Veteran actress Vyjayantimala shares her experience amidst working with evergreen Dev Anand
Veteran actress Vyjayantimala shares her experience amidst working with evergreen Dev Anand
It goes without saying that
Dev Anand’s movies, the music in his films and his mannerisms are embedded in our hearts, and we salute the man who gave many cine memories to cherish.
Veteran actress Vyjayanthimala, his leading lady in the classic thriller Jewel Thief speaks on Dev Anand.
She said that while she did Madhumati and Ganga Jumna, with thespian Dilip Kumar which she considers to be her best work in Hindi,” she had done Sangam with Raj Kapoor which remains a milestone in her career.
And with Dev Anand she Jewel Thief, another landmark in her career and that of Dev Anand. his. She did three films with
Dev Anand, but it feels like a lot more. He was such a bundle of energy. So agile, and so restless.
Notedly, Dev Anand and Vyjayanthimala in Amar Deep,
he was a bundle of energy always. She was fortunate to have first met him on the sets of Amar Deep, undoubtedly a handsome man with impeccable manners.
Yes, he was tall and she needed a tall hero. Amidst her time, she was supposed to be a tall heroine and she had craved to work with a hero who could be well-matched with her.
Dev came at the right time. He was well-read, educated, cultured and erudite.
Vyjayantimala recalled her best-known film with Dev Anand and after Amar Deep, she went on to do the far more successful film Jewel Thief with him. She wasn’t aware what magic worked for that film, but their pairing is remembered to this day for that. She had shared some very good times with Dev and his brother Goldie (Jewel Thief Director Vijay Anand) during Jewel Thief shot in the outdoors of Gangtok.”
At the shooting of the iconic Hothon Mein Aisi Baat song, Vyjayanthimala says, the song required great amount of stamina and energy. After wrap up of the shoot for the song, Dev saab clapped.
Moreover, he was a very generous co-star and a very stylish man. He was very particular about camera angles and wanted to be captured in the best possible way on screen. He took great care over his appearance. She feels that he defined celluloid heroism.
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