12 Facts About Kalpana Kartik

Kalpana Kartik is the widow of Hindi film actor and film maker Dev Anand.

Kalpana Kartik was introduced to films by Chetan Anand of Navketan Films with the film Baazi in 1951.

Kalpana Kartik co-starred with Dev Anand, whom she worked with in all her subsequent films.

Kalpana Kartik's father was a Tehsildar of Batala in Gurdaspur District and she was the youngest of five brothers and two sisters.

Kalpana Kartik was a student of the St Bede's College, Shimla.

Kalpana Kartik was there with his wife Uma Anand, whose mother is Mona's cousin.

Kalpana Kartik convinced her family to allow her to join his fledgling film company, Navketan Films, as a leading lady.

Kalpana Kartik's first film Baazi was a huge success and went on to become a landmark in Indian cinema.

Kalpana Kartik then acted in Taxi Driver, which was the 'coming of age' film of the Navketan banner.

Kalpana Kartik worked as an associate producer for Tere Ghar Ke Samne, Jewel Thief, Prem Pujari, Shareef Budmaash, Heera Panna, and Jaaneman.

Kalpana Kartik's father was a Tehsildar in Batala, and she was the youngest of seven siblings.

Kalpana Kartik was born into a Christian Family and she still practices her faith.