Editing Dev Anand (section)

==Career==
After completing his BA degree in English literature from the [[Government College, Lahore]] (then in [[British Raj|British India]]). Anand left his hometown for [[Mumbai|Bombay]] in the early 1940s. He began his career in the military censor's office at Churchgate, for a monthly salary of [[Indian rupee|Rs.]] 65. Later, he worked as a clerk in an accounting firm for a salary of Rs. 85.<ref name="ReferenceA">[http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-facts-you-didnt-know-about-dev-anand/20111207.htm 88 Facts You Didn't Know About Dev Anand] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613165206/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-facts-you-didnt-know-about-dev-anand/20111207.htm |date=13 June 2017 }}. Rediff.com (7 December 2011). Retrieved on 9 November 2018.</ref> He joined his older brother, Chetan, as a member of the [[Indian People's Theatre Association]] (IPTA). Anand aspired to become a performer after seeing [[Ashok Kumar]]'s performance in films such as ''[[Achhut Kanya]]'' and ''[[Kismet (1943 film)|Kismet]]''.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-facts-you-didnt-know-about-dev-anand-part-two/20111208.htm 88 Facts You Didn't Know About Dev Anand – II] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121045842/https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-facts-you-didnt-know-about-dev-anand-part-two/20111208.htm |date=21 November 2018 }}. Rediff.com (8 December 2011). Retrieved on 9 November 2018.</ref> Anand quoted in an interview that "I remember when I gate-crashed into the office of the man who gave me the first break, he kept looking at me&nbsp;– Babu Rao Pai of [[Prabhat Film Company|Prabhat Film Studios]]. At that time he made up his mind that this boy deserves a break and later mentioned to his people that 'this boy struck me because of his smile and beautiful eyes and his tremendous confidence.'"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsbullet.in/movies/25-more/22514-dev-anand-had-confessed-his-love-for-suraiya-in-interview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108104543/http://www.newsbullet.in/movies/25-more/22514-dev-anand-had-confessed-his-love-for-suraiya-in-interview|url-status=dead |title=Dev Anand had confessed his love for Suraiya<!-- Bot generated title -->|archive-date=8 January 2012|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref> Then he was soon offered the lead role in [[Prabhat Film Company|Prabhat Films]]' ''[[Hum Ek Hain (1946 film)|Hum Ek Hain]]'' (1946), a film about [[Hindu-Muslim unity]], where Dev Anand played a Hindu boy and was paired opposite [[Kamala Kotnis]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111206/jsp/entertainment/story_14842789.jsp | location=Calcutta, India | work=The Telegraph | title=Dev Anand | date=6 December 2011 | access-date=6 December 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111207145725/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1111206/jsp/entertainment/story_14842789.jsp | archive-date=7 December 2011 | url-status=dead }}</ref> While shooting the film in [[Pune]], Anand befriended the actor [[Guru Dutt]]. Between them, they agreed that if one of them were to become successful in the film industry, he would help the other also to be successful. They formed a mutual understanding that when Anand produced a film, Dutt would direct it and when Dutt directed a film, Anand would act in it.<ref>{{cite web |title=Guru Dutt |url=http://www.upperstall.com/people/guru-dutt |access-date=2 November 2011 |date=9 July 2000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111105125538/http://www.upperstall.com/people/guru-dutt |archive-date=5 November 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Late 1940s breakthrough and romance with Suraiya===
In the late 1940s, Anand was offered a few roles starring as the male lead opposite singer-actress [[Suraiya]] in woman-oriented films.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O1L2DAAAQBAJ|title=INDIAN CINEMA A VISUAL VOYAGE|author=NFDC|publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting|isbn=9788123021928}}</ref> While shooting these films, they became romantically involved. The two of them were paired in many films: ''[[Vidya (film)|Vidya]]'' (1948), ''[[Jeet (1949 film)|Jeet]]'' (1949), {{Lang|hi-latn|[[Shair (1949 film)|Shair]]}} (1949), {{Lang|hi-latn|[[Afsar (1950 film)|Afsar]]}} (1950), ''Nili'' (1950), ''[[Sanam (1951 film)|Sanam]]'' and ''Do Sitare'' (1951).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/vidya/cast/ | title=Vidya | website=Bollywood Hungama | date=January 1948 | access-date=20 June 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620104902/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/vidya/cast/ | archive-date=20 June 2017 | url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="google book nVbGBgAAQBAJ">{{cite book|author=Emily Bronte|title=Wuthering Heights (Annotated)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nVbGBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT225|publisher=Bronson Tweed Publishing|pages=225–|id=GGKEY:JXQKH8ETFJN}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In these films, Suraiya was always the first biller in the credits, indicating that she was a bigger star than Anand. She fell in love with him during the shooting of the song ''Kinare Kinare Chale Jayen Ge'' from the film ''[[Vidya (film)|Vidya]]''— while shooting the scene, the boat they were in capsized, and Anand saved Suraiya from drowning. Initially, Suraiya's family used to welcome Anand at home, but when her maternal grandmother found out that the two were in love, and even planned an actual marriage on the set of ''Jeet'', she started monitoring them. The two shared love letters and messages through their co-actors, like [[Durga Khote]] and [[Kamini Kaushal]], who went out of their way to engineer secret rendezvous. During the shooting of the film {{Lang|hi-latn|Afsar}} (1950), Anand finally proposed to Suraiya and gave her a diamond ring worth Rs 3,000. Her maternal grandmother opposed the relationship as they were Muslim and Anand was Hindu, so, Suraiya remained unmarried.<ref name="Rediff love ended"/><ref name="web.archive.org">{{cite news|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980130/03051004.html |title=Suraiya: the reluctant goddess |access-date=27 January 2017 |work=Indian Express |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030622173236/http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19980130/03051004.html |archive-date=22 June 2003 }}</ref> They stopped acting together after her grandmother opposed their partnership, and ''Do Sitare'' was the last film in which they appeared together.<ref>{{cite web |title=Suraiya |url=http://www.upperstall.com/people/suraiya |access-date=2 November 2011 |date=31 January 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011210834/http://www.upperstall.com/people/suraiya |archive-date=11 October 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=An affair to remember |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080309/spectrum/main7.htm |publisher=The Sunday Tribune |date=9 March 2008 |access-date=2 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107065759/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080309/spectrum/main7.htm |archive-date=7 January 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Although the films he starred in with Suraiya had been successful, the producers and directors of those films attributed their success to the acting prowess and screen presence of Suraiya. Anand began looking for an opportunity to play the main male lead in a film where his acting skills could be demonstrated, so as to dispel scepticism about his acting abilities.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/jeet/cast/ | title=Jeet | website=Bollywood Hungama | date=January 1949 | access-date=20 June 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622081948/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movie/jeet/cast/ | archive-date=22 June 2017 | url-status=live}}</ref>

Dev Anand often spoke about Suraiya and his love affair with her, in various interviews, he gave to film magazines, such as ''[[Stardust (magazine)|Stardust]]'' (June 1972 issue), ''Star & Style'' (Feb 1987 issue) and TV to Karan Thapar for BBC (2002), while both were alive and after Suraiya's death in interviews given on TV to Simi Garewal (''Rendezvous with Simi Garewal'') and others on TV and for news magazines.<ref>{{cite news |title=Filmindia in Photos |work=Hindustan Times |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/brunch/filmindia-in-photos/photo-kxLZoXYIKHw81ln3LOYjrK-12.html |url-status=live |access-date=15 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831234730/https://www.hindustantimes.com/photos/brunch/filmindia-in-photos/photo-kxLZoXYIKHw81ln3LOYjrK-12.html |archive-date=31 August 2021}}</ref>

===Breakthrough and 1950s stardom===
Anand was offered his first big break by [[Ashok Kumar]]. He spotted Anand hanging around in the studios and picked him as the hero for the [[Bombay Talkies]] production ''[[Ziddi (1948 film)|Ziddi]]'' (1948), co-starring [[Kamini Kaushal]], which became an instant success. After ''Ziddi''{{'}}s success, Anand decided that he would start producing films. It was in the film ''Ziddi'', that the first ever Kishore-Lata duet, "Yeh Kaun Aaya Karke Yeh Sola Singhar",  was recorded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.realbollywood.com/dev-anand-movies-songs/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923112313/http://www.realbollywood.com/2011/08/lata-dev-anand-recall-kishore-birth-anniversary.html|url-status=dead |title=Dev Anand [Biography] Movies, Songs, Age, Height, Wife, Wiki & More|date=1 May 2019|archive-date=23 September 2013|access-date=25 December 2019}}</ref> This duet was an instant hit, and from here on both playback singers' associations with Dev Anand began. This continued for the next four decades. His association with [[Kishore Kumar]] started when the former sang the first solo of his playback singing career&nbsp;– "Marne Ki Duayen"&nbsp;– picturised on Dev Anand in the movie ''Ziddi''. Dev had forged a very strong bond of friendship with [[Kishore Kumar]] during the making of the film. In 1949, he launched his own company ''[[Navketan Films]]'' (named after his elder brother Chetan's son Ketan and which means "New Banner"), which, as of 2011, has produced 35 films. ''[[Nirala (film)|Nirala]]'' (1950), a commercial success, saw him being paired opposite [[Madhubala]] for the first time, with whom he would later form a popular pair.

Dev chose [[Guru Dutt]] as director for the crime thriller, ''[[Baazi (1951 film)|Baazi]]'' (1951). The film, starring Dev Anand, Geeta Bali, and Kalpana Kartik was a trendsetter, regarded as the forerunner of the spate of urban crime films that followed in Bollywood in the 1950s. The film ''Baazi'' saw the debut of [[Kalpana Kartik]] (aka Mona Singha) as the lead female actress and [[Guru Dutt]] as a director. The collaboration was a success at the box office and the duo of Dev Anand and Kalpana Kartik were offered many films to star in together. They signed all the film offers and subsequently the movies ''[[Aandhiyan (1952 film)|Aandhiyan]]'' (1952), ''[[Taxi Driver (1954 film)|Taxi Driver]]'' (1954), ''[[House No. 44]]'' (1955) and ''[[Nau Do Gyarah]]'' (1957) went on to become big hits too. During the making of the film ''Taxi Driver'', the couple fell in love and Dev proposed marriage to his heroine Kalpana. In 1954, ''Taxi Driver'' was declared a hit and the two decided to marry in a quiet ceremony. The couple had a son, [[Suneil Anand]] in 1956 and later a daughter, Devina, was born. After her marriage, Kalpana decided not to pursue her acting career further. ''[[Nau Do Gyarah]]'' was the couple's last movie together.

A rapid-fire style of dialogue delivery and a penchant for nodding while speaking became Dev's style in films such as ''[[Baazi (1951 film)|Baazi]]'' (1951), ''[[Jaal (1952 film)|Jaal]]'' (1952), ''[[House No. 44]]'' (1955), ''[[Pocket Maar (1956 film)|Pocket Maar]]'' (1956), ''[[Munimji]]'' (1955), ''[[Funtoosh]]'' (1956), ''[[C.I.D. (1956 film)|C.I.D.]]'' (1956) and ''[[Paying Guest]]'' (1957).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/gallerydetails.aspx?category=Movies&id=2574&picno=12&section=Bollywood&ShowID=0#BD |title=Dev Anand turns 85 |publisher=NDTV Movies |access-date=14 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118224558/http://movies.ndtv.com/gallerydetails.aspx?category=Movies&id=2574&picno=12&section=Bollywood&ShowID=0#BD |archive-date=18 January 2012 }}</ref>  In the 1950s his films were of the mystery genre or light comedy love stories or were films with social relevance such as ''[[Ek Ke Baad Ek]]'' (1959) and ''[[Funtoosh]]'' (1956). His style was lapped up by the audience and was widely imitated. He starred in a string of box office successes for the remainder of the 1950s opposite newcomer [[Waheeda Rehman]] in ''[[C.I.D. (1956 film)|C.I.D.]]'' (1956), ''[[Solva Saal]]'' (1958), ''[[Kala Bazar]]'' (1960) and ''[[Baat Ek Raat Ki]]'' (1962). Waheeda first became a star when ''C.I.D'' became a hit.<ref name="rediff.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-dev-anand-on-his-actresses/20110203.htm |title=The Women in Dev Anand's life |work=Rediff.com |access-date=14 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104083108/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-dev-anand-on-his-actresses/20110203.htm |archive-date=4 November 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1955, he co-starred with [[Dilip Kumar]] in the blockbuster actioner ''[[Insaniyat (1955 film)|Insaniyat]]''.<ref>{{cite web |date=7 July 2021 |title=Legend Dilip Kumar Passes Away At 98 |url=https://www.boxofficeindia.com/report-details.php?articleid=6255 |access-date=9 November 2022 |website=[[Box Office India]]}}</ref> With his acting in the box office success ''[[Kala Pani (1958 film)|Kala Pani]]'' (1958) opposite [[Madhubala]] and [[Nalini Jaywant]], as the son who is willing to go to any lengths to clear his framed father's name, he won his first Filmfare award for Best Actor for the film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.ndtv.com/gallerydetails.aspx?category=Movies&id=2574&picno=7&section=Bollywood&ShowID=0#BD |title=Dev Anand turns 85 |publisher=NDTV Movies |access-date=14 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118224453/http://movies.ndtv.com/gallerydetails.aspx?category=Movies&id=2574&picno=7&section=Bollywood&ShowID=0#BD |archive-date=18 January 2012 }}</ref> He attempted films of tragic genre occasionally, such as ''[[Pocket Maar (1956 film)|Pocket Maar]]'' (1956), ''Kala Pani'' (1958), ''[[Bombai Ka Baboo]]'' (1960) and ''[[Sharabi (1964 film)|Sharabi]]'' (1964) and tasted success with them. Dev also played a few characters with a negative shade, as in ''[[Jaal (1952 film)|Jaal]]'' (1952) where he played a smuggler, then as an absconding gang member in ''[[Dushman (1957 film)|Dushman]]'' (1957), and as a black marketer in ''[[Kala Bazar]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=PTI |title=Dev Anand: The eternal romantic and charming hero |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/dev-anand-the-eternal-romantic-and-charming-hero-147672-2011-12-03 |access-date=28 July 2023 |magazine=India Today |date=13 December 2011}}</ref> Apart from his pairing with [[Suraiya]] and [[Kalpana Kartik]], his pairing with [[Nutan]], [[Waheeda Rehman]] and [[Geeta Bali]] was popular among the audiences in the late 50s and 60s. His films ''[[Rahi (film)|Rahi]]'' (1952) and ''[[Aandhiyan (1952 film)|Aandhiyan]]'' (1952), were screened along with [[Raj Kapoor]]'s ''[[Awaara]]''. From the early fifties till the mid-sixties, the trio of actors [[Dilip Kumar]], [[Raj Kapoor]], and Anand ruled the roost.

===Romantic hero image in the 1960s===
In the sixties, Dev Anand acquired a romantic image with films such as ''[[Manzil (1960 film)|Manzil]]'' and ''[[Tere Ghar Ke Samne]]'' with [[Nutan]], ''[[Kinare Kinare]]'' with [[Meena Kumari]], ''[[Maya (1961 film)|Maya]]'' with [[Mala Sinha]], ''[[Asli-Naqli]]'' with [[Sadhana Shivdasani]], ''[[Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai]]'', ''[[Mahal (1969 film)|Mahal]]'' with [[Asha Parekh]] and ''[[Teen Devian|Teen Deviyaan]]'' opposite three heroines [[Kalpana (Hindi Film actress)|Kalpana]], [[Simi Garewal]] and [[Nanda (actress)|Nanda]]. In the film ''[[Teen Devian|Teen Deviyaan]]'', Dev Anand played a playboy. One of his notable films of the early sixties was ''[[Hum Dono (1961 film)|Hum Dono]]'' (1961) which he produced and acted in, as Anand, a young lover who joins the army in frustration over being shunned by the father of his love Meeta (played by Sadhana Shivdasani). Anand played a double role in the film, also acting as Major Varma, his look-alike who he runs into in the army and forms a deep friendship. Notable for its music by [[Jaidev]], the film was a box office hit.
 
His first colour film, ''[[Guide (film)|Guide]]'' with [[Waheeda Rehman]] was based on the novel of the same name by [[R. K. Narayan]]. Dev Anand himself was the impetus for making the film version of the book. He met and persuaded Narayan to give his assent to the project.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-01-20/news/28410009_1_lifetime-achievement-award-dev-anand-silicon-city |title=Dev Anand honored |publisher=The Economic Times |access-date=14 November 2011 |date=20 January 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709204435/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-01-20/news/28410009_1_lifetime-achievement-award-dev-anand-silicon-city |archive-date=9 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dev Anand tapped his friends in Hollywood to launch an Indo-US co-production that was shot in Hindi and [[English language|English]] simultaneously and was released in 1965. ''[[Guide (film)|Guide]]'', directed by younger brother Vijay Anand, was an acclaimed movie. Dev played Raju, a voluble guide, who supports Rosy (Waheeda) in her bid for freedom.  He is not above thoughtlessly exploiting her for personal gains. Combining style with substance, he gave an affecting performance as a man grappling with his emotions in his passage through love, shame, and salvation.

He reunited with Vijay Anand for the movie ''[[Jewel Thief (1967 film)|Jewel Thief]]'' (1967), based on the thriller genre which featured [[Vyjayanthimala]], [[Tanuja]], [[Anju Mahendru]], [[Faryal]] and [[Helen (actress)|Helen]] and was very successful. Their next collaboration, {{Lang|hi-latn|[[Johny Mera Naam]]}} (1970), again a thriller, in which Dev was paired opposite [[Hema Malini]] was a huge blockbuster.<ref name="rediff.com"/> It was ''Johnny Mera Naam'' which made Hema Malini a big star.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.upperstall.com/people/hema-malini |title=Hema Malini |publisher=Upperstall.com |access-date=14 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111104001947/http://www.upperstall.com/people/hema-malini |archive-date=4 November 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1969, he was a member of the jury at the [[6th Moscow International Film Festival]].<ref name="Moscow1969">{{cite web|url=http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1969 |title=6th Moscow International Film Festival (1969) |access-date=17 December 2012 |work=MIFF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116194825/http://www.moscowfilmfestival.ru/miff34/eng/archives/?year=1969 |archive-date=16 January 2013 }}</ref>

===Directorial debut in the 1970s===
Dev Anand's directorial debut, the espionage drama ''[[Prem Pujari]]'', was a flop but has developed a cult following over the years. The film introduced Zaheeda and had Waheeda Rehman as the female lead. He tasted success with his 1971 directorial effort ''[[Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971 film)|Hare Rama Hare Krishna]]'', shot primarily in Nepal around Swyambhunath, and Bhaktapur,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/south-asia/royal-friend-dev-anand-to-visit-kathmandu_10046377.html | title=Royal friend Dev Anand to visit Kathmandu | access-date=13 June 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200112055619/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/south-asia/royal-friend-dev-anand-to-visit-kathmandu_10046377.html | archive-date=12 January 2020 | url-status=live }}</ref> in which talks about the prevalent [[hippie]] culture. His find [[Zeenat Aman]], who played the mini-skirt-sporting, pot-smoking Janice, became an overnight sensation. Anand also became known as a filmmaker of trenchantly topical themes. The same year, he starred with [[Mumtaz (Indian actress)|Mumtaz]] in ''[[Tere Mere Sapne (1971 film)|Tere Mere Sapne]]'', an adaptation of [[A. J. Cronin]]'s novel ''[[The Citadel (novel)|The Citadel]]''. The film was directed by Dev's brother, Vijay, and was also successful. In 1971 he paired again with Zaheeda in ''[[Gambler (film)|Gambler]]'' which went on to become a success.

In the 1970s, [[Raj Kapoor]] started playing roles of father in films such as ''[[Kal Aaj Aur Kal]]'' in 1971 and ''[[Dharam Karam]]'' in 1974 and had put on a lot of weight and films with [[Dilip Kumar]] as a lead hero like ''[[Dastaan (1972 film)|Dastaan]]'' and ''[[Bairaag]]'' were failures at the box office. Some of the hurriedly made films with Dev Anand as the leading man—two each opposite Hema Malini – ''Shareef Badmaash'', ''Joshila'' and two with Zeenat Aman – ''Ishk Ishk Ishk'', ''Prem Shastra'' and ''Saheb Bahadur'' with Priya Rajvansh — became flops and posed a threat to his career as a leading man. He bounced back with the double-role film ''Banarasi Babu'' in 1973. He delivered commercial hits again with young heroines like with [[Sharmila Tagore]] in ''[[Yeh Gulistan Hamara]]'' (1972), with [[Yogeeta Bali]] and [[Raakhee]] in ''[[Banarasi Babu (1973 film)|Banarasi Babu]]'' (1973), with Hema Malini in ''[[Chhupa Rustam]]'' (1973) and ''[[Amir Garib]]'' (1974),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=180&catName=MTk3NA== |title=Box Office 1974 |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |access-date=14 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016223214/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=180&catName=MTk3NA== |archive-date=16 October 2011 }}</ref> with [[Zeenat Aman]] in ''[[Heera Panna]]'' (1973), ''[[Warrant (1975 film)|Warrant]]'' (1975),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=181&catName=MTk3NQ== |title=Box Office 1975 |publisher=Boxofficeindia.com |access-date=14 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016163451/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=181&catName=MTk3NQ== |archive-date=16 October 2013 }}</ref> ''[[Kalabaaz]]'' (1977) and ''[[Darling Darling (1977 film)|Darling Darling]]'' (1977) and with [[Parveen Babi]] in ''[[Bullet (1976 film)|Bullet]]'' (1976). The presence of his discoveries in the 1970s—Zeenat, and later [[Tina Munim]], in films and his good on-screen chemistry with beautiful young stars such as [[Raakhee]], [[Parveen Babi]], [[Hema Malini]] and [[Zeenat Aman]] in various films boosted Anand's image as the evergreen star even though he was well into his fifties. He attempted different genres of films to acquire versatile hero images. He was already 55 when he was paired with Tina Munim in 1978 in ''Des Pardes'', which became among the top five-grossing films of the year.

===Political activism during the Emergency in the late 1970s===
Dev Anand has also been politically active. He led a group of film personalities who stood up against the [[The Emergency (India)|Internal Emergency]] imposed by the then [[Prime Minister of India]], [[Indira Gandhi]].<ref>{{cite news |date=29 June 2015 |title=Recalling the Emergency years |work=The Indian Express |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/explained/recalling-the-emergency-1975-77-the-emergency-at-work/ |access-date=14 June 2018}}</ref> He actively campaigned against her with his supporters in the Indian parliamentary elections in 1977. He also formed a party called the ''National Party of India'', which he later disbanded.<ref>Joseph, Manu (20 May 2007). [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/stoi/How-Indians-Protest/articleshow/2061978.cms "How Indians Protest"]. ''The Times of India''.  Retrieved 10 November 2018.</ref>

===Later career and an evergreen hero===
The 1978 hit ''[[Des Pardes (1978 film)|Des Pardes]]'', directed by Dev Anand was the debut movie of actress [[Tina Munim]] and this film's success gave him the tag of the ''Evergreen Star''. Dev Anand was offered the lead role in ''[[Man Pasand]]'' by director Basu Chatterjee. Dev Anand's successful run at the box office continued in the 1980s with ''[[Man Pasand]]'', ''[[Lootmaar]]'' (both opposite Tina Munim), and ''[[Swami Dada]]'' (1982), all being critically acclaimed and box office hits.

Though Dev Anand's demand as the lead hero had not decreased even in the 1980s, he decided that it was the right time to introduce his son [[Suneil Anand]] in films as the hero. He launched his son in the ''[[Kramer vs. Kramer]]''-inspired ''[[Anand Aur Anand]]'' (1984), which was produced and directed by Dev Anand himself and had music by [[R.D. Burman]]. He expected the film to do well, but the film was a box office disaster, and [[Suneil Anand]] decided not to act in films any more.

But films with Dev Anand as the lead hero in ''[[Hum Naujawan]]'' (1985) and ''[[Lashkar (film)|Lashkar]]'' (1989) continued to be box office successes and were appreciated by critics.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Dev-Anand-Not-just-a-star-he-created-stars-too/articleshow/10985849.cms | title=Dev Anand: Not just a star, he created stars too | date=5 December 2011 | access-date=30 June 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927113322/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-05/news-interviews/30477058_1_dev-anand-navketan-hum-dono | archive-date=27 September 2013 | work=[[The Times of India]] | url-status=live }}</ref> He was already 60 years old in 1983 when he acted opposite Christine O'Neil and alongside Rati Agnihotri and [[Padmini Kolhapure]] in ''Swami Dada''. In 1989, his directorial venture ''Sachche ka Bolbala'' was released. Though critically acclaimed, it was a commercial failure. His performance as Professor Anand in the 1989 film ''[[Lashkar (film)|Lashkar]]'' was widely appreciated and was a major success at the box office.<ref>{{cite web |last=Chintamani |first=Gautam |date=3 December 2017 |title=How Dev Anand became an unlikely action star at the end of his career |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/how-dev-anand-became-an-unlikely-action-star-at-the-end-of-his-career-4239977.html |access-date=23 March 2022 |website=Firstpost}}</ref> ''Lashkar'' was his last hit film in the lead role in 1989, with him neither producer nor director of the film.

He directed ''[[Pyar Ka Tarana]]'' in 1993, without casting himself in any role. His directorial movie ''[[Gangster (1994 movie)|Gangster]]'' (1995) had a controversial nude rape scene and the movie was released uncut. He received offers to star in the lead roles outside of his home banners in films like ''[[Return of Jewel Thief]]'' and ''[[Aman Ke Farishtey]]'' but the former was not successful at the box office and the latter wasn't released in 1993 though the film was fully ready to be released.

Since 1992, seven of his directorial ventures were box office failures. His last film ''[[Chargesheet (film)|Chargesheet]]'' (2011) was panned by critics across the board and was a box office flop.<ref name="boxofficeindia.com">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=840|title=Chargesheet – Movie – Box Office India|website=boxofficeindia.com|access-date=22 June 2023|archive-date=22 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622065010/https://boxofficeindia.com/movie.php?movieid=840|url-status=live}}</ref>

He also starred in English films such as The ''[[The Evil Within (1970 film)|Evil Within]]'' (1970), where he was paired opposite Vietnamese actress Kieu Chinh and Zeenat Aman<ref name="ReferenceA"/> and ''Guide'' (English Version). The English language film ''The Evil Within'' was a 20th-Century Fox production that couldn't get the nod from the concerned authorities due to its parallel track dealing with opium selling and thus the Indian viewers were deprived of this American venture.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/books/obsessed-with-film-trivia-here-are-51-unheard-stories/story-WkO6FqX0bCEIXHca3Z3RKK.html |title=Obsessed with film trivia? Here are 51 unheard stories &#124; books |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=14 October 2014 |access-date=13 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913183112/http://www.hindustantimes.com/books/obsessed-with-film-trivia-here-are-51-unheard-stories/story-WkO6FqX0bCEIXHca3Z3RKK.html |archive-date=13 September 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Of the 114 Hindi films, he appeared in, over 6 decades, ''[[Kahin Aur Chal]]'' (1968) had a delayed release in the early 1970s and the multi-starrer film ''Ek Do Teen Chaar'' (1980) remained unreleased and ''Shrimanji'' (1968) had him in a guest appearance.  By 2011, he had the second most solo lead roles in Hindi films— 92, with Rajesh Khanna having the record for the most films as the solo lead hero in Hindi films – 106.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/the-forever-gambler-called-dev-anand/story-qk6w6eDmrZe9qAXRQWWr4N.html |title=The 'forever gambler' called Dev Anand &#124; punjab$dont-miss |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=3 December 2015 |access-date=13 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913135945/http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/the-forever-gambler-called-dev-anand/story-qk6w6eDmrZe9qAXRQWWr4N.html |archive-date=13 September 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>