Dev Anand died in a hotel in London at the age of 88 on 3 December 2011 (4th December 2011 by Indian time) due to a cardiac arrest.He was reportedly in London for a medical check up. Condolences poured in from all corners of the Indian film industry, with most of them remembering his positive attitude towards life.
He was an Indian Hindi Cinema actor, director and film producer. Dev was the second of three brothers who were active in Hindi Cinema. His brothers were 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. Dev Anand died at around 10pm on Saturday, 3rd December 2011 in London, of a heart attack.Dev Anand, the style icon of 1950s and 1960s, scripted a fashion statement with his scarves, mufflers, jackets and his singnature puff, inspired by his childhood ideal Gregory Peck. The newage designers describe him as a trendsetter and a mentor who gave a fillip to Bollywood fashion. Thanks to his good looks, further enhanced by his stylish wardrobe and on-screen romantic image portrayed in songs like Abhi na jao chodkar, Jia o and Khoya khoya chand, Dev Anand had girls swooning over him. There was a time when female fans frenzy reached such a crescendo that they started sending him letters in their blood especially after seeing him in a black suit. Such was his persona that he was banned from wearing a black suit in public.
Filmfare Awards
- 1955 - Nominated Best Actor for Munimji
- 1958 - Winner Best Actor for Kalapani
- 1959 - Nominated Best Actor for Love Marriage
- 1960 - Nominated Best Actor for Kala Bazar
- 1961 - Nominated Best Actor for Hum Dono
- 1966 - Winner Best Film for Guide
- 1991 - Winner Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award
