DEV ANAND made his debut as a Lead
Actor in 1946 in Prabhat's "Hum Ek Hain". By the time his "Ziddi"
was released in 1947 he was a Superstar and has never looked back. Since
then, he has given countless hits with every heroine of the day. The Versatile
DEV ANAND has proved his mettle as a Lead Player, time and again--be it
in his Romantic roles as in "Paying Guest",
"Baazi", and "Jewel Thief ", or his Action roles,
as in "CID", "Johny Mera Naam", "Amir Garib", and "Warrant", or in his emotional
roles, as in "Hare Rama Hare Krishna" and "Des Pardes". He has always
remained eternally youthful by his remarkable
ability to live always in the present and the future--never in the past.
DEV ANAND established his Film Production Company
NAVKETAN INTERNATIONAL FILMS in 1949 and has Produced more than 35
memorable Motion Pictures-all of which have stood the test of time. Navketan's
"Hum Dono", was India's entry at the Berlin International Film Festival
in 1960. In 1964. he Produced "Guide"--a landmark
in Indian Cinema. "Guide" went on to win Filmfare Awards in Five
Categories. He Co-Produced the English Version of " Guide " with the late
American Nobel Laureate Pearl S. Buck (of "The Good Earth" fame). "Guide"
was India's entry for the OSCAR
that year.
DEV ANAND's creative sensibilities eventually got the better of him and
he started writing and directing his own Motion Pictures. In
1969 he directed his first film " Prem Pujari ". From then on, the
firebrand DEV ANAND has directed 17 Motion Pictures-many
of them considered Classics today. He has made his films from his keen
awareness of happenings around the World and from his sometimes impetuous
flair for escapist fantasy.
In 1972, the DEV ANAND directed film "Hare Rama Hare Krishna", based on
the Drug Problem and Flower Children of the '70s, assumed Cult Status. In
1978, his Mega-Hit "Des Pardes" was lauded for its contemporary theme on
the illegal immigration of Indians to the West. In 1982, he directed "Swami
Dada" a film based on an Indian Godman seduced by an American Girl. Then
in 1989, his "Sacche Ka Bol Bala", based on an upright journalist fighting
injustice was noticed and acclaimed. More recently, his "Love at Times Square",
a romantic story set around the time of the tragic September 11th incident
in New York City, was given good reviews by the American Press.
DEV ANAND has been the darling of every generation and continues to hold
sway over his audiences till today. He has introduced
a multitude of talent to the Indian Film Industry by way of Actors,
Directors, Music Composers, and Cinematographers. Today DEV ANAND continues
to introduce new talent to World Cinema and experiment with new ideas for
movies. He also heads one of the finest Film Sound
Post-Production Facilities in India--Anand Recording Studios Pvt. Ltd--which
has to its credit more than 3,000 Indian Feature Films that have been Mixed/
Surround Mixed for Worldwide release.
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