Legendary actor Dev Anand was not only a bonafide superstar of Hindi cinema but he was also instrumental in launching the careers of several prominent actors and film directors. Here are some of the prominent ones.
Years before Dev Anand and Kalpana Kartik tied the knot, the actress made her acting debut in Dev Anand's home production Baazi.
Iconic '70s star Zeenat Aman was a model and had done two songs in Bollywood before she was launched by Dev Anand in Hare Rama Hare Krishna in 1971.
Dev Anand spotted Tina Munim's talent early on and launched her in hit 1978 film Des Pardes.
Popular actor Jackie Shroff got his first break in Dev Anand's 1982 drama Swami Dada. A year later Shroff was cast in Subhash Ghai Hero which made him an overnight star.
Not many people know that Tabu got her first proper acting opportunity as a teenager from Dev Anand in Hum Naujawan (1985).
Sanjay Dutt's former wife, Richa Sharma too was discovered by Dev Anand and made her debut in Hum Naujawan.
Popular Punjabi film star Neeu Bajwa got her first break in films thanks to Dev Anand in 1998 film Main Solah Baras Ki.