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Dev Anand Biography

Dev Anand

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Dev Anand

Portrait of Dev Anand 1951.jpg

Born Dharamdev Pishorimal Anand

26 September 1923

Shakargarh, Punjab, British India

(now in Punjab, Pakistan)

Died 3 December 2011 (aged 88)

London, England

Residence Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Nationality Indian

Other names Dev Sahab

Occupation Actor, producer, director, co-founder Navketan Films (1949)

Years active 1946–2011

Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)

Spouse(s) Kalpana Kartik (m. 1954–2011; his death)

Children 2; including Suneil Anand

Relatives See Anand-Sahni family

Awards Padma Bhushan (2001)

Signature

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Dharamdev Pishorimal Anand (26 September 1923 – 3 December 2011), known as Dev Anand, was a noted Indian film actor, writer, director and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is considered as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the Indian film industry.

Early life

Dev was born Dharam Dev Anand on 26 September 1923[1][2] in the Shakargarh tehsil of the Gurdaspur district in Punjab (British India). His father Pishori Lal Anand was a well-to-do advocate in Gurdaspur District Court. Dev was the third of four sons born to Anand. One of Dev's younger sisters is Sheel Kanta Kapur, who is the mother of film director Shekhar Kapur. His older brothers were Manmohan Anand (Advocate, Gurdaspur Dist. Court) and Chetan Anand and the younger one was Vijay Anand. He did his schooling till matriculation from Sacred Heart School, Dalhousie, (then in Punjab) and went to Government college Dharamshala before going to Lahore to study.[3][4] Later Dev completed a BA degree in English Literature from the Government College, Lahore in British India.[2]

Part of the Anand family, he co-founded Navketan Films in 1949 with his elder brother Chetan Anand.