7 Worth-Remembering Roles Played by Dev Anand

Team FC

Baazi (1951)

Anand was directed by his dear friend Guru Dutt in this film, portraying a serial gambler who is falsely accused of murdering the woman he loves.

C.I.D. (1956)

Anand was directed by Raj Khosla in this police procedural set in Bombay, playing Shekhar, a detective who finds himself in a fix when a suspect dies in his charge.

Kala Bazaar (1960)

Dev Anand played a black marketeer of cinema tickets who reforms when he falls in love in this film directed by Vijay Anand.

Hum Dono (1961)

Anand played identical British Indian Army officers in this romance set against World War II and the theme of mistaken identities.

Guide (1965)

In Vijay Anand's adaptation of the RK Narayan novel, Dev Anand played a tour guide named Raju who falls in love with an artist and then becomes an ascetic.

Jewel Thief (1967)

Dev Anand was directed by his brother Vijay in this caper about mistaken identities and a gang of robbers co-starring Vyjayantimala and Ashok Kumar .

Johny Mera Naam (1970)

Anand played undercover police officer Sohan who becomes part of a criminal operation in Nepal under the guise of Johny.

Thank you for reading!

NEXT: 7 Iconic Films of Charlie Chaplin