'Abhi
na
jao
chhod
kar
ki
dil
abhi
bhara
nahin',
as
Dev
Anand
lip-synced
to
these
words
on
screen
to
serenade
his
leading
lady
Sadhna
in
Hum
Dono
(1961),
a
millions
of
heart
skipped
a
beat.
Such
was
the
charisma
of
this
man
who
is
known
to
be
one
of
the
most
iconic
actors
of
all
times!
In
one
of
his
interviews,
Dev
Saab
recollected,
"It
was
19th
July
1943,
I
arrived
at
Bombay
Central
from
Lahore
by
frontier
mail,
with
30
Rs
in
my
pocket,
with
a
positive
mind
to
be
an
actor.
After
3
years
of
struggle,
I
joined
Prabhat
Films."
Born
on
26
September
1923
as
Dharam
Dev
Anand,
the
original
king
of
Romance's
filmography
boosts
of
iconic
films
like
Guide,
Hum
Dono,
Jewel
Thief,
Prem
Pujari,
Hare
Rama
Hare
Krishna,
Johnny
Mera
Naam
amongst
others.
On
his
95th
birth
anniversary
today,
we
bring
you
some
interesting
tid-bits
about
his
life-
Dev
Anand
Bought
His
First
Car
After
His
Debut
Film
His
first
car
was
a
Hillman
Minx,
which
he
bought
from
the
money
he
earned
from
Vidya,
his
first
film
opposite
Suraiya-
the
woman
he
loved
both,
on
and
off-screen.
He
Even
Starred
In
A
Hollywood
Film
Not
many
know
that
Dev
Saab
was
a
part
of
a
Hollywood
film
titled The
Evil
Within
that
even
starred
Zeenat
Aman.
Dev
Anand
Was
Advised
Not
To
Wear
Black
After
Kala
Pani
It
is
said
that
after
doing
the
film,
Kala
Pani,
the
actor
was was
asked
not
to
wear
a
black
suit
in
public
as
women
would
swoon
and
jump
from
buildings
seeing
him
dressed
in
black.
He
Was
The
Original
Choice
For
Junglee
&
Teesri
Manzil
Dev
Anand
was
approached
for
Junglee
and
Teesri
Manzil.
However,
the
actor
turned
down
both
the
films
owing
to
his
differences
with
the
makers.
Interestingly,
these
two
films
fell
into
Shammi
Kapoor's
lap
and
the
rest
is
history.
How
He
Fell
In
Love
With
Kalpana
Kartik
After
his
failed
relationship
with
actress
Suraiyya,
Dev
Anand
had
almost
thought
of
quitting
films,
when
his
elder
brother
Chetan
Anand
counselled
him
and
told
him
to
focus
on
his
career.
During
this
phase,
he
worked
with
Kalpana
Kartik
in
many
films
and
ended
up
falling
for
her.
Finally,
he
tied
the
knot
with
her
while
working
on
Taxi
Driver.
Probably
the
best
way
to
sum
up
Dev
Saab's
life
would
be
his
song-
'Main
Zindagi
Ka
Saath
Nibhata
Chala
Gaya,
Har
Fikar
Ko
Dhuen
Mein
Udata
Chala
Gaya.'