Dev Anand

Acting

Dev Anand

Born September 26, 1923 · Shakargarh, Punjab, Pakistan

Died December 3, 2011 · aged 88

Dharam Dev Pishorimal Anand (26 September 1923 – 3 December 2011), better known as Dev Anand, was an Indian film actor, writer,  director, and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema. Part of the Anand family, he co-founded Navketan Films in 1949 with his elder brother Chetan Anand. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of Indian cinema.

Known For

Ishk Ishk IshkIshk Ishk Ishk · 1974
Ishk Ishk Ishk
★ 7.01974
MovieDramaRomance
Dhun comes from a wealthy and talented family and desires to see the world on his own. He sets upon this travel and on his journey comes upon an inn called Five Daughters, run by Pahar. Deciding to stay there for a while, he meets Pahar's daughters and falls in love with Pooja. Pooja reciprocates his love and both hope to get married. Just when their marriage is being planned, Pooja's family comes to learn that Dhun and Pooja are related.
Love at Times SquareLove at Times Square · 2003
Love at Times Square
★ 6.02003
MovieRomance
A love triangle emerges in America between two Indian men and one Indian woman. The two men fall in love with a young co-ed at an American University--who also happens to be the daughter of an Indian billionaire.
ShairShair · 1949
Shair
★ 7.01949
MovieRomance
A poet who has spent life in the village with his childhood sweetheart goes to Bombay to meet a fan of his who is also a popular radio singer.
Aage BadhoAage Badho · 1947
Aage Badho
★ 9.01947
Movie
In a tale that dared to challenge tradition, Aage Badho follows the heartbreaking journey of Sarla, a bride whose joy turns to sorrow as she becomes a widow on her wedding day. Trapped in a life of torment by her cruel stepmother, Sarla attempts to end it all, only to be rescued by the compassionate Uday. Can Uday help Sarla defy societal norms and embrace a second chance at love and happiness, marching ahead towards a future free from the shackles of a regressive past?
Teen DevianTeen Devian · 1965
Teen Devian
★ 8.01965
MovieRomanceMusic
Devdutt Anand works in a company selling musical instruments, and is always late for work, infuriating his boss, I.S. Johar. Things change for the better when Johar finds out that Devdutt has a talent for writing poems, and he gets Devdutt to write and even gets them published for him. While traveling home by bus, he meets with Nanda, who has come to live in his neighborhood, and both are attracted to each other. One night Devdutt comes to the assistance to Bollywood movie actress Kalpana when her car breaks down, she finds out he is a poet and both are attracted to each other. Devdutt is asked to deliver a piano to the palatial house of a wealthy woman named Simi alias Radha Rani. She too is impressed by Devutt's poems and invites him over to her house for a party, and again both are attracted to each other. Knowing fully well that he cannot marry three women in his country, a tortured and uncertain Devdutt must now make up his mind as who he wants as his life-partner.
NadaanNadaan · 1951
Nadaan
★ 8.01951
MovieRomance
When a spoiled heiress runs away from her father's yacht to marry her wealthy fiancé, she is forced to rely on a cynical, jobless newspaper reporter to get her across India, inadvertently falling in love with him during their misadventures on the road.
BaadbaanBaadbaan · 1954
Baadbaan
★ 7.01954
MovieDramaFamily
An orphaned boy from a fishing village, adopted and educated by a wealthy family, must choose between his sophisticated wife and a new love in his rural birthplace as he dedicates his life to uplifting his long-lost community.
NiralaNirala · 1950
Nirala
★ 5.51950
MovieDramaRomance
A doctor unknowingly spurns a woman who loves him, compelling her to marry a wealthy king whose three wives allegedly killed themselves.

Filmography

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Teen DevianTeen Devian · 1965
Teen Devian
★ 8.01965
MovieRomanceMusic
Devdutt Anand works in a company selling musical instruments, and is always late for work, infuriating his boss, I.S. Johar. Things change for the better when Johar finds out that Devdutt has a talent for writing poems, and he gets Devdutt to write and even gets them published for him. While traveling home by bus, he meets with Nanda, who has come to live in his neighborhood, and both are attracted to each other. One night Devdutt comes to the assistance to Bollywood movie actress Kalpana when her car breaks down, she finds out he is a poet and both are attracted to each other. Devdutt is asked to deliver a piano to the palatial house of a wealthy woman named Simi alias Radha Rani. She too is impressed by Devutt's poems and invites him over to her house for a party, and again both are attracted to each other. Knowing fully well that he cannot marry three women in his country, a tortured and uncertain Devdutt must now make up his mind as who he wants as his life-partner.

Devdutt Anand

Awwal NumberAwwal Number · 1990
Awwal Number
★ 5.91990
Movie
India has lost two of the three one day internationals against Australia, and have lost all hope of winning the three-test series, mostly due to the dismal performance of the arrogant Cricket Captain, Ranvir Singh alias Ronny, who is also the brother of the Chair of the Cricket Selection Committee. This Committee decides to have a new-comer named Sunny in place of Ronny, which leaves an embittered Ronny, swearing to kill Sunny at any cost. The third match is being planned in the Wankhede Stadium in Bombay, and a group of terrorists announces that they will blow the stadium up with the estimated 50,000 spectators, unless and until the Indian army withdraws it's peace-keeping force in the region. The Chair of the Selection Committee takes control as the Director General of Police; launches an investigation; and does arrest the culprits, who have been employed with the Stadium for many years...

Writer

Prem PujariPrem Pujari · 1970
Prem Pujari
★ 6.41970
MovieWarThriller
Ramdev Bakshi is the only son of widower and former Indian Army General Durgaprasad, who has been decorated several times with various medals for bravery shown in the line of duty. Alas this did leave him crippled, after he lost a leg during the war with Pakistan. Ramdev is also enlisted in the army, but he is peace-loving and detests war. He has a sweetheart in village belle Suman Mehra, and both hope to get married soon. He does answer the call from the army and joins active duty, only to be arrested and court-martial-ed for disobeying orders. After being dishonorably discharged, he disappears from Suman and his father's lives. Years later, Suman enters a beauty contest and is crowned Miss India. She travels with her mom to Britain, where she meets with Ramdev.

Director