DEV ANAND'S DEBUT HOLLYWOOD MOVIE

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SOME HIDDEN FACTS ABOUT DEV ANAND

It was a bit of news to me when I read Dev Anand had done a Hollywood Movie in 1970 along with Zeenat Aman who had won Miss Asia Pacific title the same year and Kiew Chinh, a Vietnamese actress as two leading ladies and I am sure most of Dev's fans wouldn't know about this fact. A little probe into it made me learn a few more hidden facts I did not know about this great actor. 

After Zeenat was taken on board for this English movie, she was signed for "HARE RAMA HARE KARISHNA obviously on Dev's recommendation which people mistakenly believe was first celluloid combination of Dev Anand and Zeenat. Another interesting feature of this English movie is that its cinematographer was not from Hollywood but Fali Mistry, a close associate of Dev Anand as they had done quite a few movies together by that time. 

This crime thriller was produced by 20th Century Fox production, was shot in English and dubbed in Filipino language as well for its release in that country. The movies has Rolf Bayer as producer in its credits and director Lamberto V. Avellana.But as luck would have it, this experiment the film did not receive rave views and appreciation at the box office and therefore couldn't attract Dev Anand's million of fans in India. Unfortunately this movie got lost in the shining cloud of other memorable films featuring the maestro in that Golden Era of Indian Cinema.



Yet, I would like to watch this experimental film if I got hold it in the future. Born Dharam Dev Anand, he was affectionately addressed as DD in school. He has also attempted to take admission in Royal Indian Navy. He had also done clerical job in an accountancy firm in Mumbai for meager Rs. 85 to manage in his struggling period. Regarded as Gregory Peck of Indian cinema, he had had multiple onscreen affairs with his leading co-starlets. Also, he had given breaks to several film actors through his films. He was also honored with Padma Bhushan in 2001 by Indian Govt and Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2002. At the age of 88 he left the world on 4th December, 2011 and his last rites were held in London itself and his ashes were brought back to India for immersion.