Dev Anand
Acting
Biography
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.
Born: September 26, 1923
Place of Birth: Shakargarh, Punjab, Pakistan
Known For
Return of Jewel Thief
The British Government admits to taking the priceless Kohinoor diamond from India, but agree to loan it for an exhibition to a multi-millionaire Vinay Kumar.
Nau Do Gyarah
A sleep suspense thriller, from Vijay Anand (his directorial debut), Nau Do Gyarah is the story of Madan (Dev Anand) on his way to Bombay to inherit his uncle's estate. On the way, he picks Raksha (Kalpana Kartik), who has run away from home, rather than be married to a man she does not like. On reaching Bombay, Madan finds his uncle dead, and the estate taken over by Kuldeep, his aunt's nephew. The new will is missing. Madan has to find out, what really happened to his uncle and the missing second will. S. D. Burman's compositions embellish this fast paced and stylish thriller.
Johny Mera Naam
When a gangster named Heeralal gets arrested, he befriends Johny, a petty thief, in prison. He seeks Jony's help in executing his mission of smuggling a few diamonds. Johny, however, is an undercover CID officer named Sohan.
Paying Guest
An incompetent lawyer gets evicted, dons the guise of an old man to gain accommodation, falls for the owner's daughter, then faces numerous life-changing challenges.
Guide
A tourist guide meets an unhappy married woman who wants to take up dancing. With his motivation, she becomes a successful dancer but success corrupts the man's mind.
Jewel Thief
Vinay finds himself constantly mistaken for a look-alike jewel thief. To clear his name, he joins hands with the police to impersonate the thief and catch the real culprit. When the thief decides to counter by posing as Vinay, their true identities become thoroughly muddled.
Awwal Number
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...
Prem Pujari
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.
Haré Rama Haré Krishna
A young man travels to Kathmandu to find his long-lost sister who is with a band of hippies and bring her back to the family. But doing so may be more difficult than he thought.
In Search of Guru Dutt
This documentary is a three-part tribute to director Guru Dutt, who died in 1964 at the age of 39. The work traces Guru Dutt's personal story through many interviews with his family members and colleagues and observes his work through the use of extensive film excerpts. The documentary was produced by the British television network Channel 4 producer Nasreen Munni Kabir.
Filmography
as Gambhir Singh
as Shaan
as Vinay Kumar
as DIG Vikram Singh (Vicky)
as Professor Anand
as Self
as Professor Hans
as Arun Anand
as Pratap
as Wing Commander Bhagat / Jim Darcy
as Vijay
as Prem Pratap
as Dharam Dev
as Ronnie
as Jailer Arun Mehra
as Dhun / Ravi Vyas
as Moni
as Amar
as Rocky / Inspector Ramesh / Sustram
as Heera
as Vijay
as Prashant Jaiswal
as Dr. Anand Kumar
as Raja
as Johny/Sohan
as Dev Verna
as Rajesh Ratanlal Dixit / Ravinath Sharma
as Amarnath 'Amar' Sharma
as Shail
as Amar / Vinay
as Naresh Kumar Singh / Dilip Singh
as Raju
as Devdutt Anand
as Keshav
as Kamal
as Rakesh Anand
as Rajeshwar
as Anand
as Manmohan / Shyam
as Capt. Anand / Major. Manohar Lal Verma
as Sunder / Popat Lal / Monto
as Chhagan
as Raghuvir / Raghu
as Inspector Dinesh
as Sunil Kumar / Sonu
as Karan Mehra
as Prannath Kashyap
as Ashok
as Ramu
as Madan Gopal
as Ramesh
as Inspector Shekhar
as Ram Lal Funtoosh
as Roshan
as Bhanupratap
as Rajendra Sayal
as Gora
as Naren
as Vikas
as Hero
as Ramesh
as Tony Fernandez
as Ram Mohan Kapoor
as Ashok
as Shyam
as Madan
as Prakash
as Ranjan
as Ratan
as Kumar
as Dr. Anand
as Kapur
as Vijay
as Deepak
as Puran
as Uday
as Shankar