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| India mourns Bollywood legend Dev Anand | India mourns Bollywood legend Dev Anand |
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| Warm tributes have been paid to legendary Bollywood actor-director Dev Anand who died in London, aged 88, on Sunday. | |
| Indian media said the country had lost an "evergreen hero". | Indian media said the country had lost an "evergreen hero". |
| Meanwhile, the actor's manager told the state-run DD News that the cremation would take place in London later this week. | Meanwhile, the actor's manager told the state-run DD News that the cremation would take place in London later this week. |
| Anand was known as the Adonis of Indian cinema for his good looks and the ease with which he played romantic roles. | Anand was known as the Adonis of Indian cinema for his good looks and the ease with which he played romantic roles. |
| His films included Guide, Paying Guest and Jewel Thief. He continued to direct almost until his death, releasing his last film, Chargesheet, in September. | His films included Guide, Paying Guest and Jewel Thief. He continued to direct almost until his death, releasing his last film, Chargesheet, in September. |
| Anand, who produced and acted in dozens of films, was unwell and had gone to London for a check-up. | Anand, who produced and acted in dozens of films, was unwell and had gone to London for a check-up. |
| Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the screen legend was "an embodiment of a life-long passion for acting and film-making." | Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the screen legend was "an embodiment of a life-long passion for acting and film-making." |
| "I join millions of his fans in mourning his death," he said. | "I join millions of his fans in mourning his death," he said. |
| 'Eternal romantic' | 'Eternal romantic' |
| Cinema loses its Forever Young , headlined The Indian Express newspaper. | Cinema loses its Forever Young , headlined The Indian Express newspaper. |
| The newspaper described Dev Anand was the "eternal romantic hero, face of buoyant India". | The newspaper described Dev Anand was the "eternal romantic hero, face of buoyant India". |
| The newspaper said Dev Anand was "first and foremost, an urban hero". | The newspaper said Dev Anand was "first and foremost, an urban hero". |
| In a tribute, editor Shekhar Gupta wrote that a lesser-known fact about the star was how politically aware he was. | In a tribute, editor Shekhar Gupta wrote that a lesser-known fact about the star was how politically aware he was. |
| "In a nation where artists and entertainers stay out of all politics, he led the only protest carried out by creative India against the Emergency [in 1975, when democracy was suspended by the Indira Gandhi-led Congress government]," he wrote. | "In a nation where artists and entertainers stay out of all politics, he led the only protest carried out by creative India against the Emergency [in 1975, when democracy was suspended by the Indira Gandhi-led Congress government]," he wrote. |
| "Maybe some of it came from his left-leaning college days in Lahore." | "Maybe some of it came from his left-leaning college days in Lahore." |
| Evergreen hero fades away, headlined Hindustan Times. | Evergreen hero fades away, headlined Hindustan Times. |
| Writing in the newspaper, former actress Vyjayanthimala Bala, described Dev Anand as a man "full of energy that it's difficult to imagine him still". | Writing in the newspaper, former actress Vyjayanthimala Bala, described Dev Anand as a man "full of energy that it's difficult to imagine him still". |
| The Pioneer newspaper wrote that Indians "never wanted Dev Anand to age". | The Pioneer newspaper wrote that Indians "never wanted Dev Anand to age". |
| "To our minds we was always the swashbuckling romantic hero serenading his lady love with the most melodious compositions ever heard on screen," wrote editor Chandan Mitra. | "To our minds we was always the swashbuckling romantic hero serenading his lady love with the most melodious compositions ever heard on screen," wrote editor Chandan Mitra. |
| India's Youngest Star Dies at 88, headlined The Times of India. | India's Youngest Star Dies at 88, headlined The Times of India. |
| "With a screen personality modelled on Gregory Peck, he not only typified the male cool of his era; he also helped define it," the newspaper wrote. | "With a screen personality modelled on Gregory Peck, he not only typified the male cool of his era; he also helped define it," the newspaper wrote. |
| 'Timeless' | 'Timeless' |
| Mint newspaper said Dev Anand was Hindi cinema's "timeless leading man". | Mint newspaper said Dev Anand was Hindi cinema's "timeless leading man". |
| "He was adored, worshipped and emulated like few film actors were," the newspaper wrote. | "He was adored, worshipped and emulated like few film actors were," the newspaper wrote. |
| Over the course of his 65-year career, which began in 1946, Anand became one of India's iconic actor-directors. | Over the course of his 65-year career, which began in 1946, Anand became one of India's iconic actor-directors. |
| He also set up a production company in 1949, Navketan International Films, which produced more than 35 films. | He also set up a production company in 1949, Navketan International Films, which produced more than 35 films. |
| Anand was much feted, winning the Dada Saheb Phalke award, the highest honour in Indian cinema, in 2002, and countless other awards. | Anand was much feted, winning the Dada Saheb Phalke award, the highest honour in Indian cinema, in 2002, and countless other awards. |
| Dev Anand is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter. | Dev Anand is survived by his wife, a son and a daughter. |