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{{Short description|Indian actor, producer and director (1923–2011)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Dev Anand
| image              = Dev Anand interacting with the Press at the 36th International Film Festival of India – 2005 in Panaji, Goa on November 26, 2005.jpg
| caption            = Dev Anand, {{circa|2005}}
| birth_name         = Dharamdev Pishorimal Anand
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|df=y|1923|09|26}}
| birth_place        = [[Shakargarh Tehsil|Shakargarh]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]])
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2011|12|03|1923|09|26}}
| death_place        = [[London]], England
| height             = 
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Kalpana Kartik]]|1954}}
| children           = 2; including [[Suneil Anand]]
| relatives          = See [[List of Hindi film clans#Anand–Sahni family|Anand-Sahni family]]
| years_active       = 1946–2011
| education          = 
| alma_mater         = [[Government College, Lahore]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|producer|director|writer}}
| other_names        = ''Evergreen Star''
| organization       = [[Navketan Films]]
| works              = [[Dev Anand filmography|Full list]]
| honors            = {{ubl|[[Padma Bhushan]] (2001)|[[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] (2002)}}
| awards            = [[List of awards and nominations received by Dev Anand|Full list]]
| signature          = Dev Anand signature.svg
}}

'''Dev Anand''' ({{IPA|hi|de:u ǝna:nd|-| Dev_Anand_Pron_Hindi.ogg}}; born '''Dharamdev Pishorimal Anand'''; 26 September 1923 – 3 December 2011) was an Indian actor, writer, director and producer known for his work in [[Indian cinema|Hindi cinema]]. Anand is considered as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the history of [[Indian cinema]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Raheja |first1=Dinesh |title=Dev Anand: Bollywood's man for all seasons |url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/2002/mar/19dinesh.htm |website=Rediff.com |access-date=29 December 2022 |archive-date=21 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021055412/https://m.rediff.com/movies/2002/mar/19dinesh.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Through a career that spanned over six decades, he worked in more than [[Dev Anand filmography|100 films]]. Anand is a recipient of four [[Filmfare Awards]], including two for [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]. The Government of India honoured him with [[Padma Bhushan]], Indian third highest civilian honour in 2001 and with [[Dadasaheb Phalke Award]] in 2002.<ref name="Lifetime Achievement Popular">{{cite news|title=Lifetime Achievement (Popular)|url=http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?artid=33782146|publisher=Filmfare Awards|access-date=15 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212082935/http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?artid=33782146|archive-date=12 February 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1946, Anand debuted with a lead role in [[Prabhat Films]]'s [[Hum Ek Hain (1946 film)|''Hum Ek Hain'']], a film about Hindu-Muslim unity. He had his first commercial success in ''[[Ziddi (1948 film)|Ziddi]]'' (1948) and gained widespread recognition with the [[Crime film|crime thriller]] ''[[Baazi (1951 film)|Baazi]]'' (1951), which is regarded as the forerunner of the spate of "Bombay Noir" films that followed in Hindi cinema in the 1950s.<ref>{{cite web|title=Top Earners 1948|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=153&catName=MTk0OA==|publisher=Box Office India|accessdate=26 September 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012171051/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=153&catName=MTk0OA%3D%3D|archivedate=12 October 2012}}</ref><ref name="Top Actors">{{cite web |title=Top Actors |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actors |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219165002/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=top_actors |archive-date=19 February 2008 |access-date=24 April 2020 |work=Box Office India}}</ref> He consistently starred in top–grossing Indian films from the early-1950s to the 1970s, such as ''[[Jaal (1952 film)|Jaal]]'', ''[[Taxi Driver (1954 film)|Taxi Driver]]'', ''[[Insaniyat (1955 film)|Insaniyat]]'', ''[[C.I.D. (1956 film)|C.I.D.]]'', ''[[Paying Guest]]'', ''[[Kala Pani (1958 film)|Kala Pani]]'', ''[[Kala Bazar]]'', ''[[Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai]]'', ''[[Hum Dono (1961 film)|Hum Dono]]'', ''[[Asli-Naqli]]'', ''[[Tere Ghar Ke Samne]]'', ''[[Guide (film)|Guide]]'', ''[[Jewel Thief (1967 film)|Jewel Thief]]'', ''[[Johny Mera Naam]]'' and ''[[Haré Rama Haré Krishna]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nishad |first=Sneha Singh |date=13 December 2022 |title=Remembering Dev Anand: Romantic hits of the actor that will make you fall in love again |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/remembering-dev-anand-romantic-hits-of-the-actor-that-will-make-you-fall-in-love-again-23258777 |work=Mid Day |access-date=1 August 2023 |archive-date=31 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230731193215/https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/remembering-dev-anand-romantic-hits-of-the-actor-that-will-make-you-fall-in-love-again-23258777 |url-status=live }}</ref> Despite the arrival of new crop of stars in the latter-half of the 1970s and 1980s, Anand continued to star in highly successful films, such as ''[[Amir Garib]]'', ''[[Warrant (1975 film)|Warrant]]'', ''[[Jaaneman (1976 film)|Jaaneman]]'', ''[[Darling Darling (1977 film)|Darling Darling]]'', ''[[Des Pardes (1978 film)|Des Pardes]]'', ''[[Swami Dada]]'' and ''[[Lashkar (film)|Lashkar]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=3721|date=1 March 2018|title=Sridevi – A Very Rare Female Star}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bobbytalkscinema.com/bobbytalk/adminpanel/imagetemp/Trade-Guide-1978-Classification.jpg|title=Trade Guide Classification 1978}}</ref> Some of his most acclaimed performances, include ''[[Munimji]]'', ''[[Funtoosh]]'', ''[[Baarish (film)|Baarish]]'', ''[[Nau Do Gyarah]]'', ''[[Solva Saal]]'', ''[[Manzil (1960 film)|Manzil]]'', ''[[Jaali Note]]'', ''[[Baat Ek Raat Ki]]'', ''[[Sharabi (1964 film)|Sharabi]]'', ''[[Teen Devian]]'', ''[[Duniya (1968 film)|Duniya]]'', ''[[Prem Pujari]]'', ''[[Tere Mere Sapne (1971 film)|Tere Mere Sapne]]'', ''[[Heera Panna]]'' and ''[[Lootmaar]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-best-of-dev-anand/20111205.htm|title=Dev Anand's Top 15 Movies|date=5 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="thehindu">{{Cite news |last=Gupta |first=Ranjan Das |date=24 December 2010 |title=Teen Deviyan (1965) |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Teen-Deviyan-1965/article15605698.ece |access-date=19 October 2018}}</ref>  The 2011 film ''[[Chargesheet (film)|Chargesheet]]'', which Anand also directed was his final film.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16021433 Bollywood legend Dev Anand dies at 88 in London]</ref>