Real Name | Dharam Dev Pishorimal Anand |
Profession | Actor, Producer, Director |
Physical Stats & More |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 170 cm
in meters- 1.70 m
in Feet Inches- 5’ 7” |
Weight (approx.) | in Kilograms- 55 kg
in Pounds- 121 lbs |
Eye Colour | Brown |
Hair Colour | Black |
Personal Life |
Date of Birth | 26 September 1923 |
Date of Death | 3 December 2011 |
Age (as on 3 December 2011) | 88 Years |
Birth Place | Shankargarh, Punjab, British India (now in Pakistan) |
Place of Death | London, England |
Death Cause | Cardiac Arrest |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Libra |
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Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Gharota, Gurdaspur, Punjab |
School | Sacred Heart School, Dalhousie |
College | Government College, Lahore (Pakistan) |
Educational Qualifications | B.A. in Literature |
Debut | Film: Hum Ek Hain (1946)

Producer: Afsar (1950)

Political: Dev Anand started a campaign in 1970 against the internal emergency leading a group of othe actors, this emergency was imposed by then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
Direction: Prem Pujari (1970)
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Family | Father- Pishori Lal Anand (Advocate)
Brother- Manmohan Anand(Advocate), Chetan Anand(Producer, Director, Screenwriter and Actor), Vijay Anand
Sister- Sheel Kanta Kapur |
Religion | Hinduism |
Address | 2nd Iris Park, Juhu, Mumbai |
Hobbies | Reading, writing, collecting pens, jackets and pair of shoes, yoga |
Controversies | Dev Anand's movie 'Kala Pani' was a big hit. But after the success of this movie, Dev Anand was banned to wear black suit. It is said that whenever he went into public wearing black suit, girls would go crazy on seeing him and most of them used to faint and fall unconscious |
Favourite Things |
Favourite Actors | Ashok Kumar, Charlie Chaplin
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Favourite Actress | Snehprabha Pradhan |
Favourite Colours | Yellow, Brown, Black |
Girls, Affairs and More |
Marital Status | Married |
Affairs/Girlfriends | Suraiya, Actress (1948-1951)
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Spouse(s) | Kalpana Kartik, Actress (m. 1954 - 2011; his death)
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Marriage Date | Year - 1954 |
Children | Son- Suniel Anand

Daughter- Devina Anand (Narang) |