Out of the trio famous yesteryears stars of Indian Cinema Evergreen Dev Anand,Tragedy king Dilip Kumar and Chaplin Raj Kapoor,masses favourite was clearly Dev Anand for his very romantic portrayal of characters mostly in his movies Munimji, Tere ghar ke samne,Teen Deviyan,Kala Pani,Paying Guest,CID,Jaal,Funtoosh,Taxi Driver, etc,.
His mannerism became national craze like his shaking head and hands,half bent walking,caps,scarves and wearing black coat becme his signature trademark style and were oftend repeated by him or others in various movies.He was first hero to play Anti-hero in his films.
Remember Rajesh Khanna's superhit song from movie Aradhna Mere sapno ki raani kab ayegi tu is straight lift from Jab Pyar kissi se hota hai's Jiya o Jiya kuch bol do .
Jewel Thief,Tere mere Sapne,Gambler,Johny mera naam,Hare Rama hare Krishna and Des Pardes are other of his hit movies.
Guide is one of the cult movie made before time by him where he stood out in acting also in addition to his very romantic image and making the character of the movie “Raju Guide” a benchmark for future characters ,its shadow can be seen in Aamir Khan’s Raja Hindustani.
His melodious movie songs mainly composed by S D Burman still have that aura that instantly touches your heart.Fans still hums Khoya Khoya Chand,Din Dhaal Jaye,Main Duhiyein mey Udata chala gaya,Abhi na jayo chod Kar and many more.
He introduced many new faces to film industries through his films like Zeenat Aman,Tina munim and Tabu being prominent.
The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2002 for his contribution to Indian cinema. His career spanned more than 65 years with acting in 114 Hindi films of which 110 have him play the main lead actor.
Dev Anand has directed 19 films and produced 35 films of which 7 directorial ventures and 18 films respectively were commercially successful at the box office. He wrote the story for 13 of his films. His last movie being Charge sheet which released just couple of month before his death at the age of 88.
Often compared to the famous actor Gregory Peck the world over, he commented that he didn't feel ecstatic bearing the tag line bestowed on him in his hey days.
“Dev Anand was indeed an icon for many generations and entertained us all throughout his life by churning out so many movies till his last breadth. We salute his unending passion for making movies.
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