Kalpana Kartik

Kalpana Kartik is a former Hindi film actress. She starred in six films in the 1950s. She is the wife of Hindi film actor and film maker Late Dev Anand.

Mona Singha, aka Kalpana Kartik, was born in a Punjabi Christian family. She was a student of the prestigious St. Bedes College, Shimla. In her graduation year, she won the Ms. Shimla contest and was noticed by Chetan Anand, a filmmaker from Bombay. He convinced her family to allow her to join his fledgling film company, Navketan Films, as a leading lady. Thus, Mona Singha was rechristened Kalpana Kartik and she moved to Bombay . Her first film Baazi was a huge success and went on to become a landmark in Indian cinema. Baazi was a gamble that defined the destinies of many luminaries all of whom got a career boost from the film.

Source: Wikipedia