Dev Anand Birthday Special: Unknown Facts About The Most Romantic Hero Of The Indian Film Industry
The superstar of Bollywood and king of hearts Dev Anand used to leave audiences in complete awe from his acting and handsome looks. On his 97th birth Anniversary check out some rare and lesser-known facts of this legendary actor.
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1/7Dev Anand was born on 26 September 1923 with the name Dharam Dev Anand.(Image source: IMDb)
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2/7When Dev Anand first came to Mumbai he worked as a clerk and Military Censor Office before becoming a superstar.(Image source: IMDb)
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3/7Ashok Kumar gave Dev Anand his first movie Ziddi in the year 1948, opposite Kamini Kaushal.(Image source: IMDb)
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4/7Dev Anand met Suraiya on the sets of the film Vidya and fell in love with her. He proposed to Suraiya on the sets of the film Jeet with a 3000 rupees diamond ring.(Image source: IMDb)
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5/7After facing some conflicts with Suraiya, Dev Anand fell in love with Kalpana Karthik and had a secret wedding in 1954 and had two kids.(Image source: IMDb)
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6/7Dev Anand did a total of 116 films during his acting career out of which 2 were English films.(Image source: IMDb)
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7/7Dev Anand had his own production company called Navketan Films launched in the year 1949 and produced 35 films till the time he was alive.(Image source: IMDb)
