The best Dev Anand’s crime movies

Dev Anand

Dev Anand

26/09/1923- 03/12/2011
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Jewel Thief

Jewel Thief
7.9/10
Vinay, an ordinary young man who finds himself constantly mistaken for a look-alike jewel thief named Amar. Vinay works with the police to impersonate Amar and crack his crime ring--but it seems that Amar has decided to impersonate Vinay, as well, and soon their true identities are thoroughly muddled.

Baazi

Baazi
6.9/10
Madan comes from a poor family background. Unable to find employment, he takes to gambling in a big way...

Paying Guest

Paying Guest
6.8/10
An incompetent lawyer gets evicted, dons the guise of an old man to gain accommodation, falls for the owner's daughter, then faces numerous life-changing challenges.

C.I.D.

C.I.D.
7.1/10
  • Genre: ActionCrime
  • Release: 01/01/1956
  • Character: Shekhar
A newspaper editor, Shrivastav, is killed when he was about to expose the underworld links of a very rich and influential person. C.I.D. Inspector Shekhar is assigned to this case, an investigation of which leads him to suspect Dharamdas and his men. But Dharamdas spins a web of lies and deceit, and Shekhar himself becomes a suspect, and is arrested by the police, and loses his job, leaving Dharamdas and his men to carry on undeterred.

Mahal

Mahal
6.5/10
To pay for his sister's marriage, a brother enters into a criminal conspiracy to impersonate the nephew of a wealthy male.

Kala Bazar

Kala Bazar
7.2/10
A man sells movie tickets on the black market, but starts to have a change of heart after he falls in love.

Pocket Maar

Pocket Maar
7.2/10
Roshan is a pickpocket whose life changes after a man he steals money from commits suicide. Driven by guilt, he sets out to repay the money to the deceased man's family.

Milap

Milap
7.8/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 01/01/1955
  • Character: Rajendra Sayal
Film starring Dev Anand, Geeta Bali and K.N. Singh Rajendra Sayal (Dev Anand) becomes a millionaire from a poverty-stricken situation with the help of his friend Kalu (Johnny Walker). Jealous of his sudden elevation in status, a lawyer named Karamchand (K. N. Singh) plots to rob Sayal of all his property. For this reason, he hires Asha (Geeta Bali) to seduce Sayal and make him fall in love with her, but she ends up falling for him.

House No. 44

House No. 44
7.6/10
Film about a small-time hood running afoul of a bigtime gangster. Starring Dev Anand, Kalpana Kartik and K.N. Singh.

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