Dharam Dev Pishorimal Anand, known as Dev Anand, was born on September 26, 1923, in Shakargarh, Gurdaspur, Punjab, British India (now in Pakistan). He was the son of Pishorimal Anand, a lawyer, and belonged to a well-off Punjabi Hindu family. After completing his education in English literature at Government College, Lahore, he moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in acting. Dev Anand married actress Kalpana Kartik in 1954, and they remained together until his death. The couple had two children: a son named Suneil Anand and a daughter named Devina Anand. Dev Anand passed away on December 3, 2011, in London due to cardiac arrest.