The first song that endeared me to him was "Dil Ka Bhanwar Kare Pukar" from "Tere Ghar Ke Saamne".I saw it first in 1990 on DoorDarshan.It always brings Nostalgia back to me reminding me of those nice Rainy Days when after the rain stops a faint cool breeze starts blowing making the weather cool and pleasant.Faint wind brushing against the cheeks,tiny droplets of water falling randomly from trees and bushes around our Old House.This song is the only song conceived inside Qutub Minar.Nutan looks delightful her persona a mixture of fun and romance,Dev Anand and Nutan have such great chemistry here.The Nights of such a day reminds me of another song from the same movie "Tu Kahan Ye Bata Is Nashili Raat Mein".Its a lovely song where hero searches in desolate night in the city for his love.It has beautiful romantic lyrics.
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| I bought his Autobiography "Romancing with Life" few years back.My brother really loved it and kept relating anecdotes from it.Another song of his that has always been with me since I started listening music is "Khoya Khoya Chand" from "Kaala Bazaar".Its so ethereally romantic song filmed in Ooty with its vast fields spotted by tall trees filmed at night in mystique Black and White sung gloriously by Mohd.Rafi.Waheeda Rehman looks magically beautiful draped in a lovely saree and her hairs are done so well.Dev Anand in his trademark gait walks around the plain and running too sometimes singing this romance filled song. |
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Cable Guy used to show 3 movies and half an hour of songs in the
morning every day "Awwal Number" released.It was a story based on
Cricket,Aditya Pancholi played jealous younger brother of Dev Anand who
wants to jeopardize career of rising star of cricket played by Aamir
Khan in his Pre-Lagaan days when he was young and naive.It was a unique
different sort of a landmark movie especially if you take into account
that this was the first movie where Aamir plays cricket before Oscar
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In "Love at Times Square" he worked with two
Composers,Adnan Sami and Lucky Ali.Under his guidance they gave fabulous
music for this film.It was the best soundtrack his movies had in
several years.I really love "Aisa Ho Koi Le Jaye Uda Ke Jo Neele Gagan
Pe","Wo Ladka Aisa Hoga" and "Sote Sote Sapna Aaya".
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"Tere
Mere Sapne" is my Favourite movie of Dev Anand.Its lush
cinematography,heart tugging dialogues,brilliant performances and lovely
tunes makes it a Classic Gem.Hema Malini's most memorable scene is from
this movie where she is a esteemed actress who falls in love with a
married doctor and when she founds out he is married,she hides her tears
goes to the Fridge to bring him water and ccries her heart out behind
Fridge Door before wiping her tears and going in again with a cheerful
face.This film is Mumtaz's best film too and it amply showcases her
acting talent.She plays the doctor's wife who goes through numerous
difficulties in life making her way through them with her Husband or
without him when he gets engrossed in minting money."Mere Antar ek
Mandir Hai Tera" is a heart-touching tender love song from this movie
filmed on Dev and Mumtaz expressing her desire to be a mother after she
looses the child in her womb in an accident.Vijay Anand has an important
role here,his speech in the scene where he instills sense into Dev
Anand's character and makes him see his follies is just plain
brilliance.Agha is full of fun and mischief here and full of common
sense too,most lovable character."Hey Maine Kasam Li",
"Jaise Radha Ne Mala Japi Shyam Ki" and " Jeevak Ki Bagia Mahkegi" are other three lovely songs from this Film.
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"Jab
Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai" is one of my most favourite movie of all
times.Besides Dev Anand it has my favourite actress Asha Parekh in it
and the songs are all super hits.My most early memory of Dev Anand is
from this movie.When I was a student in St. Thomas in late 1980's and I
would return from school and "Dophar Ki Sabha" (A Entertainment slot
from 2:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.) would be coming on Doordarshan.Its here
that I first saw or heard the evergreen romantic song filmed on Train
"Jiyo O Jiya O Jiya Kuch Bol Do" the title song from this movie.It was
so exciting and refreshing and so romantic too plus a little drop of
laughter when they bring in a Donkey and compare it with Rajendra Nath's
character who is so uproariously funny here wearing something like a
frock or a ladies gown.Asha Parekh's expressions are impeccable here
especially at the party where she encounters Dev's character after he
had hoodwinked her.Her lines here are really well written that is a
shayari before Dev Anand's song.The piece of Shayari is titled "Is Hirso
Hawas KI Duniya Mein".Just play it in front of dihonest chaps and they
certainly wince and get uncomfortable.The "Uff Umma" song too stands out
where two thugs try to drug them and loot them but somehow they
escape.In this song they are still in intoxicated state.Nasir Hussain
specifically asked Hasrat Jaipuri to use "Uff Umma" in this song.Nasir
Hussain had the Midas touch and changed everybody he came in contact
with.He uplifted Shammi Kapoor to stardom by taking away his mustache
and giving him a westernized modern look.Here also we see a highly
stylized smartly dressed handsome and mesmerizing Dev Anand full of
charming attitude and winsome ways very different from any of his
previous movies.Frankly I never liked him in "Jaal" and "Funtoosh" he
seemed a bit crazy in them."Sau Saal Pehle","Tum Jaise Bigde Babu Se"and
"Teri Zulfon Se" are other lovely songs from this movie.
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favourite film of all times is "Jaal" because of its intriguing
story,haunting songs and it stars my favourite actress Geeta Bali,who
lights up every frame she is in by her simple good humour,her
naturalness and her exuberant energy.Though I never liked Dev Anand in
this movie still its remarkable to see a hero play a villain's part.He
is a smuggler in this movie who uses his girlfriend to smuggle goods.She
runs away and hides in Geeta Bali's boat.Geeta plays a fisherman's (K N
Singh) sister here.Dev Anand later tries to lure Geeta Bali but she
somehow reforms him in the end.First song of the movie is a devotional
song "Pighla hai sona" its filled with old world charm and nostalgia and
takes you to another world."Ye Raat Ye Chandni Phir Kahan" the best
loved song of Dev Anand is from this movie it shows clearly the genius
of Guru Dutt and his deft handling of filming a song.Its a real Black
and White Classic with a rare appearance of Guru Dutt in a song as a
fisherman.
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Rajya Sabha TV Tribute to Dev Anand |
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Obituary cum Tribute to Dev Anand By Rajya Sabha TV
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