Dharamdev Pishorimal Anand (26 September 1923 – 3 December 2011), better known as Dev Anand, was an Indian film actor, writer, director, and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema, through a career that spanned over six decades. He is considered one of the greatest and most successful actors in the Indian film industry.
After Dev Anand's hit Kala Pani, the actor was asked not to wear a black suit in public because women would swoon and jump from buildings seeing him dressed in black.
The Dev-Suraiya romance began when shooting the film Vidya. While filming the song Kinare kinare chale jaayenge on a boat, the boat capsized,Living up to his heroic image, Dev rescued her and wanted to marry her.
During his successful run with Suraiya -- with hits like Vidya, Jeet, Shair, Afsar, Nili, Do Sitare, and Sanam -- the actress got top-billing in the film credits and was considered a bigger star than her hero. Dev started looking for solo roles to establish his own stardom.
Dev proposed to Suraiya on the sets of the film Jeet with a diamond ring worth Rs 3,000, but Suraiya's maternal grandmother was strongly opposed to the inter-religious romance.
Dev's association with Kishore Kumar started in Ziddi as well, with the film featuring the singer's first solo song, Marne Ki Duayen, picturized on Dev. The two became very close friends from that film onwards.
Few know that the film Tere Mere Sapne, featuring Dev and Mumtaz and directed by Vijay Anand, was an adaptation of AJ Cronin's novel, The Citadel. The film was yet another massive Dev Anand success.
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