सदाबहार अभिनेता देवानंद ने दुनिया को अलविदा कहा

सदाबहार अभिनेता देवानंद ने दुनिया को अलविदा कहा

यहां कौन है तेरा मुसाफ़िर जायेगा कहां

जिंदगी के साथ रोमांस करने वाले सदाबहार अभिनेता देवानंद हर फ्रिक को धुंए में उड़ाकर इस दुनिया से रूख्सत हो गए। वह 88 वर्ष के थे।उनके निधन पर राष्ट्रपति प्रतिभा देवी सिंह पाटील, प्रधानमंत्री मनमोहन सिंह और कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष सोनिया गांधी और लोकसभा अध्यक्ष मीरा कुमार ने शोक जताया है। प्रधानमंत्री ने देवानंद को महान अभिनेता बताया है।सूचना एवं प्रसारण मंत्री अंबिका सोनी ने देवानंद के निधन पर शोक प्रकट करते हुए कहा कि देश ने अद्भुत अभिनेता खो दिया है। भाजपा नेता शहनवाज हुसैन और हेमा मालिनी ने भी देव साहब के निधन पर शोक प्रकट किया है। गुजरात के मुख्यमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने भी शोक जताया है।देवानंद के निधन के साथ ही हिंदी‌फिल्मों की तिकडी समझे जाने वाले राजकपूर, दिलिप कुमार, देवानंद का दूसरा स्तंभ ढह गया जिसके साथ ही फिल्मी जगत में शोक की लहर दौड गई। अपने अभिनय, शैली, रूमानियत और जिंदादिली के लिए अपनी अलग पहचान बनाने वाले देवानंद ने 1946 में 'हम एक हैं' फिल्म से अभिनय के करियर की शुरुआत की थी। इसके बाद 1947 में जिद्दी फिल्म ने उन्हें बड़ी सफलता दिलाई और फिर उन्होंने कभी वापस मुड़कर नहीं देखा।

यहाः हम उनकी याद में एक गाना दे रहा है जो उनकी यादगार फ़िल्म गाईड का है

 Dev anand;  evergreen hero

1947 he was a Superstar and has never looked back. Since then, he has given countless hits with every heroine of the day. The Versatile DEV ANAND has proved his mettle as a Lead Player, time and again--be it in his Romantic roles as in "Paying Guest", "Baazi", and "Jewel Thief ", or his Action roles, as in "CID", "Johny Mera Naam", "Amir Garib", and "Warrant", or in his emotional roles, as in "Hare Rama Hare Krishna" and "Des Pardes". He has always remained eternally youthful by his remarkable ability to live always in the present and the future--never in the past. DEV ANAND established his Film Production Company NAVKETAN INTERNATIONAL FILMS in 1949 and has Produced more than 35 memorable Motion Pictures-all of which have stood the test of time. Navketan's "Hum Dono", was India's entry at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1960. In 1964. he Produced "Guide"--a landmark in Indian Cinema. "Guide" went on to win Filmfare Awards in Five Categories. He Co-Produced the English Version of " Guide " with the late American Nobel Laureate Pearl S. Buck (of "The Good Earth" fame). "Guide" was India's entry for the OSCAR that yearDEV ANAND's creative sensibilities eventually got the better of him and he started writing and directing his own Motion Pictures. In 1969 he directed his first film " Prem Pujari ". From then on, the firebrand DEV ANAND has directed 17 Motion Pictures-many of them considered Classics today. He has made his films from his keen awareness of happenings around the World and from his sometimes impetuous flair for escapist fantasy.

In 1972, the DEV ANAND directed film "Hare Rama Hare Krishna", based on the Drug Problem and Flower Children of the '70s, assumed Cult Status. In 1978, his Mega-Hit "Des Pardes" was lauded for its contemporary theme on the illegal immigration ofof Indians to the West. In 1982, he directed "Swami Dada" a film based on an Indian Godman seduced by an American Girl. Then in 1989, his "Sacche Ka Bol Bala", based on an upright journalist fighting injustice was noticed and acclaimed. More recently, his "Love at Times Square", a romantic story set around the time of the tragic September 11th incident in New York City, was given good reviews by the American Press.

DEV ANAND has been the darling of every generation and continues to hold sway over his audiences till today. He has introduced a multitude of talent to the Indian Film Industry by way of Actors, Directors, Music Composers, and Cinematographers. Today DEV ANAND continues to introduce new talent to World Cinema and experiment with new ideas for movies. He also heads one of the finest Film Sound Post-Production Facilities in India--Anand Recording Studios Pvt. Ltd--which has to its credit more than 3,000 Indian Feature Films that have been Mixed/ Surround Mixed for Worldwide release.