Dharam Dev Anand (
Hindi:
धर्मदेव आनन्द) (born 26 September, 1923), better known as
Dev Anand (
Hindi:
देव आनन्द), is an
Indian Hindi Cinema actor, director and
film producer. Dev is the second of three brothers who were active in Hindi Cinema. His brothers are
Chetan Anand and
Vijay Anand. Their sister, Sheel Kanta Kapur, is the mother of renowned Hindi and English film director
Shekhar Kapur. The
Government of India honoured him with the
Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the
Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2002 for his contributions towards
Indian cinema.
Early life
Dev was born Dharam Dev Anand on 26 September, 1923
in
Shakargarh Tehsil of
Gurdaspur district (now in
Narowal District,
Pakistan) in
undivided Punjab,
British India to well-to-do advocate Kishorimal Anand. Dev is the second of three brothers born to Kishorimal Anand. Dev's younger sister is Sheela Kanta Kapur, who is mother of
Shekhar Kapur. His older brother was
Chetan Anand and younger one was
Vijay Anand. Dev graduated in
English literature from the
Government College, Lahore, (now in
Pakistan).
Filmfare Awards
International honors and recognitions
- In July 2000, in New York City, he was honoured by an Award at the hands of the then First Lady of the United States of America - Mrs. Hillary Rodham Clinton - for his 'Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema'.
- In 2000, he was awarded the Indo-American Association "Star of the Millennium" Award in the Silicon Valley, California.
- Donna Ferrar, Member New York State Assembly, honoured him with a "New York State Assembly Citation" for his 'Outstanding Contribution to the Cinematic Arts Worthy of the Esteem and Gratitude of the Great State of New York' on 1 May 2001.
- In 2005, he was honoured with a "Special National Film Award" by the Government of Nepal at Nepal’s first NationIndian film festival in Stockholm.
- In 2008 he was guest of honour at a dinner hosted by the Provost of Highland Council in Inverness, Scotland to celebrate 10 years since he first worked in the Scottish Highlands. He spent several days in the area, en route to Cannes, as a guest of the Highlands and Islands Film Commission
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