Editing Dev Anand (section)

===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>