merisarkar news service New Delhi, December 04, 2011
Evergreen superstar passed away in London
Dev Anand, the 'Evergreen Romantic Superstar'of Indian cinema, passed away in London last night following cardiac arrest.
Dev Anand, who had gone to London for medical check up, was keeping well for the last few days. He was 88.
Dev Anand made his debut as an actor in 1946 in 'Hum Ek Hain'. By the time his 'Ziddi' was released in 1947 he was a superstar and has never looked back.
Versatile Dev Anand has given countless hits like 'Paying Guest', 'Baazi', 'Jewel Thief', 'CID', Johny Mera Naam', 'Amir Garib', 'Warrant', 'Hare Rama Hare Krishna' and 'Des Pardes'.
For his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema, Dev Anand was honoured with 'Padma Bhushan' in 2001 and 'Dada Saheb Phalke Award' in 2002.
He established his film production company 'Navketan International Films' in 1949 and has produced more than 35 movies.
Dev Anand won two Filmfare Awards in 1958 for Kala Paani and in 1966 for Guide.
Guide won Filmfare Awards in five other categories including Best Film and Best Director and was India's entry for the Oscars in the foreign film category that year.
In 1993, he received a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award and in 1996 he received a Screen Videocon Lifetime Achievement Award.
Dev Anand was involved with a new project Song Of Life - he was to play the central character - when he died.
Dev Anand's late brothers Chetan Anand and Vijay Anand were also movie directors. Their sister Sheel Kanta Kapur is director Shekhar Kapur's mother.
