Hasrat Jaipuri. It was also the last movie to pair Dev Anand and Nutan together, after the films "Paying Guest" (1957), "Baarish" (
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as the hero for the Bombay Talkies production "Ziddi" (1948), co-starring Kamini Kaushal, which became an instant success. After "Ziddi"s success, Anand decided that he would start producing films. It was in the film "Ziddi", where the first ever Kishore-Lata duet, "Yeh Kaun Aaya Karke Yeh Sola Singhar", was recorded. This duet was an instant hit, and from here on both playback singers' associations with Dev Anand began. This continued for the next four decades
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Baharon Ke Sapne


Bahraon Ke Sapne", the response from the public in the first week of run forced the film's ending to be changed from a tragic one to happier one from the second week. The film "Teesri Manzil" was originally supposed to be directed by Nasir Hussain and was to star Dev Anand in the lead. Another of Nasir Hussain's productions "Baharon Ke Sapne" was to be directed by Vijay Anand. However, on the occasion of Sadhana's engagement party, a misunderstanding erupted between Dev Anand and Nasir Hussain
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, when apparently, Nasir overheard Dev Anand saying "The film which Nasir is making with me is coloured and he has given Goldie some black-and-white film to make. Goldie is making the movie with some new boy, Rajesh Khanna". It was the next day that Nasir requested Vijay Anand to direct "Teesri Manzil" and offered to helm "Baharon Ke Sapne", but specified that "Teesri Manzil" would not have Dev Anand in it. It was only then that Shammi Kapoor was approached.
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in "Teesri Manzil" and he immediately agreed. However, at the same time, another of Nasir Hussain's production "Baharon Ke Sapne" was to be directed by Vijay Anand. Then, on occasion of Sadhana's engagement party, a misunderstanding erupted between Dev Anand and Nasir Hussain, when apparently, Nasir overheard Dev Anand saying "The film which Nasir is making with me is coloured and he has given Goldie some black-and-white film to make. Goldie is making the movie with some new boy,
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Asli-Naqli


Asli-Naqli (English: "Real And Fake") is a 1962 Hindi film produced by L.B Lachman and L.B Thakur. The film is directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee and stars Dev Anand, Sadhana, Leela Chitnis, Anwar Hussain, Sandhya Roy and Keshto Mukherjee. The film's music is by Shankar Jaikishan and the lyrics by Hasrat Jaipuri. The film became a box office hit. Anand (Dev Anand) is a spoiled grandson of rich businessman Rai Bahadur (played by Nazir Hussain). His grandfather wants him to
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Afsar (1950 film)


Afsar is a 1950 Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by Chetan Anand. It was produced by and starred Dev Anand. It co-starred Suraiya, who also recorded the playback singing for the film. The film was based on Nikolai Gogol's play "The Government Inspector". "Afsar" was the first film produced under the Navketan Films banner. Though not a blast from the past, the golden era of Indian cinema, film "AFSAR" of 1950, starring Dev Anand, Suriya with Kanhaiya Lal,
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Teen Devian


by Ameen Sayani, as the camera moves through Calcutta's streets, the pretty Nanda (Nanda) finds herself, as she sees it, being followed. The man, Dev Dutt Anand (Dev Anand) has been sitting in the bus beside her, and has bought a ticket for Dalhousie (after she's bought one) and has now even followed her into the boarding house where she lives. At this point, Nanda loses her temper and yells at Dev, threatening to call the police. Instead, her shouting
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Kala Pani (1958 film)


Kala Pani () is a 1958 Hindi movie, produced by Dev Anand for Navketan Films and directed by Raj Khosla. The movie is a remake of the 1955 Bengali film "Sabar Upaarey" which itself was based on A.J. Cronin's 1953 novel "Beyond This Place". The film stars Dev Anand, Madhubala, Nalini Jaywant, Bir Sakuja and Agha. The film's music is by Sachin Dev Burman, and the lyrics are by Majrooh Sultanpuri. The movie won two Filmfare awards including Filmfare Best Actor Award and Filmfare
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Blackmail (2018 film)


money, and gives it to Chawla and asks for a favour. Chawla calls Ranjit and tells him the blackmailer is Anand. Ranjit kills Anand and Dev sends the pictures of Ranjit to Reena. Meanwhile, Dolly's parents find out that Ranjit murdered their daughter and lock him up in a bathroom and call the police. Reena waits for Dev at dinner and messages asking "When will you come home?". A depressed Dev receives the message and deletes Reena's Contact, while winning a computer game he always failed.
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a stand between them. When Dev Anand turns around the blackboard to Sadhana's side, the latter puts a slate between them. In the backdrop of rains outside, with Mohammed Rafi's magic all around, someone takes away a goat from the rain-sheltered veranda and one is transported to the dream world of love. At times Dev Anand is outside in the veranda with the bamboo mesh of a window between them. Dev is worshipping Sadhana with folded hands and in the end Sadhana comes near with her hands raised in
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Mahal (1969 film)


palace and of course has millions worth of property. What seems like a simple task for Dev Anand who is in love with another rich girl (Asha Parekh) turns out to be a vicious trap, where he is caught red handed in front of a dead man, who is actually the owner of the palace, but not the one Dev had been meeting there till now. Farida Jalal as the seductive nurse complicates matters. Nothing is as it seems and it turns out to be a good whodunit mystery with Dev Anand
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to film direction with the well-acclaimed movie "Neecha Nagar" which won the Palme d'Or (Best Film) award (then known as 'Grand Prix') at the Cannes Film Festival in 1946. It was the debut film for Kamini Kaushal and became the first Indian film to gain international recognition and was the debut of Pandit Ravi Shankar. By the early 1950s, he and his younger brother Dev Anand had set up Navketan Productions in Bombay present day Mumbai. "Afsar", starring Dev Anand and Suraiya,
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and Sabrina. Dev Anand died in his room at The Washington Mayfair Hotel in London at the age of 88 on 3 December 2011 (4 December 2011 I.S.T) of a cardiac arrest. His death came just months after the release of his last film "Chargesheet". Anand was reportedly in London for a medical checkup at the time of his death. On 10 December, his funeral service was held at a small chapel in London after which his casket was taken to the Putney Vale Crematorium in southwest London. His ashes
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Kala Bazar


also the only film to star the three Anand brothers together. It became a Superhit at the box office. Kala Bazar (meaning "black market") essentially dealt with black marketing of movie tickets, which Dev Anand does in the film. The story follows the template of a protagonist who takes the wrong path to make money and then realizes his mistake, for which he has to pay back. Raghuvir (Dev Anand) is a poor bus conductor who is fired from the job after getting into an argument with a
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Khiladi 420


retrieves his brother's body from the place where Ritu hid it. He wants the people to believe that the bad twin died in an accident after the escape while he is the good person. Dev's rivals unite & try to kill Anand. Anand succeeds in killing the villain. When Dev's body is found, the court closes the case. Anand is exonerated & united with Ritu. The music of Khiladi 420 is composed by Sanjeev-Darshan and Sameer penned the lyrics. Akshay Kumar performed some of his most dangerous
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House No. 44


House No. 44 is a 1955 Hindi film directed by M. K. Burman and produced by Dev Anand for his banner Navketan Films. The movie stars Dev Anand and Kalpana Kartik in a lead role. The film is also noted for its popular songs with music by Sachin Dev Burman, with lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi, including "Teri Duniya Mein Jeene Se" and "Chup Hai Dharti Chup Hain Chand Sitaare", sung by Hemant Kumar. Ashok works for the notorious gangster Sunder and his men. One day, he comes
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it by giving Sinha another role in his next film "Gambler". Sinha quoted: "Later on we worked together in "Sharif Badmash" and it was really a privilege to work with him". It was under Dev Anand's Navketan Banner where Guru Dutt, Raj Khosla, Waheeda Rehman, S.D. Burman, Jaidev, Sahir Ludhianvi, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Yash Johar, Shekhar Kapur and Kabir Bedi were given breaks into Hindi films and Dev launched actors Zaheera, Zaheeda Hussain, Zarina Wahab, Natasha Sinha, Ekta Sohini
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together after her grandmother opposed their partnership, and "Do Sitare" was the last film in which they appeared together. Although the films he starred in with Suraiya had been successful, the producers and directors of those films attributed their success to the acting prowess and screen presence of Suraiya. Anand began looking for an opportunity to play the main male lead in a film where his acting skills could be demonstrated, so as to dispel scepticism about his acting abilities. Dev Anand often spoke about Suraiya and his love affair with her
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Jewel Thief


Jewel Thief is a 1967 Hindi spy thriller heist film directed by Vijay Anand. The film stars Dev Anand, Vyjayantimala and Ashok Kumar in the lead roles. It also features four bond girl-like actresses portrayed by Tanuja, Helen, Faryal and Anju Mahendru, with other actors appearing in supporting roles. It was produced by Dev Anand's home production house, Navketan Films, following their biggest hit in 1965 – "Guide". The film became a box office hit. "J.M. Barot" also received the Filmfare Best
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, but back then it was Dev Anand's patented dancing style which he continued for years to come. The scene immediately after the song was considerably bold by the 60s standards, where Waheeda Rehman removes her sari to use it as a cord to pull Dev Anand up, when he slips down from the cliff. The love story in the film was refreshingly restrained and despite a love triangle, Vijay Anand never loaded the proceedings with melodrama. The screenplay never makes a huge hue and cry of the scene when Waheeda Rehman rejects
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Kalpana Kartik


Kalpana Kartik (born Mona Singha; 19 September 1931) is a retired Hindi film actress. She starred in six films in the 1950s. She is the widow of Hindi film actor and film maker Late Dev Anand. Mona Singha was a beauty queen while studying at St. Bede's College, Shimla. She was introduced to films by Chetan Anand of Navketan Films with the film "Baazi" in 1951. She co-starred with Dev Anand, whom she worked with in all her subsequent films. Her screen name -
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", "Sujatha", "Mehrbaan" (1967), "Chirag", "Bhai Bahen" (1969), "Reshma Aur Shera", "Umar Qaid", "Muqabla", "Jaani Dushman" and "Badle Ki Aag". She was a regular in films with Dev Anand in the lead roles, where either Dev Anand was her son or relative and some of their films together were "Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai", "Pyar Mohabbat", "Duniya" (1968)
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it earned Rs.21 crores in India and was overall declared a hit by "boxoffice-india". It was also the 9th highest-grossing film of the year (Bollywood films of 1998). The music is composed by Anand Raj Anand and Aadesh Shrivastava. Lyrics are penned by Anand Raj Anand and Dev Kohli. Initially Anand Raj Anand wanted to sing the song 'Akeli Na Bazaar Jaya Karo' and 'Pyar Kiya toh Nibhana' by himself, but could not due to circumstances, about which he spoke in an
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a quiet ceremony. The couple had a son, Suneil Anand in 1956 and later a daughter, Devina, was born. After her marriage, Kalpana decided not to pursue her acting career further. "Nau Do Gyarah" was the couple's last movie together. A rapid-fire style of dialogue delivery and a penchant for nodding while speaking became Dev's style in films such as "House No. 44" (1955), "Pocket Maar" (1956), "Munimji" (1955), "
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embracing at a flower shop. Sam and Kamal explain that both, having lost their spouses, have decided to help one another through their loneliness by means of friendship. Dev and Maya decide to take a break from the stress of their respective relationships. In doing so, they find themselves drawn to one another. Dev and Maya arrange a dinner for their respective spouses on the occasion of their wedding anniversaries so as to salvage their respective marriages. After returning home from the dinner, Rhea accuses Dev of being jealous of her
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acquired a romantic image with films such as "Manzil" and "Tere Ghar Ke Samne" with Nutan, "Kinaare Kinaare" with Meena Kumari, "Maya" with Mala Sinha, "Asli-Naqli" with Sadhana Shivdasani, "Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai", "Mahal" with Asha Parekh and "Teen Deviyaan" opposite three heroines Kalpana, Simi Garewal and Nanda. In the film "Teen Deviyaan", Dev Anand played a playboy. His first colour film, "Guide" with Waheeda Rehman
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Gangster (1994 film)


Gangster is a 1994 Hindi film. The movie starred Dev Anand as the lead actor; the protagonist of the story. It also starred Mamta Kulkarni and Manu Gargi as the romantic pair of the movie. The story is about a priest, Father Ferriera (played by Dev Anand), who unwittingly becomes a witness to the rape and murder of a village woman by the rich man of the village, Chandulal Seth (played by Ajit). Father Ferriera is framed for the crime by Chandulal Seth and is sent to the
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