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Rare and vintage memorabilia from the films of legendary actor late Dev Anand are set to be auctioned online. The memorabilia includes film publicity art from the classics such as ‘Baazi’, ‘Kala Bazaar’, ‘C.I.D.’, ‘Kala Pani’, ‘Guide’, ‘Tere Ghar Ke Samne’, ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’, ‘Johnny Mera Naam’ and ‘Heera Panna’.

It also includes rare and vintage photographic stills, posters, showcards, lobby cards, song booklets from his lesser known films such as ‘Aaram’, ‘Milap’, ‘Maya’, ‘Manzil’, ‘Kahin Aur Chal’, ‘Baarish’, ‘Baat Ek Raat Ki’, ‘Sarhad’ and ‘Kinare Kinare’.

The highlights include a rare set of sixteen ‘Kala Bazaar’ and ‘Johnny Mera Naam’ lobby cards, 8 first release publicity black and white photographic stills from ‘Guide’, 15 coloured photographic stills from ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’, rare and beautifully designed posters of ‘Munimji’, ‘Milap’, ‘Sarhad’, ‘Maya’, ‘Manzil’, ‘Kinare Kinare’, ‘Guide’, ‘Gambler’, ‘Darling Darling’, and the unique Indian collaged handmade showcards from ‘Kala Pani’ and...

Popular Bollywood matinee idol, producer and film-maker

The Indian actor, producer and film-maker Dev Anand, who has died aged 88, was the first and longest serving matinee idol of Bollywood cinema. The pinnacle of his career came with Guide (1965), a film based on Rk Narayan's novel, in which Dev played the male lead opposite the classical Indian dancer turned actor Waheeda Rehman. Dev's talented younger brother Vijay directed it. During the golden age of Indian cinema, in the 1950s and 1960s, Dev, along with Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar, formed the trio of stars who dominated the silver screen. Dev's urbanity and quirky mannerisms made him especially popular among the young and women.

He was born in undivided India at Gurdaspur, in the Punjab region. His father, Pishorimal Anand, was a leading lawyer. After graduating from the prestigious Government College, in Lahore, Dev tried and failed to enter the Royal Indian Navy.