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My Take
Dev Anand is, for me, simply one of cinema's grand figures. Across six decades and more than a hundred films he acted, directed, wrote and produced, embodying the golden age of Hindi cinema with a charm that never soured into self-parody. The Padma Bhushan and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award only formalize what audiences already felt. What moves me most is the romance of a life given over entirely to film, that stubborn refusal to slow down even in old age. You cannot tell the story of Indian cinema without him, and that depth of devotion strikes me as genuinely rare.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dev Anand
- Name (Japanese)
- デヴ・アナンド
- Reading
- でゔ・あなんど
- Born
- September 26, 1923 – December 3, 2011
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Boar
- Origin
- Shakargarh Tehsil, Narowal District, Pakistan
- Occupation
- film actor / film director / film producer / screenwriter / actor
2. Background
- University
- Government College University
Awards & achievements
- 2001 Padma Bhushan
- 2002 Dadasaheb Phalke Award
- IIFA Lifetime Achievement Award
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Xhttps://x.com/itsmedevanand
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dev%20Anand
Frequently asked questions
When was Dev Anand born?
September 26, 1923 – December 3, 2011.
Where is Dev Anand from?
Dev Anand is from Shakargarh Tehsil, Narowal District, Pakistan.
What does Dev Anand do?
Dev Anand works as film actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.