By Anant Mathur (December 04, 2011)
It is with a sad heart that I inform my readers (some of whom may have already heard) that the evergreen and seemingly immortal Dev Anand passed away on Saturday night in London following a cardiac arrest.
As an actor he gave brilliant performances in films such as Guide, CID, Jewel Thief, Taxi Driver and Johnny Mera Naam to name just a few. But acting wasn't the limit of this man's talent he also produced over 35 films through his banner Navketan International Films. Dev Sahab, as he was known to many, directed and acted in several of the films he produced including Prem Pujari, Des Pardes, Funtoosh, Hum Dono, Kalapani, Heera Panna and one of his biggest hit Haré Raama Haré Krishna which launched the career of Zeenat Aman.
Dev Anand was honoured with the prestigious Padma Bhushan in 2001 and Dada Saheb Phalke Award in 2002.
The dynamic duo of Dev Anand and his director brother Vijay Anand ruled the box office for nearly two decades from the late 50s to the early 70s with films like Nau Do Gyarah, Kala Bazaar, Tere Ghar Ke Saamne, Guide, Jewel Thief, Kahin Aur Chal, Johny Mera Naam, Tere Mere Sapne and Chhupa Rustam. Extremely passionate about films Dev Anand turned director in 70s with Prem Pujari. So passionate was he about filmmaking that he continued his contribution to films till 2011, his last film Chargesheet was released in September. Dev Anand was 88 years young and will be forever remembered through the magic of films. We can only humbly thank the man for entertaining us for more than 6 decades...
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2 comments:
My love and best wishes to a soul who had charmed his way to the heats of every film lover. A Hero of Hearts we will remember you as long a Hindi movies exist. We loved you and will continue to love you.
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