My Compelling Story

Does Kalpana Kartik smoke?: No.Does Kalpana Kartik drink alcohol?: No.Featuring in six notable films in the 50s, Kalpana Kartik stayed away from the screen and remained appeased being superstar Dev Anands wife.She was crowned Miss Shimla during her college days.During the pageant contest, filmmaker Chetan Anand spotted Mona Singha and offered her a role in one of his movies. He even gave her the screen name- Kalpana Kartik.She got secretly married to Dev Anand in the middle of the night on the sets of Taxi Driver in 1954.