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{{Infobox person
| name               = Dev Anand
| image              = Dev Anand interacting with the Press at the 36th International Film Festival of India – 2005 in Panaji, Goa on November 26, 2005.jpg
| caption            = Dev Anand, {{circa|2005}}
| birth_name         = Dharamdev Pishorimal Anand
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|df=y|1923|09|26}}
| birth_place        = [[Shakargarh Tehsil|Shakargarh]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]])
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2011|12|03|1923|09|26}}
| death_place        = [[London]], England
| height             = 
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Kalpana Kartik]]|1954}}
| children           = 2; including [[Suneil Anand]]
| relatives          = See [[List of Hindi film clans#Anand–Sahni family|Anand-Sahni family]]
| years_active       = 1946–2011
| education          = 
| alma_mater         = [[Government College, Lahore]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|producer|director|writer}}
| other_names        = ''Evergreen Star''
| organization       = [[Navketan Films]]
| works              = [[Dev Anand filmography|Full list]]
| honors            = {{ubl|[[Padma Bhushan]] (2001)|[[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] (2002)}}
| awards            = [[List of awards and nominations received by Dev Anand|Full list]]
| signature          = Dev Anand signature.svg
}}

'''Dev Anand''' ({{IPA|hi|de:u ǝna:nd|-| Dev_Anand_Pron_Hindi.ogg}}; born '''Dharamdev Pishorimal Anand'''; 26 September 1923 – 3 December 2011) was an Indian actor, writer, director and producer known for his work in [[Indian cinema|Hindi cinema]]. Anand is considered as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the history of [[Indian cinema]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Raheja |first1=Dinesh |title=Dev Anand: Bollywood's man for all seasons |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2002/mar/19dinesh.htm |website=Rediff.com |access-date=29 December 2022 |archive-date=21 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021055412/https://m.rediff.com/movies/2002/mar/19dinesh.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Through a career that spanned over six decades, he worked in more than [[Dev Anand filmography|100 films]]. Anand is a recipient of four [[Filmfare Awards]], including two for [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]. The Government of India honoured him with [[Padma Bhushan]], Indian third highest civilian honour in 2001 and with [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] in 2002.<ref name="Lifetime Achievement Popular">{{cite news|title=Lifetime Achievement (Popular)|url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?artid=33782146|publisher=Filmfare Awards|access-date=15 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212082935/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?artid=33782146|archive-date=12 February 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1946, Anand debuted with a lead role in [[Prabhat Films]]'s [[Hum Ek Hain (1946 film)|''Hum Ek Hain'']], a film about Hindu-Muslim unity. He had his first commercial success in ''[[Ziddi (1948 film)|Ziddi]]'' (1948) and gained widespread recognition with the [[Crime film|crime thriller]] ''[[Baazi (1951 film)|Baazi]]'' (1951), which is regarded as the forerunner of the spate of "Bombay Noir" films that followed in Hindi cinema in the 1950s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Earners 1948|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=153&catName=MTk0OA==|publisher=Box Office India|accessdate=26 September 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012171051/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=153&catName=MTk0OA%3D%3D|archivedate=12 October 2012}}</ref><ref name="Top Actors">{{cite web |title=Top Actors |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actors |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219165002/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actors |archive-date=19 February 2008 |access-date=24 April 2020 |work=Box Office India}}</ref> He consistently starred in top–grossing Indian films from the early-1950s to the 1970s, such as ''[[Jaal (1952 film)|Jaal]]'', ''[[Taxi Driver (1954 film)|Taxi Driver]]'', ''[[Insaniyat (1955 film)|Insaniyat]]'', ''[[C.I.D. (1956 film)|C.I.D.]]'', ''[[Paying Guest]]'', ''[[Kala Pani (1958 film)|Kala Pani]]'', ''[[Kala Bazar]]'', ''[[Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai]]'', ''[[Hum Dono (1961 film)|Hum Dono]]'', ''[[Asli-Naqli]]'', ''[[Tere Ghar Ke Samne]]'', ''[[Guide (film)|Guide]]'', ''[[Jewel Thief (1967 film)|Jewel Thief]]'', ''[[Johny Mera Naam]]'' and ''[[Haré Rama Haré Krishna]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nishad |first=Sneha Singh |date=13 December 2022 |title=Remembering Dev Anand: Romantic hits of the actor that will make you fall in love again |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/remembering-dev-anand-romantic-hits-of-the-actor-that-will-make-you-fall-in-love-again-23258777 |work=Mid Day |access-date=1 August 2023 |archive-date=31 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731193215/https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/remembering-dev-anand-romantic-hits-of-the-actor-that-will-make-you-fall-in-love-again-23258777 |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite the arrival of new crop of stars in the latter-half of the 1970s and 1980s, Anand continued to star in highly successful films, such as ''[[Amir Garib]]'', ''[[Warrant (1975 film)|Warrant]]'', ''[[Jaaneman (1976 film)|Jaaneman]]'', ''[[Darling Darling (1977 film)|Darling Darling]]'', ''[[Des Pardes (1978 film)|Des Pardes]]'', ''[[Swami Dada]]'' and ''[[Lashkar (film)|Lashkar]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3721|date=1 March 2018|title=Sridevi – A Very Rare Female Star}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/bobbytalk/adminpanel/imagetemp/Trade-Guide-1978-Classification.jpg|title=Trade Guide Classification 1978}}</ref> Some of his most acclaimed performances, include ''[[Munimji]]'', ''[[Funtoosh]]'', ''[[Baarish (film)|Baarish]]'', ''[[Nau Do Gyarah]]'', ''[[Solva Saal]]'', ''[[Manzil (1960 film)|Manzil]]'', ''[[Jaali Note]]'', ''[[Baat Ek Raat Ki]]'', ''[[Sharabi (1964 film)|Sharabi]]'', ''[[Teen Devian]]'', ''[[Duniya (1968 film)|Duniya]]'', ''[[Prem Pujari]]'', ''[[Tere Mere Sapne (1971 film)|Tere Mere Sapne]]'', ''[[Heera Panna]]'' and ''[[Lootmaar]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-best-of-dev-anand/20111205.htm|title=Dev Anand's Top 15 Movies|date=5 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="thehindu">{{Cite news |last=Gupta |first=Ranjan Das |date=24 December 2010 |title=Teen Deviyan (1965) |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Teen-Deviyan-1965/article15605698.ece |access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref>  The 2011 film ''[[Chargesheet (film)|Chargesheet]]'', which Anand also directed was his final film.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16021433 Bollywood legend Dev Anand dies at 88 in London]</ref>

==Early life and family==
[[File:Batala Dera Sahib.jpg|thumb|Dev Anand was born and brought up in [[Gurdaspur]]]]

Anand was born Dharamdev Pishorimal Anand on 26 September 1923<ref>{{cite news |author=Ceylan Yeginsu |url=https://www.ibtimes.com/dev-anand-best-moments-he-died-photos-553470 |title=Dev Anand: Best Moments Before he Died [PHOTOS&#93; |work=Ibtimes.com |date=4 December 2011 |access-date=13 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806142313/http://www.ibtimes.com/dev-anand-best-moments-he-died-photos-553470 |archive-date=6 August 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=r1>Dev Anand (2007) ''Romancing With Life, An Autobiography''. Penguin/Viking. p. 1 {{ISBN|0-670-08124-8}}.</ref> in the [[Shakargarh Tehsil]] of the [[Gurdaspur District (British Punjab)|Gurdaspur district]] in [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]] (now [[Narowal District]], [[Punjab, Pakistan]]).<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Remembering Dev Anand with facts on the evergreen Bollywood star |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/dev-anand-338405-2016-09-26 |access-date=19 April 2021 |magazine=India Today |date=26 September 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Singh |first1=Shalu |title=Dev Anand's 96th birth anniversary: Some lesser-known facts about the legend |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/celebrities/dev-anand-birthday-special-unknown-facts-552419 |access-date=19 April 2021 |work=India TV News |date=25 September 2019 |archive-date=19 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419131947/https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/celebrities/dev-anand-birthday-special-unknown-facts-552419 |url-status=live }}</ref>  

His father Pishori Lal Anand was a prominent lawyer in Gurdaspur District Court. Pishori Lal Anand was also a [[Indian independence movement|freedom fighter]] and scholar affiliated with the [[Arya Samaj]] organization, who would study world religions in different languages (the [[Bhagavad Gita|Bhagavad-Gita]] in [[Sanskrit]], the [[Bible]] in [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]], the [[Quran|Qur'an]] in [[Arabic]] while he also knew [[Persian language|Persian]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bhosle |first=Varsha |date=4 April 1997 |title='A trend-setter must be cold-blooded, selfish and cruel -- he will go down in history as a saint' |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/apr/04dev1.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210095727/https://www.rediff.com/movies/apr/04dev1.htm |archive-date=10 December 2024 |website=[[Rediff.com]] |quote=My father was an Arya Samaji. He was a freedom fighter, a lawyer and a great scholar. He knew Persian, studied the Quran in Arabic, the Geeta in Sanskrit, and the Bible in Hebrew.}}</ref> 

Dev was the third of four sons born to Pishori Lal Anand. One of Dev's younger sisters Sheel Kanta Kapur, is the mother of film director [[Shekhar Kapur]]. His older brothers included Manmohan Anand (Advocate, Gurdaspur Dist. Court) and [[Chetan Anand (director)|Chetan Anand]], while [[Vijay Anand (filmmaker)|Vijay Anand]] was his younger brother.<ref name="r1" />

Anand 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newsbullet.in/movies/25-more/22514-dev-anand-had-confessed-his-love-for-suraiya-in-interview |title=Dev Anand had confessed his love for Suraiya |date=6 December 2011 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |access-date=15 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108104543/http://www.newsbullet.in/movies/25-more/22514-dev-anand-had-confessed-his-love-for-suraiya-in-interview |archive-date=8 January 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Dev-Anand-death-Punjab-village-mourns-its-son-who-never-returned/articleshow/10981325.cms |title=Dev Anand death: Punjab village mourns its son who never returned |date=4 December 2011 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=15 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111207181148/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Dev-Anand-death-Punjab-village-mourns-its-son-who-never-returned/articleshow/10981325.cms |archive-date=7 December 2011 }}</ref> Later Dev completed a B.A. degree in [[English Literature]] from the [[Government College, Lahore]] in [[British India]]. Part of [[List of Hindi film clans#Anand-Sahni family|the Anand family]], he co-founded [[Navketan Films]] in 1949 with his elder brother Chetan Anand.<ref>{{cite news|title=With Navketan Films, Anand brothers among Bollywood's first families |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-12-05/news/30477546_1_dev-anand-anand-brothers-navketan-films |publisher=[[The Economic Times|Economic Times]] |date=5 December 2011 |access-date=15 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709073452/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-12-05/news/30477546_1_dev-anand-anand-brothers-navketan-films |archive-date=9 July 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=60 yrs of Dev Anand behind the scenes |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-08-30/news/27641581_1_dev-saab-des-pardes-hare-rama-hare-krishna |publisher=[[The Economic Times|Economic Times]] |date=30 August 2009 |access-date=15 December 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707051320/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-08-30/news/27641581_1_dev-saab-des-pardes-hare-rama-hare-krishna |archive-date=7 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=History of a forward-looking studio |url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/bookbeat/history-of-a-forward-looking-studio |publisher=The Sunday Guardian |author=Jai Arjun Singh |access-date=15 December 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310035120/http://www.sunday-guardian.com/bookbeat/history-of-a-forward-looking-studio |archive-date=10 March 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Career==
After completing his BA degree in English literature from the [[Government College, Lahore]] (then in [[British Raj|British India]]). Anand left his hometown for [[Mumbai|Bombay]] in the early 1940s. He began his career in the military censor's office at Churchgate, for a monthly salary of [[Indian rupee|Rs.]] 65. Later, he worked as a clerk in an accounting firm for a salary of Rs. 85.<ref name="ReferenceA">[http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-facts-you-didnt-know-about-dev-anand/20111207.htm 88 Facts You Didn't Know About Dev Anand] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613165206/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-facts-you-didnt-know-about-dev-anand/20111207.htm |date=13 June 2017 }}. Rediff.com (7 December 2011). Retrieved on 9 November 2018.</ref> He joined his older brother, Chetan, as a member of the [[Indian People's Theatre Association]] (IPTA). Anand aspired to become a performer after seeing [[Ashok Kumar]]'s performance in films such as ''[[Achhut Kanya]]'' and ''[[Kismet (1943 film)|Kismet]]''.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-facts-you-didnt-know-about-dev-anand-part-two/20111208.htm 88 Facts You Didn't Know About Dev Anand – II] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121045842/https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-facts-you-didnt-know-about-dev-anand-part-two/20111208.htm |date=21 November 2018 }}. Rediff.com (8 December 2011). Retrieved on 9 November 2018.</ref> Anand quoted in an interview that "I remember when I gate-crashed into the office of the man who gave me the first break, he kept looking at me&nbsp;– Babu Rao Pai of [[Prabhat Film Company|Prabhat Film Studios]]. At that time he made up his mind that this boy deserves a break and later mentioned to his people that 'this boy struck me because of his smile and beautiful eyes and his tremendous confidence.'"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsbullet.in/movies/25-more/22514-dev-anand-had-confessed-his-love-for-suraiya-in-interview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108104543/http://www.newsbullet.in/movies/25-more/22514-dev-anand-had-confessed-his-love-for-suraiya-in-interview|url-status=dead |title=Dev Anand had confessed his love for Suraiya<!-- Bot generated title -->|archive-date=8 January 2012|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref> Then he was soon offered the lead role in [[Prabhat Film Company|Prabhat Films]]' ''[[Hum Ek Hain (1946 film)|Hum Ek Hain]]'' (1946), a film about [[Hindu-Muslim unity]], where Dev Anand played a Hindu boy and was paired opposite [[Kamala Kotnis]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111206/jsp/entertainment/story_14842789.jsp | location=Calcutta, India | work=The Telegraph | title=Dev Anand | date=6 December 2011 | access-date=6 December 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111207145725/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111206/jsp/entertainment/story_14842789.jsp | archive-date=7 December 2011 | url-status=dead }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Guru Dutt |url=http://www.upperstall.com/people/guru-dutt |access-date=2 November 2011 |date=9 July 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105125538/http://www.upperstall.com/people/guru-dutt |archive-date=5 November 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Late 1940s breakthrough and romance with Suraiya===
In the late 1940s, Anand was offered a few roles starring as the male lead opposite singer-actress [[Suraiya]] in woman-oriented films.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O1L2DAAAQBAJ|title=INDIAN CINEMA A VISUAL VOYAGE|author=NFDC|publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting|isbn=9788123021928}}</ref> While shooting these films, they became romantically involved. The two of them were paired in many films: ''[[Vidya (film)|Vidya]]'' (1948), ''[[Jeet (1949 film)|Jeet]]'' (1949), {{Lang|hi-latn|[[Shair (1949 film)|Shair]]}} (1949), {{Lang|hi-latn|[[Afsar (1950 film)|Afsar]]}} (1950), ''Nili'' (1950), ''[[Sanam (1951 film)|Sanam]]'' and ''Do Sitare'' (1951).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/vidya/cast/ | title=Vidya | website=Bollywood Hungama | date=January 1948 | access-date=20 June 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620104902/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/vidya/cast/ | archive-date=20 June 2017 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="google book nVbGBgAAQBAJ">{{cite book|author=Emily Bronte|title=Wuthering Heights (Annotated)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nVbGBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT225|publisher=Bronson Tweed Publishing|pages=225–|id=GGKEY:JXQKH8ETFJN}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In these films, Suraiya was always the 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 (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 Anand at home, but when her maternal grandmother found out that the two were in love, and even planned an actual marriage on the set of ''Jeet'', she started monitoring them. The two shared love letters and messages through their co-actors, like [[Durga Khote]] and [[Kamini Kaushal]], who went out of their way to engineer secret rendezvous. During the shooting of the film {{Lang|hi-latn|Afsar}} (1950), Anand finally proposed to Suraiya and gave her a diamond ring worth Rs 3,000. Her maternal grandmother opposed the relationship as they were Muslim and Anand was Hindu, so, Suraiya remained unmarried.<ref name="Rediff love ended"/><ref name="web.archive.org">{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980130/03051004.html |title=Suraiya: the reluctant goddess |access-date=27 January 2017 |work=Indian Express |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030622173236/http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980130/03051004.html |archive-date=22 June 2003 }}</ref> They stopped acting together after her grandmother opposed their partnership, and ''Do Sitare'' was the last film in which they appeared together.<ref>{{cite web |title=Suraiya |url=http://www.upperstall.com/people/suraiya |access-date=2 November 2011 |date=31 January 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011210834/http://www.upperstall.com/people/suraiya |archive-date=11 October 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=An affair to remember |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080309/spectrum/main7.htm |publisher=The Sunday Tribune |date=9 March 2008 |access-date=2 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107065759/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080309/spectrum/main7.htm |archive-date=7 January 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/jeet/cast/ | title=Jeet | website=Bollywood Hungama | date=January 1949 | access-date=20 June 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622081948/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/jeet/cast/ | archive-date=22 June 2017 | url-status=live}}</ref>

Dev Anand often spoke about Suraiya and his love affair with her, in various interviews, he gave to film magazines, such as ''[[Stardust (magazine)|Stardust]]'' (June 1972 issue), ''Star & Style'' (Feb 1987 issue) and TV to Karan Thapar for BBC (2002), while both were alive and after Suraiya's death in interviews given on TV to Simi Garewal (''Rendezvous with Simi Garewal'') and others on TV and for news magazines.<ref>{{cite news |title=Filmindia in Photos |work=Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/brunch/filmindia-in-photos/photo-kxLZoXYIKHw81ln3LOYjrK-12.html |url-status=live |access-date=15 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831234730/https://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/brunch/filmindia-in-photos/photo-kxLZoXYIKHw81ln3LOYjrK-12.html |archive-date=31 August 2021}}</ref>

===Breakthrough and 1950s stardom===
Anand was offered his first big break by [[Ashok Kumar]]. He spotted Anand hanging around in the studios and picked him as the hero for the [[Bombay Talkies]] production ''[[Ziddi (1948 film)|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'', that the first ever Kishore-Lata duet, "Yeh Kaun Aaya Karke Yeh Sola Singhar",  was recorded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realbollywood.com/dev-anand-movies-songs/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923112313/http://www.realbollywood.com/2011/08/lata-dev-anand-recall-kishore-birth-anniversary.html|url-status=dead |title=Dev Anand [Biography] Movies, Songs, Age, Height, Wife, Wiki & More|date=1 May 2019|archive-date=23 September 2013|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref> 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. His association with [[Kishore Kumar]] started when the former sang the first solo of his playback singing career&nbsp;– "Marne Ki Duayen"&nbsp;– 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. ''[[Nirala (film)|Nirala]]'' (1950), a commercial success, saw him being paired opposite [[Madhubala]] for the first time, with whom he would later form a popular pair.

Dev chose [[Guru Dutt]] as director for the crime thriller, ''[[Baazi (1951 film)|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 films to star in together. They signed all the film offers and subsequently the movies ''[[Aandhiyan (1952 film)|Aandhiyan]]'' (1952), ''[[Taxi Driver (1954 film)|Taxi Driver]]'' (1954), ''[[House No. 44]]'' (1955) and ''[[Nau Do Gyarah]]'' (1957) went on to become big hits too. During the making of the film ''Taxi Driver'', the couple fell in love and Dev proposed marriage to his heroine Kalpana. In 1954, ''Taxi Driver'' was declared a hit and the two decided to marry in 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 ''[[Baazi (1951 film)|Baazi]]'' (1951), ''[[Jaal (1952 film)|Jaal]]'' (1952), ''[[House No. 44]]'' (1955), ''[[Pocket Maar (1956 film)|Pocket Maar]]'' (1956), ''[[Munimji]]'' (1955), ''[[Funtoosh]]'' (1956), ''[[C.I.D. (1956 film)|C.I.D.]]'' (1956) and ''[[Paying Guest]]'' (1957).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/gallerydetails.aspx?category=Movies&id=2574&picno=12&section=Bollywood&ShowID=0#BD |title=Dev Anand turns 85 |publisher=NDTV Movies |access-date=14 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118224558/http://movies.ndtv.com/gallerydetails.aspx?category=Movies&id=2574&picno=12&section=Bollywood&ShowID=0#BD |archive-date=18 January 2012 }}</ref>  In the 1950s his films were of the mystery genre or light comedy love stories or were films with social relevance such as ''[[Ek Ke Baad Ek]]'' (1959) and ''[[Funtoosh]]'' (1956). 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 opposite newcomer [[Waheeda Rehman]] in ''[[C.I.D. (1956 film)|C.I.D.]]'' (1956), ''[[Solva Saal]]'' (1958), ''[[Kala Bazar]]'' (1960) and ''[[Baat Ek Raat Ki]]'' (1962). Waheeda first became a star when ''C.I.D'' became a hit.<ref name="rediff.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-dev-anand-on-his-actresses/20110203.htm |title=The Women in Dev Anand's life |work=Rediff.com |access-date=14 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104083108/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-dev-anand-on-his-actresses/20110203.htm |archive-date=4 November 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1955, he co-starred with [[Dilip Kumar]] in the blockbuster actioner ''[[Insaniyat (1955 film)|Insaniyat]]''.<ref>{{cite web |date=7 July 2021 |title=Legend Dilip Kumar Passes Away At 98 |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=6255 |access-date=9 November 2022 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> With his acting in the box office success ''[[Kala Pani (1958 film)|Kala Pani]]'' (1958) opposite [[Madhubala]] and [[Nalini Jaywant]], as the son who is willing to go to any lengths to clear his framed father's name, he won his first Filmfare award for Best Actor for the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/gallerydetails.aspx?category=Movies&id=2574&picno=7&section=Bollywood&ShowID=0#BD |title=Dev Anand turns 85 |publisher=NDTV Movies |access-date=14 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118224453/http://movies.ndtv.com/gallerydetails.aspx?category=Movies&id=2574&picno=7&section=Bollywood&ShowID=0#BD |archive-date=18 January 2012 }}</ref> He attempted films of tragic genre occasionally, such as ''[[Pocket Maar (1956 film)|Pocket Maar]]'' (1956), ''Kala Pani'' (1958), ''[[Bombai Ka Baboo]]'' (1960) and ''[[Sharabi (1964 film)|Sharabi]]'' (1964) and tasted success with them. Dev also played a few characters with a negative shade, as in ''[[Jaal (1952 film)|Jaal]]'' (1952) where he played a smuggler, then as an absconding gang member in ''[[Dushman (1957 film)|Dushman]]'' (1957), and as a black marketer in ''[[Kala Bazar]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=PTI |title=Dev Anand: The eternal romantic and charming hero |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/dev-anand-the-eternal-romantic-and-charming-hero-147672-2011-12-03 |access-date=28 July 2023 |magazine=India Today |date=13 December 2011}}</ref> Apart from his pairing with [[Suraiya]] and [[Kalpana Kartik]], his pairing with [[Nutan]], [[Waheeda Rehman]] and [[Geeta Bali]] was popular among the audiences in the late 50s and 60s. His films ''[[Rahi (film)|Rahi]]'' (1952) and ''[[Aandhiyan (1952 film)|Aandhiyan]]'' (1952), were screened along with [[Raj Kapoor]]'s ''[[Awaara]]''. From the early fifties till the mid-sixties, the trio of actors [[Dilip Kumar]], [[Raj Kapoor]], and Anand ruled the roost.

===Romantic hero image in the 1960s===
In the sixties, Dev Anand acquired a romantic image with films such as ''[[Manzil (1960 film)|Manzil]]'' and ''[[Tere Ghar Ke Samne]]'' with [[Nutan]], ''[[Kinare Kinare]]'' with [[Meena Kumari]], ''[[Maya (1961 film)|Maya]]'' with [[Mala Sinha]], ''[[Asli-Naqli]]'' with [[Sadhana Shivdasani]], ''[[Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai]]'', ''[[Mahal (1969 film)|Mahal]]'' with [[Asha Parekh]] and ''[[Teen Devian|Teen Deviyaan]]'' opposite three heroines [[Kalpana (Hindi Film actress)|Kalpana]], [[Simi Garewal]] and [[Nanda (actress)|Nanda]]. In the film ''[[Teen Devian|Teen Deviyaan]]'', Dev Anand played a playboy. One of his notable films of the early sixties was ''[[Hum Dono (1961 film)|Hum Dono]]'' (1961) which he produced and acted in, as Anand, a young lover who joins the army in frustration over being shunned by the father of his love Meeta (played by Sadhana Shivdasani). Anand played a double role in the film, also acting as Major Varma, his look-alike who he runs into in the army and forms a deep friendship. Notable for its music by [[Jaidev]], the film was a box office hit.
 
His first colour film, ''[[Guide (film)|Guide]]'' with [[Waheeda Rehman]] 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-01-20/news/28410009_1_lifetime-achievement-award-dev-anand-silicon-city |title=Dev Anand honored |publisher=The Economic Times |access-date=14 November 2011 |date=20 January 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709204435/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-01-20/news/28410009_1_lifetime-achievement-award-dev-anand-silicon-city |archive-date=9 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dev Anand tapped his friends in Hollywood to launch an Indo-US co-production that was shot in Hindi and [[English language|English]] simultaneously and was released in 1965. ''[[Guide (film)|Guide]]'', directed by younger brother Vijay Anand, was an acclaimed movie. Dev played Raju, a voluble guide, who supports Rosy (Waheeda) in her bid for freedom.  He is not above thoughtlessly exploiting her for personal gains. Combining style with substance, he gave an affecting performance as a man grappling with his emotions in his passage through love, shame, and salvation.

He reunited with Vijay Anand for the movie ''[[Jewel Thief (1967 film)|Jewel Thief]]'' (1967), based on the thriller genre which featured [[Vyjayanthimala]], [[Tanuja]], [[Anju Mahendru]], [[Faryal]] and [[Helen (actress)|Helen]] and was very successful. Their next collaboration, {{Lang|hi-latn|[[Johny Mera Naam]]}} (1970), again a thriller, in which Dev was paired opposite [[Hema Malini]] was a huge blockbuster.<ref name="rediff.com"/> It was ''Johnny Mera Naam'' which made Hema Malini a big star.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.upperstall.com/people/hema-malini |title=Hema Malini |publisher=Upperstall.com |access-date=14 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104001947/http://www.upperstall.com/people/hema-malini |archive-date=4 November 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1969, he was a member of the jury at the [[6th Moscow International Film Festival]].<ref name="Moscow1969">{{cite web|url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1969 |title=6th Moscow International Film Festival (1969) |access-date=17 December 2012 |work=MIFF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116194825/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1969 |archive-date=16 January 2013 }}</ref>

===Directorial debut in the 1970s===
Dev Anand's directorial debut, the espionage drama ''[[Prem Pujari]]'', was a flop but has developed a cult following over the years. The film introduced Zaheeda and had Waheeda Rehman as the female lead. He tasted success with his 1971 directorial effort ''[[Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971 film)|Hare Rama Hare Krishna]]'', shot primarily in Nepal around Swyambhunath, and Bhaktapur,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/south-asia/royal-friend-dev-anand-to-visit-kathmandu_10046377.html | title=Royal friend Dev Anand to visit Kathmandu | access-date=13 June 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112055619/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/south-asia/royal-friend-dev-anand-to-visit-kathmandu_10046377.html | archive-date=12 January 2020 | url-status=live }}</ref> in which talks about the prevalent [[hippie]] culture. His find [[Zeenat Aman]], who played the mini-skirt-sporting, pot-smoking Janice, became an overnight sensation. Anand also became known as a filmmaker of trenchantly topical themes. The same year, he starred with [[Mumtaz (Indian actress)|Mumtaz]] in ''[[Tere Mere Sapne (1971 film)|Tere Mere Sapne]]'', an adaptation of [[A. J. Cronin]]'s novel ''[[The Citadel (novel)|The Citadel]]''. The film was directed by Dev's brother, Vijay, and was also successful. In 1971 he paired again with Zaheeda in ''[[Gambler (film)|Gambler]]'' which went on to become a success.

In the 1970s, [[Raj Kapoor]] started playing roles of father in films such as ''[[Kal Aaj Aur Kal]]'' in 1971 and ''[[Dharam Karam]]'' in 1974 and had put on a lot of weight and films with [[Dilip Kumar]] as a lead hero like ''[[Dastaan (1972 film)|Dastaan]]'' and ''[[Bairaag]]'' were failures at the box office. Some of the hurriedly made films with Dev Anand as the leading man—two each opposite Hema Malini – ''Shareef Badmaash'', ''Joshila'' and two with Zeenat Aman – ''Ishk Ishk Ishk'', ''Prem Shastra'' and ''Saheb Bahadur'' with Priya Rajvansh — became flops and posed a threat to his career as a leading man. He bounced back with the double-role film ''Banarasi Babu'' in 1973. He delivered commercial hits again with young heroines like with [[Sharmila Tagore]] in ''[[Yeh Gulistan Hamara]]'' (1972), with [[Yogeeta Bali]] and [[Raakhee]] in ''[[Banarasi Babu (1973 film)|Banarasi Babu]]'' (1973), with Hema Malini in ''[[Chhupa Rustam]]'' (1973) and ''[[Amir Garib]]'' (1974),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=180&catName=MTk3NA== |title=Box Office 1974 |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |access-date=14 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016223214/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=180&catName=MTk3NA== |archive-date=16 October 2011 }}</ref> with [[Zeenat Aman]] in ''[[Heera Panna]]'' (1973), ''[[Warrant (1975 film)|Warrant]]'' (1975),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=181&catName=MTk3NQ== |title=Box Office 1975 |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |access-date=14 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016163451/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=181&catName=MTk3NQ== |archive-date=16 October 2013 }}</ref> ''[[Kalabaaz]]'' (1977) and ''[[Darling Darling (1977 film)|Darling Darling]]'' (1977) and with [[Parveen Babi]] in ''[[Bullet (1976 film)|Bullet]]'' (1976). The presence of his discoveries in the 1970s—Zeenat, and later [[Tina Munim]], in films and his good on-screen chemistry with beautiful young stars such as [[Raakhee]], [[Parveen Babi]], [[Hema Malini]] and [[Zeenat Aman]] in various films boosted Anand's image as the evergreen star even though he was well into his fifties. He attempted different genres of films to acquire versatile hero images. He was already 55 when he was paired with Tina Munim in 1978 in ''Des Pardes'', which became among the top five-grossing films of the year.

===Political activism during the Emergency in the late 1970s===
Dev Anand has also been politically active. He led a group of film personalities who stood up against the [[The Emergency (India)|Internal Emergency]] imposed by the then [[Prime Minister of India]], [[Indira Gandhi]].<ref>{{cite news |date=29 June 2015 |title=Recalling the Emergency years |work=The Indian Express |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/recalling-the-emergency-1975-77-the-emergency-at-work/ |access-date=14 June 2018}}</ref> He actively campaigned against her with his supporters in the Indian parliamentary elections in 1977. He also formed a party called the ''National Party of India'', which he later disbanded.<ref>Joseph, Manu (20 May 2007). [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/stoi/How-Indians-Protest/articleshow/2061978.cms "How Indians Protest"]. ''The Times of India''.  Retrieved 10 November 2018.</ref>

===Later career and an evergreen hero===
The 1978 hit ''[[Des Pardes (1978 film)|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 Star''. 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 ''[[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 a box office disaster, and [[Suneil Anand]] decided not to act in films any more.

But films with Dev Anand as the lead hero in ''[[Hum Naujawan]]'' (1985) and ''[[Lashkar (film)|Lashkar]]'' (1989) continued to be box office successes and were appreciated by critics.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Dev-Anand-Not-just-a-star-he-created-stars-too/articleshow/10985849.cms | title=Dev Anand: Not just a star, he created stars too | date=5 December 2011 | access-date=30 June 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927113322/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-05/news-interviews/30477058_1_dev-anand-navketan-hum-dono | archive-date=27 September 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | url-status=live }}</ref> He was already 60 years old in 1983 when he acted opposite Christine O'Neil and alongside 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)|Lashkar]]'' was widely appreciated and was a major success at the box office.<ref>{{cite web |last=Chintamani |first=Gautam |date=3 December 2017 |title=How Dev Anand became an unlikely action star at the end of his career |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/how-dev-anand-became-an-unlikely-action-star-at-the-end-of-his-career-4239977.html |access-date=23 March 2022 |website=Firstpost}}</ref> ''Lashkar'' was his last hit film in the lead role in 1989, with him neither producer nor director of the film.

He directed ''[[Pyar Ka Tarana]]'' in 1993, without casting himself in any role. His directorial movie ''[[Gangster (1994 movie)|Gangster]]'' (1995) had a controversial nude rape scene and the movie was released uncut. He received offers to star in the lead roles outside of his home banners in films like ''[[Return of Jewel Thief]]'' and ''[[Aman Ke Farishtey]]'' but the former was not successful at the box office and the latter wasn't released in 1993 though the film was fully ready to be released.

Since 1992, seven of his directorial ventures were box office failures. His last film ''[[Chargesheet (film)|Chargesheet]]'' (2011) was panned by critics across the board and was a box office flop.<ref name="boxofficeindia.com">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=840|title=Chargesheet – Movie – Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=22 June 2023|archive-date=22 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622065010/https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=840|url-status=live}}</ref>

He also starred in English films such as The ''[[The Evil Within (1970 film)|Evil Within]]'' (1970), where he was paired opposite Vietnamese actress Kieu Chinh and Zeenat Aman<ref name="ReferenceA"/> and ''Guide'' (English Version). The English language film ''The Evil Within'' was a 20th-Century Fox production that couldn't get the nod from the concerned authorities due to its parallel track dealing with opium selling and thus the Indian viewers were deprived of this American venture.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/books/obsessed-with-film-trivia-here-are-51-unheard-stories/story-WkO6FqX0bCEIXHca3Z3RKK.html |title=Obsessed with film trivia? Here are 51 unheard stories &#124; books |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=14 October 2014 |access-date=13 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913183112/http://www.hindustantimes.com/books/obsessed-with-film-trivia-here-are-51-unheard-stories/story-WkO6FqX0bCEIXHca3Z3RKK.html |archive-date=13 September 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Of the 114 Hindi films, he appeared in, over 6 decades, ''[[Kahin Aur Chal]]'' (1968) had a delayed release in the early 1970s and the multi-starrer film ''Ek Do Teen Chaar'' (1980) remained unreleased and ''Shrimanji'' (1968) had him in a guest appearance.  By 2011, he had the second most solo lead roles in Hindi films— 92, with Rajesh Khanna having the record for the most films as the solo lead hero in Hindi films – 106.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/the-forever-gambler-called-dev-anand/story-qk6w6eDmrZe9qAXRQWWr4N.html |title=The 'forever gambler' called Dev Anand &#124; punjab$dont-miss |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=3 December 2015 |access-date=13 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913135945/http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/the-forever-gambler-called-dev-anand/story-qk6w6eDmrZe9qAXRQWWr4N.html |archive-date=13 September 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Production ==
Dev Anand has produced 35 films. Of the 35 films he produced, 18 were commercially successful at the box office. He wrote the stories for 13 of his films. 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-Jaikishen]], [[O. P. Nayyar]], [[Kalyanji-Anandji]], [[Sachin Dev Burman]] and his son [[Rahul Dev Burman]], lyricists [[Hasrat Jaipuri]], [[Majrooh Sultanpuri]], [[Gopaldas Neeraj]], [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]], [[Anand Bakshi]], and [[playback singer]]s [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Mohammed Rafi]] and [[Hemant Kumar]] produced some very popular songs. [[Guru Dutt]], [[Kishore Kumar]], [[Mohammed Rafi]], [[Pran (actor)|Pran]], [[Dilip Kumar]], [[Raj Kapoor]], [[Sunil Dutt]], [[Nargis]], [[Vyjayanthimala]], [[S. D. Burman|S.D. Burman]], [[Shammi Kapoor]] and [[R. D. Burman|R.D. Burman]] were his closest friends from the film industry.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/gallerydetails.aspx?category=Movies&id=2574&picno=13&section=Bollywood&ShowID=0#BD |title=Dev Anand turns 85 |publisher=NDTV Movies |access-date=14 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311222043/http://movies.ndtv.com/gallerydetails.aspx?category=Movies&id=2574&picno=13&section=Bollywood&ShowID=0#BD |archive-date=11 March 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/film-obituaries/8934494/Dev-Anand.html | location=London | work=The Daily Telegraph | title=Dev Anand | date=4 December 2011 | access-date=5 February 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109112000/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/film-obituaries/8934494/Dev-Anand.html | archive-date=9 November 2018 | url-status=live }}</ref>

Anand is credited with giving actors such as [[Zarina Wahab]] in ''[[Ishk Ishk Ishk]]'' (1974), [[Jackie Shroff]] in ''[[Swami Dada]]'' (1982), [[Tabu (actress)|Tabu]] in ''[[Hum Naujawan]]'' (1985) and [[Richa Sharma (actor)|Richa Sharma]] (Sanjay Dutt's first wife) a break in the film industry, discovering Zeenat Amaan, Tina Munim and encouraging music composer [[Rajesh Roshan]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/> 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."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-08-30/news/27641581_1_dev-saab-des-pardes-hare-rama-hare-krishna |title=60yrs of Dev Anand behind the scenes |publisher=Economic Times |access-date=14 November 2011 |date=30 August 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707051320/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-08-30/news/27641581_1_dev-saab-des-pardes-hare-rama-hare-krishna |archive-date=7 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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 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".<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/dev-anand-ruled-hearts-of-youths-for-long-cm/articleshow/10983721.cms Dev Anand ruled hearts of youths for long: CM] . ''The Times of India'' (4 December 2011). Retrieved on 9 November 2018.</ref> 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]] and Sabrina.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

== Personal life ==
Anand was in a relationship with actress [[Suraiya]] for four years from 1948 to 1951.<ref>{{cite news |last=John |first=Ali Peter |date=9 July 2018 |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/suraiya-dev-anands-first-love-never-forget/ |title=Suraiya: Dev Anand's first love whom he could never forget |work=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date=22 July 2023 |archive-date=23 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230723060037/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/suraiya-dev-anands-first-love-never-forget/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |work=News18 |title=On actress Suraiya's 95th birth anniversary, take a look at her films with Dev Anand |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/on-actress-suraiyas-95th-birth-anniversary-take-a-look-at-her-films-with-dev-anand-8933472.html |date=15 June 2024 |accessdate=26 September 2024}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Rediff love ended">{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-excerpts-from-dev-anands-/20111208.htm |title=How the Dev Anand-Suraiya love affair ended |date=9 December 2011 |work=Rediff.com |access-date=8 April 2018 |archive-date=10 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810173300/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/slide-show-1-excerpts-from-dev-anands-/20111208.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> During the shooting of ''Jeet'' (1949), both Anand and Suraiya, had made plans for marriage and elopement, but were unsuccessful due to the opposition from Suraiya's maternal grandmother and maternal uncle.<ref name="pinkvilla.com">{{cite web |last1=Sharma |first1=Khyati |title=Flashback Fridays: Truth behind Dev Anand and Suraiya's Tragic Love Story!! |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/discussion/348819/flashback-fridays-truth-behind-dev-anand-and-suraiyas-tragic-love |access-date=28 July 2023 |work=PINKVILLA |date=1 February 2016 |archive-date=28 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728110058/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/discussion/348819/flashback-fridays-truth-behind-dev-anand-and-suraiyas-tragic-love |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 'Star and Style' interview, Suraiya said that she gave in only when both her grandmother and her maternal uncle threatened to get Dev Anand killed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/cafe/suraiya-a-legend-and-a-lonely-soul |title=Suraiya: A legend and a lonely soul |newspaper=[[National Herald (India)|National Herald]] |date=31 January 2018 |access-date=8 April 2018 |archive-date=24 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324102315/https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/cafe/suraiya-a-legend-and-a-lonely-soul |url-status=live }}</ref> Suraiya and Anand were stopped from acting together after their last film in 1951 by her grandmother. In an interview with ''[[Stardust (magazine)|Stardust]]'', in June 1972, Suraiya revealed that she lacked the courage to resist her family and that Anand truly loved her. Anand wanted her to be bold and marry him in a civil court, but she refused.<ref name="tanqeed">{{cite web|url=https://tanqeed.com/blast-from-the-past-suraiyas-interview-about-dev-anand/|publisher=tanqeed.com|title=Blast from the Past: Suraiya's Interview about Dev Anand|date=16 June 2012|access-date=27 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indolink.com/displayArticleS.php?id=013104044332|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040703094335/http://www.indolink.com/displayArticleS.php?id=013104044332|url-status=usurped|archive-date=3 July 2004|title=INDOlink – India Sports News: Yesteryear's Greatest Singing Star Of Bollywood Suraiya Is Dead|access-date=3 September 2016}}</ref><ref name="Bharatan">{{cite book|title=Naushadnama: The Life and Music of Naushad|author=Bharatan, R.|date=2013|publisher=Hay House, Incorporated|isbn=9789381398630|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mg09BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT158|pages=157–158}}</ref> Suraiya remained unmarried throughout her life till she died on 31 January 2004.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Sunday Tribune – Spectrum|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080309/spectrum/main7.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310054259/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080309/spectrum/main7.htm|archive-date=10 March 2018|access-date=13 July 2017|publisher=Tribuneindia.com}}</ref> In his auto-biography, Anand said Suraiya was his "first true love". When Suraiya died in 2004, Anand hid from the media in his terrace, because he wanted to be away from the media.<ref>{{cite book|author=Bharatan, Raju |title=A Journey Down Melody Lane|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WnxABAAAQBAJ&pg=PT93|date= 2010|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=978-93-81398-05-0|pages=93–}}</ref><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150317211217/http://magnamags.com/society/sepia-memories/why-did-suraiya-break-dev-anand-s-heart/3620 Why did Suraiya break Dev Anand's heart?]}}. MagnaMags (20 March 2014). Retrieved on 9 November 2018.</ref>

Dev Anand was broken after the relationship ended. In 1954, Anand married [[Kalpana Kartik]],<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/blast-from-the-past-dev-anand-weds-kalpana-kartik-during-a-shooting-break-41159.html |title=Blast from the past: Dev Anand weds Kalpana Kartik during a shooting break |magazine=Filmfare |access-date=26 September 2020 |archive-date=22 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622053639/https://www.filmfare.com/features/blast-from-the-past-dev-anand-weds-kalpana-kartik-during-a-shooting-break-41159.html |url-status=live}}</ref> an actress from [[Shimla]], in a private marriage during the shooting of the film ''Taxi Driver''.<ref>{{cite news|date=15 March 2016|title=Scandal Flashback 1950-the 1960s: Dev Anand and His Wo... – Dev Anand, Zeenat Aman, Kalpana Karthik – Masala! – Bollywood Gossip News, Indian Celebrities and Pictures|newspaper=Masala.com |url=http://www.masala.com/scandal-flashback-1950-1960s-dev-anand-and-his-women-214809.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704144447/http://www.masala.com/scandal-flashback-1950-1960s-dev-anand-and-his-women-214809.html|archive-date=4 July 2017|access-date=13 July 2017|publisher=Masala!}}</ref> They have two children, son [[Suneil Anand]], born 1956 and daughter Devina Anand.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gupta|first1=Ranjan Das|date=18 August 2015|title=Breaking her silence|newspaper=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/kalpana-kartik-celebrates-84th-birthday-with-nostalgia/article7553729.ece|url-status=live|access-date=13 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718092947/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/kalpana-kartik-celebrates-84th-birthday-with-nostalgia/article7553729.ece|archive-date=18 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Kumar|first1=Dilip|date=10 December 2011|title=UNFORGETTABLE – Dev Kahan ho|newspaper=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/unforgettable-dev-kahan-ho/article2704510.ece|url-status=live|access-date=13 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725064336/https://www.thehindu.com/arts/unforgettable-dev-kahan-ho/article2704510.ece|archive-date=25 July 2018}}</ref>

== Public image ==
[[File:The legendary Actor, Director and Producer, Shri Dev Anand speaking on the occasion of releasing his autobiography, 'Romancing with Life' by the Prime Minister, in New Delhi on September 26, 2007.jpg|thumb|Anand at his autobiography ''Romancing with Life'' launch, 2007]]

Anand is regarded as one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Iconic heroes of Bollywood |magazine=[[India Today]] |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/cinema/100-years-of-indian-cinema/photo/iconic-heroes-of-bollywood-367542-2012-05-01/5 |url-status=live |access-date=24 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://www.indiatoday.in/cinema/100-years-of-indian-cinema/photo/iconic-heroes-of-bollywood-367542-2012-05-01/5 |archive-date=28 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Best Actors of Bollywood Ever |magazine=The Cinemaholoic |url=https://thecinemaholic.com/best-greatest-bollywood-actors-of-all-time/ |url-status=live |access-date=25 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129234730/https://thecinemaholic.com/best-greatest-bollywood-actors-of-all-time/ |archive-date=29 November 2022}}</ref> Anand is noted for his diverse roles and charm. One of the highest paid actor from the 1950s to early 1970s, Anand appeared in ''[[Box Office India]]''{{'}}s "Top Actors" list sixteen times (1948, 1951–1963, 1970–1971).<ref name="Top Actors"/> In 2022, he was placed in ''[[Outlook India]]''{{'}}s "75 Best Bollywood Actors" list.<ref>{{cite web |title=75 Bollywood Actors Who Conquered Hearts Of The Millions |work=Outlook India |date=12 August 2022 |access-date=16 August 2022 |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/75-actors-who-conquered-hearts-of-the-millions-since-1947-news-215861/amp |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816142138/https://www.outlookindia.com/art-entertainment/75-actors-who-conquered-hearts-of-the-millions-since-1947-news-215861/amp |url-status=live }}</ref> Anand was placed seventh among the "Greatest Bollywood Stars" in a UK poll celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema, in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |title=Amitabh Bachchan crowned greatest Bollywood star |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Amitabh-Bachchan-crowned-greatest-Bollywood-star/articleshow/21372421.cms |access-date=14 January 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=27 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190907061309/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Amitabh-Bachchan-crowned-greatest-Bollywood-star/articleshow/21372421.cms |archive-date=7 September 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|agency=Press Trust of India |title=Amitabh Bachchan crowned greatest Bollywood star in UK poll |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/amitabh-bachchan-crowned-greatest-bollywood-star-in-uk-poll-171783-2013-07-27 |access-date=14 January 2020 |magazine=India Today |date=27 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818133557/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/amitabh-bachchan-crowned-greatest-bollywood-star-in-uk-poll-171783-2013-07-27 |archive-date=18 August 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> He was also a part of the "Trinity – The Golden Trio" (along with [[Raj Kapoor]] and [[Dilip Kumar]]).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Basu |first1=Nilanjana |title="Legendary Trio" Of Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor And Dev Anand Make A Comeback Via Karisma's Instagram |url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/legendary-trio-of-dilip-kumar-raj-kapoor-and-dev-anand-make-a-comeback-via-karismas-instagram-2481479 |access-date=27 August 2021 |work=NDTV |archive-date=17 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217130119/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/legendary-trio-of-dilip-kumar-raj-kapoor-and-dev-anand-make-a-comeback-via-karismas-instagram-2481479 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2013, he was named as one of "the men who changed the face of the Indian Cinema" by ''[[CNN-News18]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=100 Years of Cinema: The men who changed the face of Indian films |url=https://www.news18.com/photogallery/movies/100-years-of-cinema-the-men-who-changed-the-face-of-indian-films-894555.html |access-date=8 January 2023 |website=News18 |archive-date=8 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108064500/https://www.news18.com/photogallery/movies/100-years-of-cinema-the-men-who-changed-the-face-of-indian-films-894555.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Anand was widely known as the "first fashion icon" of Bollywood.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Dev Anand Bollywood's original style icon: Designers |magazine=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/dev-anand-bollywoods-style-icon-designers-147749-2011-12-04 |url-status=live |access-date=24 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/dev-anand-bollywoods-style-icon-designers-147749-2011-12-04 |archive-date=28 November 2020}}</ref> He made fashion statement with his scarves, mufflers and jackets and his signature puff. Many film actors and fashion designers have taken inspiration from Anand. ''[[Filmfare]]'' place him third in its "Bollywood's most stylish men" list.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Bollywood's most stylish men |magazine=[[Filmfare]] |url=https://m.filmfare.com/features/bollywoods-most-stylish-men-4326.amp |url-status=live |access-date=20 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://m.filmfare.com/features/bollywoods-most-stylish-men-4326.amp |archive-date=28 November 2020}}</ref> Commenting on his style, [[Rachel Dwyer]] said, "Dev Anand’s offscreen persona was that of the modern Indian citizen created by the new state of India. Onscreen, he often appeared as himself from film to film, with his distinctive hair puff and stylish western clothes – the look was often similar, well-suited to an urban and urbane hero, he played a wide variety of roles convincingly."<ref>{{cite news |title=Dev Anand was a stylish icon of Hindi cinema who reflected Indian modernity|url=https://m.thewire.in/article/film/dev-anand-was-a-stylish-icon-of-hindi-cinema-who-reflected-indian-modernity/amp |access-date=27 September 2023 |work=The Wire |archive-date=17 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017130119/https://m.thewire.in/article/film/dev-anand-was-a-stylish-icon-of-hindi-cinema-who-reflected-indian-modernity/amp |url-status=live }}</ref> After the film ''Kaala Paani'', there was a period when Anand did not wear black in public.<ref>{{cite web |title=Here's why Dev Anand never wore black coat in public: It had nothing to do with superstitions |work=Hindustan Times |date=26 June 2021 |accessdate=25 September 2021 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/heres-why-dev-anand-never-wore-black-coat-in-public-it-had-nothing-to-do-with-superstitions-101624694168378.html |archive-date=30 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630063802/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/heres-why-dev-anand-never-wore-black-coat-in-public-it-had-nothing-to-do-with-superstitions-101624694168378-amp.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=From berets to checkered shirts: How Dev Anand's style continues to stay in vogue! |work=Indian Express |date=26 September 2020 |accessdate=29 September 2022 |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/fashion/dev-anand-birth-anniversary-2020-berets-to-checkered-shirts-dev-anand-fashion-style-6616533/lite/ |archive-date=29 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729125115/https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/fashion/dev-anand-birth-anniversary-2020-berets-to-checkered-shirts-dev-anand-fashion-style-6616533/lite/ |url-status=live }}</ref> {{anchor|Romancing with Life}}In September 2007, Dev Anand's autobiography ''Romancing with Life'' was released at a birthday party with the Indian Prime Minister [[Dr. Manmohan Singh]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/sep/27look.htm |title=Birthday boys Manmohan Singh and Dev Anand |work=rediff.com |access-date=14 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229013950/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2007/sep/27look.htm |archive-date=29 December 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Artistry and legacy ==
=== Acting style and reception ===
Anand is considered as one the greatest actor in Indian cinema.<ref name="Follywood Flashback" /> Anand played the leading man from 1940s till the 1980s and was known for his strong roles. He is noted for playing roles in diverse genres — from romantic dramas to actions to thrillers to musical dramas.<ref name="Follywood Flashback">{{cite book |last1=Reuben |first1=Bunny |title=Follywood Flashback : A Collection of Movie Memories |date=1993 |publisher=Indus |location=New Delhi |isbn=9788172231064 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YrwaAQAAIAAJ&q=follywood+flashback |oclc=651858921}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=There's something about Dev: Revisiting Dev Anand's 'Guide' in 2023 |magazine=The Quint |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/celebrities/dev-anand-100-birth-anniversary-revisiting-guide-waheeda-rehman-movie-old-bollywood-superstar |access-date=31 December 2023 |date=26 September 2023}}</ref> [[Anupama Chopra]] termed Anand the "most dashing hero", Indian cinema has ever seen and added, "The nodding head, flopping arms, casual charm inspired a legion of actors. Yet, in 77 years, Dev Saab hasn’t had a true successor."<ref>{{cite magazine |title=A one-in-a-billion phenomenon: Anupama Chopra on Dev Anand |magazine=Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-culture/a-one-in-a-billion-phenomenon-anupama-chopra-on-dev-anand-101696005105372.html |url-status=live |access-date=30 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310234730/https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/art-culture/a-one-in-a-billion-phenomenon-anupama-chopra-on-dev-anand-101696005105372-amp.html |archive-date=10 March 2024}}</ref> Although Anand was mainly a romantic actor, but he also played complicated, compromised characters. Anand's film ''Baazi'' is regarded as the forerunner of the spate of "Bombay Noir". He later appeared in many thrillers like ''C.I.D'', ''Kala Pani'', ''Jaal'', ''Jewel Thief'' and ''Hare Rama Hare Krishna''.<ref name="Dev Eternal Anand">{{cite book |last1=Bajpai |first1=Trinetra |last2=Anshula |first2=Bajpai |title=Dev Eternal Anand |date=2017 |publisher=National Publishing House |isbn=978-81-214-0362-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qXXBxwEACAAJ }}</ref> On this, filmmaker [[Sriram Raghavan]] said, "Much before Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan, much more than Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor, it was Dev Anand’s bold film choices that shaped what is called the Bombay noir."<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Sriram Raghavan: Remembering the dark side to Dev Anand |magazine=Scroll.in |url=https://scroll.in/reel/1056179/sriram-raghavan-the-dark-side-to-dev-anand-needs-to-be-celebrated-too |url-status=live |access-date=21 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240211234730/https://amp.scroll.in/reel/1056179/sriram-raghavan-the-dark-side-to-dev-anand-needs-to-be-celebrated-too |archive-date=11 February 2024}}</ref>

Devesh Sharma of ''Filmfare'' termed him a "debonair hero" and noted, "His true matinee idol good looks, suave demeanour and charismatic screen presence made his fans swoon every time he came on screen."<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Best Dev Anand Movies |magazine=Filmfare |url=https://m.filmfare.com/features/best-dev-anand-movies-43840.amp |url-status=live |access-date=30 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://m.filmfare.com/features/best-dev-anand-movies-43840.amp |archive-date=28 November 2020}}</ref> [[Subhash K. Jha]] of ''[[Firstpost]]'' called him the "most easygoing superstar cinema has ever known" and said, "Dev Anand symbolized the most dazzling bastion of Hindi cinema. He was flamboyant, debonair, mischievous and romantic."<ref>{{cite news |title=Why there will never be another like Dev Anand! |work=Firstpost |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/why-there-will-never-be-another-like-dev-anand-11331571.html/amp |url-status=live |access-date=26 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/why-there-will-never-be-another-like-dev-anand-11331571.html/amp |archive-date=28 November 2020}}</ref> Shekhar Gupta of ''[[The Print]]'' said, "Nobody could match Dev Anand for style." He added, "Many of his films were ahead of his time. But you always walked out of the sultry small-town hall copying Dev Anand’s leaning-tower gait, his mannerism, and always hummed his songs."<ref>{{cite news |title=Lessons in stardom from Dev Anand |work=The Print |url=https://theprint.in/opinion/lessons-stardom-dev-anand/10948/ |url-status=live |access-date=15 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://theprint.in/opinion/lessons-stardom-dev-anand/10948/ |archive-date=28 November 2020}}</ref> Journalist Rauf Ahmed added Anand on his "Biggest stars in Hindi filmdom" list and noted, "For almost five decades Anand has continued to fascinate his fans with his never-say-die spirit and flamboyance. He is one actor for whom time has had the courtesy to stand still."<ref>{{cite news |title=The editor on the biggest stars in Hindi filmdom |work=Rediff.com |url=https://m.rediff.com/millenni/rauf.htm |url-status=live |access-date=30 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://m.rediff.com/millenni/rauf.htm |archive-date=28 November 2020}}</ref> [[Saibal Chatterjee]] of ''[[The Tribune]]'' noted, "There is nobody quite like Dev Anand. A timeless Bollywood icon, an eternal dreamer and a man of action, his creative life has never known anything akin to a full stop."<ref name="DevTribune" /> Siddharth Bhatia said, "Anand's various roles – whether in the black-and-white 1950s, when he usually played a down-at-heel cabbie or con artist, or in the 1960s when he matured, and even later – were all marked with a can-do spirit; maudlin self-pity was not his style."<ref>{{cite news |title=Dev Anand: An evergreen inspiration to generations |work=India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/dev-anand-an-evergreen-inspiration-to-generations-147771-2011-12-04 |url-status=live |access-date=31 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228234730/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/dev-anand-an-evergreen-inspiration-to-generations-147771-2011-12-04 |archive-date=28 December 2017}}</ref>

===Comparison with Gregory Peck===
Anand was often compared to the famous Hollywood actor [[Gregory Peck]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Bollywood+Gregory+Peck+Anand+dies/5808642/story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111207033621/http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/Bollywood+Gregory+Peck+Anand+dies/5808642/story.html|url-status=dead |title=Montreal Gazette|archive-date=7 December 2011|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref> Anand said that he didn't feel ecstatic hearing the tagline bestowed on him in his heyday. "When you are at an impressionable age you make idols, but when you grow out of the phase, you develop your own persona. I don't want to be known as India's Gregory Peck, I am Dev Anand".<ref name="Mid Day">{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20130922150336/http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2003/jun/55922.htm I am not India's Gregory Peck: Dev Anand]}}. Mid Day (14 June 2003). Retrieved on 9 November 2018.</ref> Acquainted with the Bollywood actor, Peck's personal interactions with him spanned four to five long meetings in Europe and Mumbai.<ref name="Mid Day"/><ref>Afsana Ahmed and Smrity Sharma (14 June 2003) [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bombay-times/when-gregory-peck-bowled-dev-anands-girlfriend-over/articleshow/22674.cms When Gregory Peck bowled Dev Anand's girlfriend over] . ''Times of India''. Retrieved on 9 November 2018.</ref>

Dev Anand and Suraiya met Peck for the first time at Bombay's Willingdon Club, after the Filmfare Awards in 1954. He knew of the "Indian Star" as an actor, more so probably because his romance with Suraiya was grabbing the headlines. The second time they met was in [[Rome]] when Dev Anand was on his way back from the Venice Film Festival, and they exchanged pleasantries. The third meeting was in [[London]] on the set of ''Moby Dick''. However, Suraiya asked for an exclusive meeting with her idol at her house. Though Anand says jealousy was natural for anyone in love, he didn't mind that he was not invited. "I didn't quite feel anything. It wasn't as if they were going to fall in love or make love. Even if they would have, it wouldn't have mattered. I was mature enough. Moreover, he wasn't my rival. I too was a big star by then," says Anand.<ref>{{cite web |title=The romance that caused Dev Anand to be known as 'Gregory Peck of India' |work=Scroll.in |date=6 April 2017 |access-date=28 October 2020 |url=https://scroll.in/reel/833826/the-romance-that-caused-dev-anand-to-be-known-as-gregory-peck-of-india |archive-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816142138/https://amp.scroll.in/article/833826/the-romance-that-caused-dev-anand-to-be-known-as-gregory-peck-of-india |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Death==
Dev Anand died in his room at [[The Washington Mayfair Hotel]] in [[London]] at age of 88 on 3 December 2011 of a [[cardiac arrest]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Legendary Actor Dev Anand Passes Away|url=http://www.efi-news.com/2011/12/dev-anand-passes-away.html|access-date=4 December 2011|publisher=EF News International|date=4 December 2011|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111207011836/http://www.efi-news.com/2011/12/dev-anand-passes-away.html|archive-date=7 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Dev Anand dead : Bollywood legend to be cremated in London|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/12/04/dev-anand-dead-bollywood-legend-to-be-cremated-in-london-115875-23609556/|publisher=mirror.co.uk|date=4 December 2011|access-date=3 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106191932/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/12/04/dev-anand-dead-bollywood-legend-to-be-cremated-in-london-115875-23609556/|archive-date=6 January 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Dev Anand Passes Away|url=http://ipaimpress.com/dev-anand-passes-away/|access-date=4 December 2011|publisher=International Press Association|date=4 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111213192328/http://ipaimpress.com/dev-anand-passes-away/|archive-date=13 December 2011|url-status=usurped}}</ref> His death came just two months after the release of his last film ''[[Chargesheet (film)|Chargesheet]]'', which he directed and produced.<ref name=bbcdeath>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16026971|title=India mourns Bollywood legend Dev Anand|date=5 December 2011|access-date=5 December 2011|work=BBC News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206111203/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16026971|archive-date=6 December 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Anand was reportedly in London for a medical checkup at the time of his death.<ref>{{cite news|title=Veteran actor Dev Anand passes away at 88|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/Veteran-actor-Dev-Anand-passes-away-at-88/Article1-777689.aspx|access-date=4 December 2011|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=4 December 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205062127/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/Veteran-actor-Dev-Anand-passes-away-at-88/Article1-777689.aspx|archive-date=5 December 2011}}</ref> On 10 December, his funeral service was held at a small chapel in London after which his coffin was taken to the Putney Vale Crematorium in southwest London. His ashes were returned to India for immersion burial in the [[Godavari River]].<ref name="London">{{cite news|title=Bollywood star Dev Anand cremated in London|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/feedarticle/9989323|access-date=19 December 2011|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=10 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222235142/http://www.theguardian.com/world/feedarticle/9989323|archive-date=22 December 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Bajaj |first1=J.K. |title=On & Behind the Indian Cinema |publisher=Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd |isbn=9789350836217 |date=2014 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_1UqAwAAQBAJ }}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{{main|Dev Anand filmography}}

== Accolades ==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Dev Anand}}
[[File:Dev Anand at the 50th National Film Award function in New Delhi.jpg|thumb|Anand at the 50th National Film Award function when he was awarded [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]], 2003]]

===National Film Awards===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Work
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| 1965
| [[13th National Film Awards]]
| [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi|Third Best Feature Film in Hindi]] 
| ''[[Guide (film)|Guide]]''
| {{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/101_13thNfacatalogue.pdf|title=13th National Film Awards|work=Directorate of Film Festivals|access-date=2 September 2020|archive-date=25 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725172334/http://dff.nic.in/images/Documents/101_13thNfacatalogue.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2002
| [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]]
| Outstanding contribution to Indian cinema
| {{N/A}}
| {{honoured}}
|<ref>{{cite news |url= https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/phalke-award-theres-no-stopping-dev/ |title= Phalke award: There's no stopping Dev |work=Indian Express |date= 10 December 2003 |access-date= 29 October 2011 |archive-date= 11 October 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201011132510/http://archive.indianexpress.com/oldStory/36953/ |url-status= live }}</ref>
|}

===Other recognitions===
* 1998 – Lifetime Achievement Award by the Ujala Anandlok Film Awards Committee in [[Calcutta]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aajkikhabar.com/en/news/688148/688148.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206100854/http://www.aajkikhabar.com/en/news/688148/688148.html|url-status=dead |title=R.I.P: Bollywood Guide, Closes His Eyes At 88:: Aaj Ki Khabar<!-- Bot generated title -->|archive-date=6 December 2011|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref>
* 1999 – Sansui Lifetime Achievement Award for his "Immense Contribution to [[Indian Cinema]]" in [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.patrika.com/jaipur-news/|title=Jaipur News, जयपुर न्यूज़, Jaipur News in Hindi, Jaipur Samachar, जयपुर समाचार|website=Patrika News|access-date=25 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223174647/https://www.patrika.com/jaipur-news/|archive-date=23 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 2000 – Film Goers' Mega Movie Maestro of the Millennium Award in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/indians-abroad/Dev-Anand-conferred-Punjab-Ratan-award/articleshow/2473035.cms | title=Dev Anand conferred 'Punjab Ratan' award | date=19 October 2007 | access-date=6 December 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815163335/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-10-19/indians-abroad/27956950_1_dev-anand-lifetime-achievement-award-dadasaheb-phalke-award | archive-date=15 August 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | url-status=live }}</ref>
* 2001 – Evergreen Star of the Millennium Award at the Zee Gold Bollywood Awards on 28 April 2001 at the Nassau Coliseum, New York.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bhayani |first=Viral |url=https://www.indiatoday.com.au/yourstory10.htm |title=Evergreen Star of the Millennium – DEV ANAND |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227042642/http://indiatoday.com.au/yourstory10.htm |archive-date=27 February 2019 |website=Indiatoday.com.au |access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref>
* 2004 – Legend of Indian Cinema Award at [[Atlantic City]] ([[United States]]).<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20071014045213/http://movies.indiainfo.com/newsbytes/devanand_112204.html Dev Anand, Prem Chopra honoured]}}. movies.indiainfo.com. 22 November 2004</ref>
* 2004 – Living Legend Award by the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry ([[FICCI]]) in recognition of his contribution to the Indian entertainment industry.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.redhotcurry.com/entertainment/bollywood/march_2004/living_legends.htm |title=BACHCHAN, HEMA HONOURED AS LIVING LEGENDS |publisher=Redhotcurry.com |author=Viral Bhayani |date=16 March 2004 |access-date=14 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928192435/http://www.redhotcurry.com/entertainment/bollywood/march_2004/living_legends.htm |archive-date=28 September 2011 }}</ref>
* 2005 – Sony Gold Award.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/02/28/stories/2005022809430300.htm |title=Shahrukh, Rani bag awards |date=28 February 2005 |access-date=14 November 2011 |location=Chennai, India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104024122/http://www.hindu.com/2005/02/28/stories/2005022809430300.htm |archive-date=4 January 2012 |work=[[The Hindu]] |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2006 – Glory of India Award by IIAF, [[London]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070525/asp/jamshedpur/story_7742079.asp |title=Tribute to a son of the soil- Linguist MJ warsi to receive glory award |newspaper=The Telegraph |date=25 May 2007 |access-date=14 November 2011 |location=Calcutta, India |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024042045/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070525/asp/jamshedpur/story_7742079.asp |archive-date=24 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2008 – Lifetime Achievement Award by Ramya Cultural Academy in association with Vinmusiclub.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.apunkachoice.com/happenings/20080122-0.html |title=Dev Anand honored with lifetime achievement award |publisher=apunkachoice |date=22 January 2008 |access-date=14 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104044533/http://www.apunkachoice.com/happenings/20080122-0.html |archive-date=4 January 2012 }}</ref>
* 2008 – Lifetime Achievement Award by Rotary Club of Bombay.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radiosargam.com/films/archives/12873/dev-anand-honoured-by-roatary-club-of-bombay.html |title=Dev Anand honoured by Rotary Club of Bombay |publisher=radiosargam.com |date=9 June 2008 |access-date=14 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928180658/http://www.radiosargam.com/films/archives/12873/dev-anand-honoured-by-roatary-club-of-bombay.html |archive-date=28 September 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 2008 – Awarded at the IIJS Solitaire Awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radiosargam.com/films/archives/14887/dev-anand-sunil-shetty-and-asha-parekh-awarded-at-iijs-solitaire-awards.html |title=Dev Anand, Sunil Shetty and Asha Parekh awarded at IIJS Solitaire Awards |publisher=radiosargam.com |date=8 August 2008 |access-date=14 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928180709/http://www.radiosargam.com/films/archives/14887/dev-anand-sunil-shetty-and-asha-parekh-awarded-at-iijs-solitaire-awards.html |archive-date=28 September 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* 2009 – Legend Award given to Dev Anand by [[Rajinikanth]].<ref>[http://www.sify.com/movies/rajini-kamal-mourns-for-dev-anand-news-tamil-lmfk8Xjcaeg.html Rajini & Kamal speak about Dev Anand] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120110339/http://www.sify.com/movies/rajini-kamal-mourns-for-dev-anand-news-tamil-lmfk8Xjcaeg.html |date=20 November 2018 }}. Sify.com. Retrieved on 9 November 2018.</ref>
* 2010 – Rashtriya Gaurav Award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.i-newswire.com/environmentalist-ajay-jain-awarded/18301 |title=Environmentalist Ajay Jain awarded "Rashtriya Gaurav Award 2010" |publisher=i-newswire.com |date=17 January 2010 |access-date=14 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513105429/http://www.i-newswire.com/environmentalist-ajay-jain-awarded/18301 |archive-date=13 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* 2011 – Rashtriya Kishore Kumar Samman from the Government of [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite news|last=IANS|title=Dev Anand conferred Rashtriya Kishore Kumar Samman|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/dev-anand-conferred-rashtriya-kishore-kumar-samman_98317.htm|access-date=4 December 2011|newspaper=ZEE News|date=14 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111217125058/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/dev-anand-conferred-rashtriya-kishore-kumar-samman_98317.htm|archive-date=17 December 2011|url-status=live}}</ref>
* 2013 – Lifetime Achievement Maestro Award by the [[Whistling Woods International Institute]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1909754/Big-B-receives-Lifetime-Achievement-award-from-WWI |title= Big B and Dev Anand receives Lifetime Achievement award from WWI |website= [[Bollywood Hungama]] |date= 18 July 2013 |access-date= 18 July 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130721053033/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1909754/Big-B-receives-Lifetime-Achievement-award-from-WWI |archive-date= 21 July 2013 |url-status= dead }}</ref>
* In July 2000, in [[New York City]], he was honoured by an Award from the hands of the then [[First Lady of the United States of America]], [[Hillary Clinton]], for his "Outstanding Contribution to [[Indian Cinema]]".<ref>{{cite news |author=FP Staff |title=Dev Anand |url=https://www.firstpost.com/topics/dev-anand-92521.html |access-date=20 November 2022 |work=Firstpost |date=26 September 2011 |archive-date=20 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120020024/https://www.firstpost.com/topics/dev-anand-92521.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* In 2000, he was awarded the Indo-American Association "Star of the Millennium" Award in Silicon Valley, California.<ref>{{cite news |title=BJP condoles demise of Dev Anand |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/bjp-condoles-demise-dev-anand-133605151.html |access-date=20 November 2022 |work=news.yahoo.com |date=4 December 2011 |archive-date=20 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120020413/https://www.yahoo.com/news/bjp-condoles-demise-dev-anand-133605151.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
* In 2005, he was honoured with a "Special National Film Award" by the [[Government of Nepal]] at Nepal's first National Indian film festival in [[Stockholm]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Nepal film industry to honour Dev Anand |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/nepal-film-industry-to-honour-dev-anand/story-Upfr8pBolXB2s76YSD2eGO.html |access-date=12 November 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=24 June 2005 |archive-date=29 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230729052444/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/nepal-film-industry-to-honour-dev-anand/story-Upfr8pBolXB2s76YSD2eGO_amp.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Honours and tributes ==
[[File:Dev Anand 2013 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Anand on a 2013 stamp of India]]

On the occasion of 100 years of Indian cinema, a postage stamp bearing his image and likeness was released by [[India Post]] to honour him on 3 May 2013.<ref>{{cite news |agency=PTI |date=3 May 2013 |title=President Pranab Mukherjee releases stamps on 50 Bollywood personalities |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/president-pranab-mukherjee-releases-stamps-on-50-bollywood-personalities/articleshow/19870256.cms |access-date=3 April 2021 |archive-date=29 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829154401/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/president-pranab-mukherjee-releases-stamps-on-50-bollywood-personalities/articleshow/19870256.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> In Anand's honour, a brass statue was unveiled at [[Walk of the Stars]] at [[Bandstand Promenade|Bandra Bandstand]], along with his autograph, in February 2013.<ref>{{cite news|last=Thirani|first=Neha|title=Mumbai Gets Its Own Walk of Fame|url=http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/26/mumbai-gets-its-own-walk-of-fame/|accessdate=15 April 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=26 March 2012|archive-date=2 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402184620/http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/26/mumbai-gets-its-own-walk-of-fame/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, Bhaichand Patel wrote about Dev Anand in his book ''Bollywood's Top 20: Superstars of Indian Cinema''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Iyengar |first1=Niranjan |author-link1=Niranjan Iyengar |editor1-last=Patel |editor1-first=Bhaichand |title=Bollywood's Top 20 Superstars of Indian Cinema |publisher=Penguin Books |isbn=978-0-670-08572-9 |date=2012 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6yQYcxZ8wmsC&q=dev+anand }}</ref>

Several actors have been inspired by Anand's work and fondly remembers him. Actor [[Rajesh Khanna]] called him his "inspiration" and said, "I was an ardent admirer of Dev Anand from my teens. I was highly inspired by his acting style. Dev Anand was my inspiration, my idol."<ref>{{cite news |title=Dev Anand was my inspiration: Rajesh Khanna |work=Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/dev-anand-was-my-inspiration-rajesh-khanna/story-uWR6ZSZpVVQjM1OtBauGRN.html |url-status=live |access-date=22 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/dev-anand-was-my-inspiration-rajesh-khanna/story-uWR6ZSZpVVQjM1OtBauGRN_amp.html |archive-date=28 November 2020}}</ref> Actress [[Mala Sinha]] said, "Devsaab was the romantic idol of Indian youth. He paired successfully opposite every leading lady of his period."<ref>{{cite news |title=The eternal romantic: Mala Sinha on her association with Dev Anand |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-eternal-romantic-mala-sinha-on-her-association-with-dev-anand/article65918068.ece |url-status=live |access-date=20 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-eternal-romantic-mala-sinha-on-her-association-with-dev-anand/article65918068.ece/amp/ |archive-date=28 November 2020}}</ref> Talking about his stardom, actress [[Asha Parekh]] said, "The only stardom I’ve seen seem that is comparable with Rajesh Khanna is Dev Anand. Deewane the fans Dev Saab ke." ("Fans were crazy about Dev Anand")<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The only stardom that is comparable with Rajesh Khanna is of Dev Anand – Asha Parekh |magazine=Bollywood Hungama |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/stardom-ive-seen-seem-comparable-rajesh-khanna-dev-anand-asha-parekh/ |url-status=live |access-date=24 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/stardom-ive-seen-seem-comparable-rajesh-khanna-dev-anand-asha-parekh/ |archive-date=28 November 2020}}</ref>

Various film festivals have given tribute to Dev Anand. In 2011, [[Bengaluru International Film Festival]] and in 2023, [[Kolkata International Film Festival]] organised event and screened Anand's films.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bengaluru film fest to pay tribute to Dev Anand |work=News18 |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/bengaluru-film-fest-to-pay-tribute-to-dev-anand-426105.html |url-status=live |access-date=23 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://www.news18.com/news/india/bengaluru-film-fest-to-pay-tribute-to-dev-anand-426105.html |archive-date=28 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=29th Kolkata International Film Festival to pay tribute to Dev Anand |work=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/29th-kolkata-international-film-festival-to-pay-tribute-to-mrinal-sen-and-dev-anand/articleshow/101271419.cms |url-status=live |access-date=20 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626064154/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/29th-kolkata-international-film-festival-to-pay-tribute-to-mrinal-sen-and-dev-anand/articleshow/101271419.cms |archive-date=26 June 2023}}</ref> A three-day weekend retrospective of five of Anand's biggest 1960s hits, was organised by the [[Directorate of Film Festivals]] in 2005.<ref name="DevTribune">{{cite news |title=Eternal Dev Anand |work=The Tribune |url=https://m.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050410/spectrum/main2.htm |url-status=live |access-date=12 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://m.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050410/spectrum/main2.htm |archive-date=28 November 2020}}</ref> A garden named "Sadabhaar Dev Anand Udyan", after the actor was inaugurated by his son in Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya, Mumbai.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dev Anand fan dedicates a garden in actor's memory |work=Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/dev-anand-fan-dedicates-a-garden-in-actors-memory/lite/ |url-status=live |access-date=29 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128234730/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/dev-anand-fan-dedicates-a-garden-in-actors-memory/lite/ |archive-date=28 November 2020}}</ref> In 2023, to mark Anand's 100th birthday on 26 September, Film Heritage Foundation and [[National Film Archive of India]], in collaboration with [[PVR INOX]], presented "Dev Anand@100 – Forever Young" – a weekend festival of four Dev Anand milestone films in cinemas in 30 cities and 58 cinemas across India on 23 and 24 September.<ref>{{cite news |title='Dev Anand @ 100' film festival kicks off with 'Johny Mera Naam', 'Guide' screenings |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/dev-anand-100-film-festival-kicks-off-with-johny-mera-naam-guide-screenings/article67340907.ece |work=The Hindu |agency=PTI |date=24 September 2023 |access-date=9 January 2024}}</ref> In 2023, an exhibition at [[Kiran Nadar Museum of Art]] in [[Noida]], named "Sitaare Zameen Par", had portraits of Anand that were captured by JH Thakkar.<ref>{{cite web |title=Romancing the icons of Hindi cinema's golden years |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/standpoint/story/romancing-the-icons-of-hindi-cinemas-golden-years-2332038-2023-02-08 |work=India Today |author=Sharmi Adhikary |date=8 February 2023 |accessdate=21 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810234730/https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/movies/standpoint/story/romancing-the-icons-of-hindi-cinemas-golden-years-2332038-2023-02-08 |archive-date=10 August 2023}}</ref>

== In popular culture ==
[[File:Dev Anand still2.jpg|thumb|Anand in 2011]]

===In film===
* In [[Aditya Chopra]]'s 2008 film ''[[Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi]]''{{'}}s song "[[Phir Milenge Chalte Chalte]]", actor [[Shah Rukh Khan]] dressed himself as Anand and acted his famous hand gestures, as a tribute to Anand.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/56215 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906012215/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/cast/id/56215 |archive-date=6 September 2015 |access-date=27 February 2014 |website=Bollywood Hungama}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5|title=Music Hits 2000–2009 (Figures in Units)|website=Box Office India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100624132928/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=286&catName=MjAwMC0yMDA5|archive-date=24 June 2010}}</ref>
* In February 2011, his 1961 black-and-white film ''[[Hum Dono (1961 film)|Hum Dono]]'' was digitised, colourised and re-released.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mahaan |first=Deepak |date=20 January 2011 |title=The name is Dev! |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/The-name-is-Dev/article15526018.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219165002/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/The-name-is-Dev/article15526018.ece/amp/ |archive-date=19 February 2008 |access-date=16 September 2021 |work=The Hindu}}</ref>
* [[National Film Archive of India]], [[Pune]] added Dev Anand's 1953 film ''[[Rahi (film)|Rahi]]'' to its collection in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1775586 |title=NFAI enriches its collection by adding 8 rare Hindi films of 1940s and 1950s |work=[[Press Information Bureau]] |access-date=21 October 2022 |archive-date=27 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127074422/https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1775586 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Publications Division|title=Mass Media in India 1992|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cG42DwAAQBAJ&pg=PR2-IA50|date=15 September 2017|publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting|isbn=978-81-230-2566-7|pages=2–}}</ref>

===Biographies===
* The first biography was written in 2004, titled ''Dev Anand - Dashing, Debonair'', by Alpana Chowdhury.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Chowdhury |first1=Alpana |title=Dev Anand - Dashing, Debonair |publisher=Rupa & Company |isbn=9788129105431 |date=2004 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zitlAAAAMAAJ }}</ref>
* In 2011, Anand wrote his auto-biography titled ''Romancing with Life''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Anand |first1=Dev |author-link1=Dev Anand |title=Romancing with Life |publisher=Penguin Books India PVT, Limited |isbn=9780143430612 |date=2011 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kdVSswEACAAJ }}</ref> It has been described as the "first ever full-fledged memoir by a leading Bollywood star."<ref>Ranjan, Rohit (2009). "The Debonair Hero". ''The Book Review India,'' Volume 33, No 2, Retrieved April 12, 2025, from <nowiki>https://www.thebookreviewindia.org/the-debonair-hero/</nowiki></ref>
* In 2017, two biographies were written - firstly, ''The Dev Anand Story'', written by Dr. Govind Sharma IAS Retd.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sharma |first1=Dr. Govind |title=The Dev Anand Story |publisher=Notion Press |isbn=9781948032551 |date=2017 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cp05DwAAQBAJ }}</ref> and then, ''Dev Eternal Anand'', written by Trinetra Bajpai and Anshula Bajpai.<ref name="Dev Eternal Anand" />
* Another biography, ''Dev Saab: A Journey with the legend Dev Anand'', was written by Vijay Kumar in 2018.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kumar |first1=Vijay |title=Dev Saab: A Journey with the legend Dev Anand |publisher=Notion Press |isbn=9781642497175 |date=2018 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mnNVDwAAQBAJ }}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|colwidth=30em}}[https://www.mintageworld.com/media/detail/16478-dev-anand-2024/ Birth Anniversary of Dev Anand Commemorated through Postage Stamps ]

==Further reading==
* ''Cinema Modern: Navketan Story'', by Sidharth Bhatia. Harpercollins, 2011. {{ISBN|978-93-5029-096-5}}.
* ''Evergreen Dev Anand (An Anthology of Dev Anand's Contribution to Cinema)'', by Kamal Dhiman. Nikita Publications, 2014. {{ISBN|978-81-930290-2-2}}.
* {{cite book |last1=Bose |first1=Mihir |author-link1=Mihir Bose |title=Bollywood: A History |publisher=Roli Books |isbn=9789351940456 |date=2008 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hN6mBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT267 }}
* {{cite book |last=Kidwai |first=Rashid |title=Neta–Abhineta: Bollywood Star Power in Indian Politics |publisher=Hachette UK |year=2018 |isbn=978-9350098035 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3v5sDwAAQBAJ}}
* {{cite book |last=Wani |first=Aarti |title=Fantasy of Modernity |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=2016 |isbn=9781107117211 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A6kwCwAAQBAJ}}

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