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The birth centenary of Indian cinema icon Dev Anand will be celebrated with restored versions of some of his classics receiving a theatrical release across the country.

Known as one of the triumvirate of superstars who ruled Hindi-language cinema in the 1950s and ’60s (along with the late Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar) Anand made such hits as “Guide,” “Hare Rama Hare Krishna” and “Prem Pujari.”

The birth centenary of Anand, who died in 2011, is on Sept. 26. On Sept. 24 and 25, the “Dev Anand@100 – Forever Young” festival will screen four of his classic films at 55 PVR Inox cinemas across 30 Indian cities including Mumbai, Pune, Goa, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Trivandrum, Chennai, Bangalore, Lucknow, Kolkata, Guwahati, Indore, Jaipur, Nagpur, Chandigarh, New Delhi, Gwalior, Rourkela, Raipur, Noida, Kochi, Aurangabad, Vadodara, Surat and Mohali.

The films are Raj Khosla’s “C. I. D.” (1956) and Vijay Anand’s “Guide” (1965), “Jewel Thief” (1967) and “Johny Mera Naam” (1970). They have...

Late legendary actor-filmmaker Dev Anand's grandson Rishi Anand is set to make his Bollywood debut with the remake of Govinda-starrer Saajan Chale Sasural.

Saajan Chale Sasural 2 will also feature actors Chunkey Pandey, Arya Babbar, Hemant Pandey, Sonal Monteiro and Ishita Raj in pivotal roles. It will be produced by Mansoor Ahmed Siddiqui, who had earlier produced the original film.

"I am very excited. It's too early to comment anything more on the film," Rishi said in a statement to Ians.?

Saajan Chale Sasural -- a romance-comedy film which starred Govinda, Karisma Kapoor, Tabu, late Kader Khan and Satish Kaushik -- released in 1996. It was helmed by David Dhawan.

Rishi is the son of actor-filmmaker Suneil Anand. Suneil, the only son of Dev Anand. He has acted in films like Anand Aur Anand, Car Thief and Main Tere Liye. Suneil even directed English films Master and Vagator Mixer, under...

December 3rd 2012 marked the first death anniversary of the legendary actor, Dev Anand and Utv Stars, paid him a tribute by installing his brass statue at the Bandra Bandstand Promenade immortalizing his invaluable contributions to Indian Cinema.Dev Anand’s life size statue was unveiled by none other yesteryear great, Waheeda Rahman and son, Suneil Anand. Waheeda Rahman made her debut with Dev Anand and the two of them acted together in seven movies, which is the highest for any actress with him. Read More...

December 3rd 2012 marked the first death anniversary of the legendary actor, Dev Anand and Utv Stars, paid him a tribute by installing his brass statue at the Bandra Bandstand Promenade immortalizing his invaluable contributions to Indian Cinema.Dev Anand's life size statue was unveiled by none other yesteryear great, Waheeda Rahman and son, Suneil Anand. Waheeda Rahman made her debut with Dev Anand and the two of them acted together in seven movies...

Legendary Indian actor Dev Anand, who passed away last month in London, has been conferred with an unprecedented honour by the British Actors Union, Equity as a gesture of sympathy and international solidarity. The British Actors Union has issued a press statement expressing the union's sadness at the passing away of a non-union member, Dev Anand. The statement was presented in the form of a letter of condolence to the late actor's son Suneil Anand and was signed by the President of Equity, Christine Payne, its General Secretary, Malcolm Sinclair, and the Chairman of the Minority Ethnic Members Committee, Shiv Pande. The letter is of tremendous significance as it demonstrates the international standing of the late Bollywood movie icon and pays tribute to Dev Anand's lifelong contributions to the Indian film industry as a dedicated actor, director and producer. This is the first time that an actor with no...

Dev Anand’s last rites were performed at the Putney Vale Crematorium in London and his son Suneil Anand will immerse his ashes in the Godavari river in Nasik this afternoon. Mohan Churiwala, a close assistant of the legendary actor has confirmed the news. Mohan Churiwala, who escorted Suneil to Nashik from Mumbai, earlier said, "He (Suneil) is coming to Mumbai by around 12 pm. From here, we are going to Nashik to immerse Dev saab's ashes in the holy river – Godavari." After the funeral in London a memorial service was held at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in London. "A memorial service will be held at M...