By STAFF Writer
December 04, 2011
DEV ANAND NEWS - Bollywood iconic star Dev Anand died in London after a cardiac arrest. He was 88 and survived by wife Kalpana Karthik, son Sunil and a daughter.
Dev Anand's manager Mohan Churiwala confirmed to media about the death of the evergreen romantic star of Hindi cinema in a London hotel. He died at 10pm to which doctor said the actor had a heart attack.
Churiwala said Dev Anand's cremation is scheduled to be held next week, after Tuesday when his daughter reaches, in London.
Dev Anand started his career in 1946 with the black and white film "Hum Ek Hain". He spent 65 years in Bollywood as an actor and filmmaker.
He last film as an actor and director was "Chargesheet", released this year, became his swan song.
The news of Dev Anand's death was a shock Sunday morning for colleagues and fans.
Bollywood actress Preity Zinta wrote on Twitter today morning, "Woke up to the sad News of Dev Saheb's demise ! May God give peace to his soul ! He inspired us all by living his life 2 the fullest. R.I.P".
Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan tweeted, "Never believed I would ever wake up to this news. Very sad!"
Dev Anand's driver, Prem Dube, tweeted since morning he had not been able to stop tears.
Dev Anand was a versatile actor as it is proved from some of his hit movies like "Tere Ghar Ke Samne", "Guide" and "Jewel Thief". As a director he had made great movies like "Hare Rama Hare Krishna" that gave first anglicised glamour icon to Bollywood - Zeenat Aman.
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| Dev Anand at young age |
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| Dev Anand at old age |
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