'''Dev Anand (1923- 2011)''' [[Image(dev-anand.jpg)]] Hindi star, producer and director. Born in Gurdaspur, Punjab, as Devdutt Pishorimal Anand. Arts degree from Punjabi University; went to Bombay to join elder brother [[Chetan Anand]] in the [[IPTA]]. Started acting at [[Prabhat]] (1945) where he met [[Guru Dutt]]. First hit, Ziddi, at [[Bombay Talkies]]. Launched Navketan (1949) with Chetan Anand, later (1953) joined by younger brother and star director [[Vijay Anand]] (e.g. Guide). Produced Guru Dutt’s directorial début, [[Baazi]]. Navketan spawned much new talent: directors Guru Dutt, Vijay Anand, [[Raj Khosla]], composers [[S.D.]] and [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R.D._Burman|R.D. Burman]], Jaidev, lyricists [[Sahir Ludhianvi]] and Neeraj, cameramen Fali Mistry, V. Ratra and D.K. Prabhakar, actors [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Walker|Johnny Walker]], [[Zeenat Aman]], Ekta Sharma, Tina Munim. Top star at [[Filmistan]]; made several of his most famous hits with [[Subodh Mukherjee]] ([[Munimji]], [[Paying Guest]]) and other Filmistan-trained directors like [[Nasir Hussain]] and [[Shakti Samanta]]. Turned director in 1970. Directed, produced and starred in film launching his son, Suneil Anand (Anand Aur Anand). Now mainly produces and directs own starring vehicles deploying a more conventional heroic persona. Together with [[Raj Kapoor]] and [[Dilip Kumar]], he ushered in the dominant acting idiom of post- Independence Hindi cinema. His style is demarcated from the naturalist method-acting modes of [[Motilal Rajvansh|Motilal]], [[BALRAJ SAHNI|Balraj Sahni]] and the [[Ashok Kumar]] of [[Kismet]] (1943). Amit Khanna noted: ‘Dev Anand’s forte was the boy next door, part lover, part clown and part do- gooder.’ Although never the reviewers’ favourite, he claimed that filming ‘should be brought as close as possible to the making of a newspaper’. His deliberately awkward pastiches invoke various sources (e.g. Cary Grant, Gregory Peck). With directors Chetan and Vijay Anand, Guru Dutt and Subodh Mukherjee, along with playback singer [[Kishore Kumar]], he satirised and reconstituted generic styles such as Capra’s ([[Nau Do Gyarah]]), John Huston’s ([[Jaal]]), the thriller ([[Jewel Thief]],[[ CID]]), the love story ([[Tere Ghar Ke Saamne]], Paying Guest) and the Hollywood epic in [[Guide]]. Directorial concerns include the alleged aimlessness of today’s youth contrasted with the civilisational glory of the freedom struggle (e.g. [[Hare Rama Hare Krishna]]). Acted in the films he directed. Married actress Kalpana Kartik in 1954. [[Embed(youtube=rISL02IA0RQ)]] '''FILMOGRAPHY''' (* also d): 1946: Hum Ek Hain; 1947: Aage Badho; Mohan; 1948: Hum Bhi Insaan Hain; Vidya; Ziddi; 1949: Jeet; Namuna; Shayar; Udhaar; 1950: Afsar; Birha Ki Raat; Dilruba; Hindustan Hamara; Khel; Madhubala; Nili; Nirala; 1951: Aaram; Baazi; Do Sitare; Nadaan; Sanam; Sazaa; Stage; 1952: Aandhiyan; Jaal; Tamasha; Zalzala; Rahi/Two Leaves And A Bud; 1953: Armaan; Humsafar; Patita; 1954: Baadbaan; Kashti; Taxi Driver; 1955: Faraar; House Number 44; Insaniyat; Milap; Munimji; 1956: CID; Funtoosh; Pocketmaar; 1957: Baarish; Dushman; Nau Do Gyarah; Paying Guest; 1958: Amar Deep; Kala Pani; Solva Saal; 1959: Love Marriage; 1960: Bambai Ka Babu; Ek Ke Baad Ek; Jaali Note; Kala Bazaar; Manzil; Sarhad; 1961: Hum Dono; Jab Pyar Kisise Hota Hai; Maya; Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja; 1962: Asli Naqli; Baat Ek Raat Ki; 1963: Kinare Kinare; Tere Ghar Ke Saamne; 1964: Sharabi; 1965: Guide; Teen Deviyan; 1966: Pyar Mohabbat; 1967: Jewel Thief; 1968: Duniya; Kahin Aur Chal; 1969: Mahal; 1970: Johnny Mera Naam; Prem Pujari*; 1971: Hare Rama Hare Krishna*; Gambler; Tere Mere Sapne; 1972: Yeh Gulistan Hamara; 1973: Chhupa Rustom; Joshila; Shareef Badmash; Banarasi Babu; Heera Panna*; 1974: Ishq Ishq Ishq*; Amir Garib; Prem Shastra; 1975: Warrant; 1976: Bullet; Jaaneman; 1977: Darling Darling; Kalabaaz; Saheb Bahadur; 1978: Des Pardes*; 1980: Man Pasand; Lootmaar*; 1982: Swami Dada*; 1984: Anand Aur Anand*; 1985: Hum Naujawan*; 1989: Sachche Ka Bol Bala*; Lashkar; 1990: Awwal Number*; 1991: Sau Karod*; 1992: Pyar Ka Tarana (only d); 1995: Gangster*. [[Embed(youtube=cbK8KW-1D34)]] [[Embed(youtube=O4frWRP0WnA)]] [[Actor]] [[Director]]