Dev Anand Wanted To Make Hare Rama Hare Krishna Sequel
Interview of legendary actor Dev Anand.
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'I worked with a lot of stylish handsome actors like Shammi Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna and Feroz Khan. Lekin Devsaab ki toh baat hi kuch alag thi.'
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Asha Bhosle's terrific singing the song almost didn't make it into the film.
Devsaab continued to work with Zeenat as his co-star until one fine day he woke up to the announcement that his 'Zeeenie' had signed a film with Raj Kapoor.
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'How could I play Devsaab's sister after playing his wife in Tere Mere Sapne and doing such intimate scenes with him?'
'Why don't I organise an auction of cinematic memorabilia?' recalls Dinesh Raheja. 'There are sure to be legions of film buffs who will cherish the chance to own souvenirs intimately associated with their favourite stars onscreen.'
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'It feels great to carry on this musical tradition.'
Quite a few members of the film industry arrived to lend support to the singer.
We look at the wedding album.
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Did you know Dev Anand worked as a clerk at a salary of Rs 85 before he became an actor?
A traditional Punjabi wedding has been planned.
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An advocate has filed a petition in the Mumbai Sessions Court objecting to the song, Hare Ram Hare Krishna, in Bhool Bhulaiya.
'Dev Anand was the king of my generation -- Western in his sensibilities and very carefree. I was in love with those movies and the promise of the exciting world that they presented,' recalls Aseem Chhabra.
'Why should I give you an interview? What will you ask me that has not been asked before?' Devsaab asked A Ganesh Nadar.
'How do you stay so energised? So young?' 'Dev Anand flashed that familiar crooked grin and told me, "The mind never grows old. It urges you to surge ahead".'
'I am not playing this good mother or good grandmother or good aunt. I am playing this raging mistress...'
Gandhi said that "ISKCON establishes gaushalas and earns unlimited benefits for the same from the government, in the form of huge lands."
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Zeenat Aman had scored more hit songs than any of her contemporaries. This can be attributed partly to happenstance and partly to the fact that her forte for high glamour could be showcased most winningly in a crowd-pleasing number, observes Dinesh Raheja.
Devotees, chanting 'Hare Krishna Hare Rama', thronged decked-up temples as Janmashtami, marking the birth of Lord Krishna, was celebrated with traditional gaiety across the country.
When mainstream Hindi cinema is preoccupied with romance, comedy, horror and action, stories about sisters and brothers are very rare. Vasan Bala has made a first-of-its-kind film where the leads play sister and brother, notes Aseem Chhabra.
'This isn't a post about Dimple's talent though she has that in spades, it's about the little I saw of her character. During a very difficult phase in my life she was one of a mere handful of people who publicly stood by me.'
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