Dev Anand gets Dadasaheb Phalke award

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Evergreen Bollywood hero Dev Anand has been selected for the prestigious
Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 2002 for his outstanding contribution to Indian
cinema. The legendary actor and film maker will be the 34th recepient of the
award. Born on September 26, 1923 in Gurdaspur, Punjab as Devdutt Pishorimal
Anand, he graduated in Arts from Punjab University and went to Mumbai to
join elder brother Chetan Anand.  Anand began his acting career at Prabhat
where he met Guru Dutt and had his first hit film `Ziddi' at Bombay Talkies.
Together with Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar, he ushered in the dominant acting
idiom of post-independence Hindi cinema. Among his most memorable films are
Baazi, Taxi Driver, CID, Paying Guest, Kala Pani, Hum Dono, Tere Ghar Ke
Saamne, Guide, Jewel Thief, Johnny Mera Naam, Hare Rama Hare Krishna and Des
Pardes.

Source:
http://ww1.mid-day.com/news/city/2003/december/70901.htm