Deven Verma (23 October 1937 – 2 December 2014) was an Indian film and television actor, particularly known for his comic roles, with

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. He also produced and directed films, including '' Besharam''. He won

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for ''

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'' and '' Angoor''.

Life

Verma was born on 23 October 1937 in Kutch, to Baldev Singh Verma and Sarala Devi and was brought up in

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. His father was Rajasthani and mother belonged to Kutch. His father was a film distributor. He studied at the

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for Arts and Science (

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) (1953–57), graduating with Honours in Politics and Sociology. He married Rupa Ganguly, daughter of late veteran Bollywood actor

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and sister of

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. The original name of Deven Verma was Devendu Verma, which he changed to Deven when he was in college. He had four sisters, two of whom were older and two of whom were younger. The two younger sisters were twins. The names of his sisters are Nirupama, Tushar, Amita, and Parul. Apart from Hindi films, Verma acted in a few Marathi and Bhojpuri films. He died at 2 a.m

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on 2 December 2014 in Pune, following a heart attack and kidney failure.

Filmography

Television

Producer

Director

Awards

References

External links

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