Dev Anand
Mumtaz: “I Learnt Not To Eat After 6 PM From Dev Saab”
Mumtaz who is in her London home when we speak on 14 September, is surprised that it would be a 100 years of Dev Anand on 26 September. “How time flies! It seems like just the other day when we were shooting for Hare Rama Hare Krishna in Kathmandu. Those were fun times. And with Dev Saab it was even more fun. His energy level was infectious. I would ask him how he maintained that slim energetic physique . Dev Saab was a master of self discipline . He ate frugally. I learnt the art of self discipline from Dev Saab. To this day I don’t eat anything after 6 pm.As I | Click Here...
“He Insisted I Call Him Dev,” Waheeda Rehman On Dev Anand
The unbelievably graceful Waheeda Rehmanji laughs heartily when I tell her it is my Diwali and Eid on any day that I speak to her. “Of course I will speak about Dev Anand,” the wondrous Waheedaji says. “So many memories, all pleasant…One could never have unhappy memories about such an ebullient soul. Do you know anyone who doesn’t like him?” the incandescent actress asks rhetorically. Let’s start at the very beginning, I suggest. “A very good place to start,” Waheedaji quips. “I first met Dev Anand on the set of my first Hindi film C.I.D. I was a big | Click Here...
There Cannot Be A Bigger Fan Of Dev Saab Than Me: Jackie Shroff
Jackie Shroff has designated himself the biggest fan of Dev Anand. “People say I copy his mannerisms. I don’t think anyone can be like Dev Saab. He was one of his kind.The way he wore his shirts and scarves. He was the most debonair star of our cinema” extols Jackie Shroff. Till Dev Anand's last his self-declared Biggest Fan Jackie Shroff continued to connect with his idol once every fortnight. Says Jackie, “It was a selfimposed rule. I had to catch up with Dev Saab, had to speak to him. It wasn't for him, it was for my own sake. I hero-worshipped Dev Saab, from | Click Here...
How Dev Anand Tried To Pull Zeenat Aman Out Of The Sibling Zone, & Failed
Mumtaz did the wisest thing by refusing to play Dev Anand’s sister in Hare Rama Hare Krishna. Zeenat Aman who grabbed the meaty part paid a price for her enterprising spirit. She was never accepted as Dev’s romantic heroine, although the actor-director tried hard to pair himself with her in permutations that were meant to gradually shake off Zeenat’s sisterly association with her mentor. Dev once told me, “I knew audiences would find it hard to accept me and Zeenat as lovers after we played siblings in Hare Rama Hare Krishna. So in our next film together Heera Panna I | Click Here...
“He Was Forever 18 To Me” – One Legend Remembers Another: Mumtaz Remembers Dev Anand On His Birthday
The gorgeous Mumtaz who recently celebrated her 75th birthday , fondly remembers one of her favourite co-stars Dev Anand from her beautiful home in London. “If he was with us, how old would he be today? 99? For me he was forever 18. When he died here in London I couldn’t bring myself to go see him for the last time, although he was just a few blocks away from where I stay. To imagine him lifeless is inconceivable even today,” says Mumtaz with a sigh, recalling her long association with the evergreen superstar. “We did only two films together. But we k | Click Here...
Farah Khan Reveals Why Raveena Tandon, Dev Anand And Amitabh Bachchan Rejected Being In Deewangi Deewangi Song
Farah Khan in the recent episodes of The Kapil Sharma Show revealed why these big stars, Raveena Tandon, Dev Anand and Amitabh Bachchan rejected being a part of the popular song from Om Shanti Om, Deewangi Deewangi. She said that Raveena Tandon couldn't come because she was heavily pregnant at that time, she also approached Dev Anand, but he rejected her saying, “I don’t do guest appearances.” However, Big B didn't give in for personal reasons, “Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan were getting married that month, that’s what he told us,” said Farah Khan F | Click Here...
Dev Anand Was Very Proud Of Dum Maro Dum
R D Burman-Asha Bhosle’s Dum Maro Dum which is now trending after Apple phones used the song in their new ad, was very dear to Dev Anand, the visionary who initiated the iconic number. In a conversation with me Dev Saab had said, “I wanted a young vibrant sound for Hare Rama Hare Krishna. Which is why I took Burman Dada(Sachin Dev Burman)’s permission to sign his son. When Pancham came to me with Dum maro dum I wasn’t too sure of how it would be welcomed. It was a completely new sound. But we took a risk and it paid off.” But I am not sure Dev S | Click Here...
Remembering Dev Anand: Happy Birthday Legend
He was unstoppable. Dev Anand was at a peak all his life where everything and everyone seemed a speck. So many memories and so much of the life-force squeezed into one large microscopic view of the entire universe that it became impossible to tell the dancer apart from the dance. When he died it was a shock because....well, some things are never meant to end. He was undoubtedly the youngest actor I knew in Bollywood. His spirit was indefatigable. And he was the most easygoing superstar cinema has ever known. So what if none of his later films worked? Dev Saab didn’t make f | Click Here...
When Mohammed Rafi Became A Playback Singer For Dev Anand
Mohammed Rafi and his heavenly vocals will never go out of trend. He was a multi-talented and multilingual singer who captured the hearts of millions of people. Many of his tracks deserve mention. Be it a party or otherwise, from romantic to sad, patriotic to qawwalis, bhajans and many more he has sung thousands of tracks. Mohammed Rafi is the most versatile singer. There was and will be no other like him. He was one of a kind. Some songs that he had sung for Dev Anand are giving a mention and so here are a few Recollection of songs that he had sung for Dev Anand Abhi | Click Here...
PDA Plus…. Bollywood Husbands are going out of their way to appear devoted
The other day I was talking to a married high-profile director and I casually mentioned we have not had a major star in an extra-marital relationship for a long time. He thought over that one for a minute and said, “It’s not that they are not having affairs and flings. It’s just that no one is writing about them. The last time the Superstar (he names a big one) had a long-lasting relationship with Superstar Actress (now happily married to someone else) every journalist who wrote openly about the relationship was s | Click Here...
Remembering Dev Anand on his 96th birth anniversary
The late Dev Anand is recognized in the Hindi film industry as a phenomenal actor, writer, director and has won several accolades for the same. He was honored with the Padma Bhushan award in 2001 by the Government of India, followed by the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2002 for his contribution to Indian cinema. In a career spanning more than 65 years, Dev sahab enacted and essayed characters in more than 114 films, out of which was the solo hero in more than 90 of them. He also won the National Award in 1965 for 'Best Feature Film in Hindi' for Guide. He died at the age of 88 in London | Click Here...
Why is ‘Detective’ Dev Anand Burman a ‘Criminal’?
Dev Anand, the Most Wanted ‘Detective’ ya ‘Criminal’ – Aah, this line says it all!! And of course, it builds up huge curiosity over the real identity of Dev Anand Burman, the new protagonist in the big-budget Colors show that will launch soon!! The engaging promo of actor Ashish Chowdhry who essays the titular role in the detective series of Peninsula Pictures has indeed kept us thinking for all this while about how the man who is renowned as a ‘detective’ with sharp instincts can be a criminal... Dimaag nahi... computer. Aankhen nahi... x-ray. Zubaan nahi... tez | Click Here...
Puja Banerjee roped in for Colors’ Dev Anand
Nissar Parvez and Alind Srivastava’s Peninsula Pictures which has recently come up with the spectacular on & TV, Paramavatar Shri Krishna is now gearing up for the launch of its next big-ticket detective show, Dev Anand on Colors. With popular star Ashish Choudhary in the title role, the show’s promo has been indeed promising and gripping. The show as we know, has Amit Dolawat and Sumona Chakravarthi in prime roles. We now hear of Puja Banerjee, who has a vast body of work starting from shows Tujh Sang Preet Lagaai Sajna, Sarvagunn Sampann, Devon Ke Dev.. Mahadev, Qubo | Click Here...