Editing Dev Anand (section)

===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.