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“The live telecast will take place simultaneously in other countries, including the US and Canada,” says Shinde. This year, the award function will also pay a tribute to Dev Anand. “Last year was a great year for Punjabi cinema. Many films by new...
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But now that he is no more, I will sing a few of his songs. Besides, if I sing my father’s songs, there will have to be Dev Anand’s songs. I will sing 12 solos and four duets. There will be three of Dadamoni’s(Ashok Kumar) songs, three of my father’s...
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Quite a few Indian TV viewers were puzzled when the roll call of film personalities who passed away in 2011 included Shammi Kapoor but inexplicably left out Dev Anand. The latter died in London and was no stranger to Bafta where he held an event to...
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The jury may be out whether it is one of the fine performances
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Spread across 11 sections, the festival is a popular draw for people from across the country. This year’s highlights include 3D Street Art by Tracy Lee Stum, who will be working on a live 3D chalk art on 8-9 February; and tributes to legends such as...
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57th Idea Filmfare Awards 2011 was an evening full of glitz and glamour. The Awards night began on a somber note with artists from Coke Studio paying a tribute to actors Dev Anand and Shammi Kapoor who passed away last year. Moving on to the...
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At the heart of the mystique is the towering presence of its galaxy of stars. "Bollywood`s Top 20" is an exciting collection of new essays by renowned writers that pays tribute to Hindi cinema`s biggest stars of all time - Ashok Kumar, Dilip Kumar, Dev...
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Kumar pierced his eyes after failing in love. But it was the film industry that was completely blind to the realities of India. After general elections in 1952, the mood became somewhat optimistic and heroes began to get their girls after the compulsory...
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Dilip kumar's Daag, Dev Anand's Baazi and Raj Kapoor's Awara had positive ends in that sense. By 1957, India had begun to doubt Nehruvian socialism and the Hindi cinema saw the birth of an urban, upper class, romantic hero, Shammi Kapoor. In the late...
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At the heart of the mystique is the towering presence of its galaxy of stars. "Bollywood's Top 20" is an exciting collection of new essays by renowned writers that pays tribute to Hindi cinema's biggest stars of all time - Ashok Kumar, Dilip Kumar, Dev...
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While its US counterpart has star-shaped brass plates engraved with celebrity names embedded on sidewalks, Mumbai’s ‘Walk of the Stars’ will go a step further. There will be six to seven brass statues of yesteryear stars like Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand and...
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We are reminded of what the old timers in the media used to tell us about the early days of superstars in Bollywood. It is true that even in the days of the three greats- Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor and Dev Anand, there used to be camps, loyalists and...
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"I find myself lucky that I was selected in the prelims to perform in finals. Even though Dev Anand is not with us anymore but I believe in spirit he is all the more with us - much more that words could ever express.'' And this die hard fan of Dev...
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Hema Malini with daughter Ahana Deol Though she had offers from directors like Aparna Sen, Vikramaditya Motwane and Shoojit Sircar, for some reason or the other, none of the films got on the floors. Ahana had also refused to play the lead role in one...
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It's rather like putting your marks in individual roles aside for the total marks of your career." Circa 2011, a veritable annus horribilis as far as the arts and media world was concerned, saw the demise of an unusually high number of performers in...
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In a contrast that changed the tempo of the evening, there were many livewire western/contemporary dance sequences that revved up the energy quotient of the evening. While we were wondering , how so much perfection was achieved by people who are...
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Bollywood.” Also, sometimes a foreign actress is cast in a role solely on the filmmaker’s whim. “You can’t battle a filmmaker’s ego,” says Chadha. “If he feels a certain girl fits the role, then nothing can stop him.” Gautham Menon, who puts it more...
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Meanwhile, the big data sets generated by increasing mobile and other network device traffic only compound the reporting challenge. “Service providers spend a lot of their valuable time creating reports manually,” said Dev Anand, MSP Center Plus...
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Meanwhile, the big data sets generated by increasing mobile and other network device traffic only compound the reporting challenge. “Service providers spend a lot of their valuable time creating reports manually,” said Dev Anand, MSP Center Plus...
About Dev Anand
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Dharam Dev Pishorimal Ānand (Hindi: देव आनन्द, Urdu: دیو آنند) (born September 26, 1923), better known simply as Dev Anand, is a legendary Indian Bollywood actor and film producer. In his heyday as a star, he was considered the epitome of the suave, urban gentleman. Dev is the second of three brothers who were active in Bollywood. His elder... Full Article
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Indian Bollywood actor Rajiv Kapoor (L) and brother Randhir Kapoor attend a condolence prayer meeting for Indian Bollywood actor, the departed Dev Anand, in Mumbai on December 16, 2011.
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Tony Sarin, nephew of Dev Anand, addresses the mourners during a memorial service for Bollywood actor and director Dev Anand at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan centre in London, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. Famed Bollywood actor Anand died of cardiac arrest in London Dec. 3 2011, and his remains...
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 10: The coffin of Bollywood actor Dev Anand is carried into the chapel at Putney Vale Crematorium on December 10, 2011 in London, England. Friends and family came to pay their respects to the legendary Actor who died of a heart attack aged 88 in London. Mr...
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 10: A bagpipe player practises ahead of the funeral service of Bollywood actor Dev Anand at Putney Vale Crematorium on December 10, 2011 in London, England. Friends and family came to pay their respects to the legendary Actor who died of a heart attack aged...
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Indian legendary Bollywood actor and film maker Dev Anand (2R) speaks during a press conference flanked by Yashpal Sharma (L), Devshri Khanduri (2L), Naseeruddin Shah (C) and Divya Dutta (R) to promote their forthcoming Hindi film 'Chargesheet' in Mumbai on August 24, 2011.
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Indian legendary Bollywood actor and film maker Dev Anand (R) stands with Indian film actor and director Naseeruddin Shah (L) during a press conference and promotion of their forthcoming Hindi film 'Chargesheet' in Mumbai on August 24, 2011.
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Indian legendary Bollywood actor and film maker Dev Anand (R) speaks during a joint press conference with Indian film actor and director Naseeruddin Shah (L) and actor Jackie Shroff (C) to promote their forthcoming Hindi film 'Chargesheet' in Mumbai on August 24, 2011.
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Bollywood star Aamir Khan, center, greets people during a memorial service for legend Dev Anand in Mumbai, India, Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. Anand, a charismatic and flamboyant Indian film fixture for more than a half-century, died of a heart attack on Dec. 3 in London. He was 88.
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Bollywood filmmaker Yash Chopra pays tribute during a memorial service for Bollywood star Dev Anand in Mumbai, India, Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. Anand, a charismatic and flamboyant Indian film fixture for more than a half-century, died of a heart attack on Dec. 3 in London. He was 88.
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People attend a memorial service for Bollywood star Dev Anand in Mumbai, India, Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. Anand, a charismatic and flamboyant Indian film fixture for more than a half-century, died of a heart attack on Dec. 3 in London. He was 88.
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Pallbearers carry the casket of Indian actor Dev Anand, surrounded by mourners and media, as it arrives at the Putney Vale Crematorium in London, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. Famed Bollywood actor Anand died of cardiac arrest in London Dec. 3, 2011, and his remains are to be returned to...
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The casket of Indian actor Dev Anand, surrounded by mourners and media, arrives at the Putney Vale Crematorium in London, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. Famed Bollywood actor Anand died of cardiac arrest in London Dec. 3 2011, and his remains are to be taken back to India for immersion burial...
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Suneil Anand, son of Indian Bollywood actor Dev Anand speaks at a press conference following the death of his father last weekend, in London, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011.
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Indian sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik (L) gives finishing touches to a sand sculpture of Dev Anand at a beach in the eastern Indian state of Orissa December 4, 2011. Movie actor and director Dev Anand, known for his joie de vivre as Bollywood's "evergreen hero", died aged 88, an aide...
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A general view of The Washington hotel, where Bollywood star Dev Anand reportedly died, London, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011. Anand, a charismatic and flamboyant Indian film fixture for more than a half-century, died of a heart attack in London, his family said Sunday. He was 88.
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London taxi cabs are seen outside The Washington hotel, where Bollywood star Dev Anand reportedly died, London, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011. Anand, a charismatic and flamboyant Indian film fixture for more than a half-century, died of a heart attack in London, his family said Sunday. He was 88.
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Members of the media, representing India's media outlets, work outside a hotel in central London, reported to be the place where Bollywood star Dev Anand died, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011. Anand, a charismatic and flamboyant Indian film fixture for more than a half-century, has died of a heart...
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Veteran Bollywood actor and director Dev Anand attends a ceremony in Mumbai in this July 18, 2009 file photo. Anand died on December 3, 2011 after a heart attack in London, according to local media. He was 88.
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Veteran Bollywood actor and director Dev Anand attends a news conference for the premiere of his film "Mr. Prime Minister" in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad in this December 29, 2005 file photo. Anand died on December 3, 2011 after a heart attack in London, according to local media.
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In this Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011 photo, people light candles for paying tribute to Bollywood star Dev Anand in Bhopal, India. Anand, a charismatic and flamboyant Indian film fixture for more than a half-century, has died of a heart attack in London, his family said Sunday. He was 88. (AP...
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Indian Bollywood actor Rajiv Kapoor (L) and brother Randhir Kapoor attend a condolence prayer meeting for Indian Bollywood actor, the departed Dev Anand, in Mumbai on December 16, 2011.
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