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Actor and director Dev Anand, known as Bollywood’s ‘evergreen hero’, has died aged 88, an aide said, bringing the end to an era of Indian cinema.
Anand, whose last film, Chargesheet, was released in September, was in London with his son, Suneil, when he died on Saturday from a heart attack.
Born in Lahore, Anand travelled to Mumbai to work as a clerk in a government office in 1944 and got his first break two years later in the film Hum Ek Hain. He turned director soon afterwards and went on to deliver a string of hits including CID, Guide, and Jewel Thief.
Anand refused to retire from Bollywood, often telling interviewers he would work till his last breath. He was working on a new film at the time of his death.
“An era has come to an end,” Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan said. “Dev Anand leaves a void never perhaps to be filled again ... his joy of life will not be forgotten.”
