Dev Dev, sometimes capitalized as DEV, can be referred as: People Single names * Dev (born 1982), Indian actor * Dev (born 1984), British radio presenter, DJ and actor * Dev (born 1989), American singer * Dev, Indian actor First names * Dev Anand (19 ...

(born Deepak Adhikari on 25 December 1982) is an Indian actor, producer, singer and screenwriter, known for his works in Bengali cinema, and more recently, a politician. He owns the production house

Dev Entertainment Ventures Dev Entertainment Ventures Pvt Ltd is an Indian movie production and distribution company based in Kolkata. The company was established by Deepak Adhikari and Gurupada Adhikari in 2017. In a short while, the company has grown on to become one ...

Pvt. Ltd.. He is also one of the Highest Paid Bengali actors. He made come back on the silver screen with ''

Premer Kahini ''Premer Kahini'' (translation: ''Story of Love'') is a 2008 Inidan Bengali-language romantic drama film directed by Ravi Kinagi and the cinematography was done by Chota K. Naidu. The film features Dev, Koyel Mullick, Jisshu Sengupta and Ran ...

'', opposite

Koel Mullick Koel Mallick (born Rukmini Mallick on 28 April 1982) is an Indian actress who appears in Bengali films. She is the daughter of actor Ranjit Mallick and Deepa Mallick. She made her film debut in ''Nater Guru'' (2003). Early life and education ...

, his first with whom he went on to star with in numerous films. A remake of the

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hit ''

Mungaru Male ''Mungaru Male'' () is a 2006 Indian Kannada-language romantic drama film co-written and directed by Yogaraj Bhat, and produced by E. Krishnappa. It stars Ganesh, Pooja Gandhi and Anant Nag. The film is believed to have shaped and strengthened t ...

'', the film was moderately successful. Dev got another breakthrough in ''

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'' which opened to critical and commercial success. He received the Anandalok Awards for Best Actor and Best Action Hero for his performance in the film. He continued to garner commercial success and wider attention through his successful films, including '' Le Chakka'', '' Dui Prithibi'', ''

Paglu ''Paglu'' (English: ''Mad'') is a 2011 Indian Bengali-language romantic action film directed by Rajib Biswas. The film is a remake of the 2006 Telugu film '' Devadasu''. The film stars Dev, Koel Mallick and Rajatava Dutta in lead roles, and fol ...

'', ''

Challenge 2 ''Challenge 2'' is a 2012 Indian Bengali action comedy film directed by Raja Chanda starring Dev and Pooja Bose in lead roles. The film is a spiritual sequel to the 2009 Bengali film '' Challenge'', but contains a very different storyline. Maj ...

'', ''

Khoka 420 ''Khoka 420'' is a Cinema of West Bengal, Bengali romantic comedy, romantic action comedy film directed by Rajib Biswas. The film stars Dev (Bengali actor), Dev, Subhashree Ganguly, Nusrat Jahan, Tapas Paul, Rajatava Dutta and others. The film ...

'', '' Rangbaaz'' and ''

Chander Pahar ''Chander Pahar'' () is a Bengali adventure novel written by Bibhutibhushan Bandopadhyay and published in 1937. The novel follows the adventures of a young Bengali man in the forests of Africa. The novel is one of the most-loved adventure nove ...

''. He had been a recipient of numerous awards, namely Tele Cine Awards, Kalakar Awards, Filmfare Awards East, Filmfare Awards East (2017) & NABC International Bangla Film Award 2017. His accomplishments have made him one of the highest paid and sought out actors of Bengali cinema. Though he has delivered some critically acclaimed performances, Dev is often trolled for his poor accent, average acting skills, his winning of the ''Mahanayak Samman'' from the

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and his work as a politician. In 2022 he was awarded

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by the

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of West Bengal

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dev (actor) Lists of awards received by Indian actor

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