- Born
- Birth nameMona Singha
- Kalpana Kartik was born on September 19, 1931 in Lahore, Punjab, British India. She is an actress and producer, known for Nau Do Gyarah (1957), Prem Pujari (1970) and Gamble (1951). She was previously married to Dev Anand.
- SpouseDev Anand(1954 - December 3, 2011) (his death, 2 children)
- RelativesBenjamin Gilani(Niece or Nephew)
- (December 3, 2011) Dev Anand, her husband of 56 years, Dev Anand, died from cardiac arrest at the age of 88.
- Her nephew is director Shekhar Kapur.
- Her cousin is Uma Anand's mother. Uma's husband filmmaker Chetan Anand saw Mona in a beauty contest and decided that she was the right actress for his production company Navketan. He gave Mona her screen name of Kalpana Kartik, and cast her opposite his brother Dev Anand in Gamble (1951). Dev fell in love with her and later married her.
- Has 2 children with, her now late husband, Dev Anand - a son named Suneil Devdutt Anand (aka Suneil Anand; b.June 30, 1956) and a daughter named Devina Anand.
- She had a inter-religious marriage with Dev Anand, since he was a Hindu, and she was a Christian.
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