India mourns Bollywood star Dev Anand
Bollywood screen legend Dev Anand died Sunday in London at the age of 88, the BBC reports. Obits made the front pages of all the major Indian papers today.
Anand's films included Guide, Paying Guest and Jewel Thief. He continued to direct almost until his death, releasing his last film, Chargesheet, in September, the BBC said.
In India, he continued to appear in the society pages with starlets, a kind of G-rated Hugh Hefner, as the so-called "Evergreen Hero" of Indian cinema.
In mourning his death, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Anand was "an embodiment of a life-long passion for acting and film-making," according to the BBC.
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