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Not one to rest on his laurels, Dev Anand is busy with his film production ventures
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Still in focus Dev Anand
He might be yesterday’s favourite hero, but, for Dev Anand, today is the single defining moment. At the recently concluded 38th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), in Goa, he attended a special India @ 60 section and was felicitated fo
r his recent autobiography, “Romancing with Life”. This year IFFI was special to him because of Vijay Anand’s Retrospective, which showed movies directed by the youngest Anand. The movies included the legendary Guide and the popular Tere Ghar ke Samne, Jewel Thief and Nau Do Gyarah.
At a Bollywood-less IFFI, Dev Anand was certain to catch people’s attention. He might be 84 but his joie de vivre was more convincing than his black hair. Over dinner on the waterfront, he obliged fans and cameras. And even flashed his signature hand gesture.
About his present projects, he says he is working on Chargesheet based on police corruption and When Heartbeats are the Same, a movie to be set in Croatia. His autobiography is already into its second edition, he says. Its popularity has enabled him to meet many people who left India in the Sixties.
Their stories have inspired him. And, he says, he might even consider making a movie based on them! Emphasising that he is not a writer, he says that despite this, his autobiography flowed effortlessly. “I would just close my eyes, and memories would come to mind crystal clear.”
But Anand is not a man to live on memories. Waxing philosophical, he says, “Every moment takes us further from yesterday.” Sometimes, however, he does come face-to-face with his past from time to time.
At IFFI, he was forced to watch Guide, an experience he did not particularly enjoy. While he does not hesitate to pick holes in his previous performances, he feels that poor print quality destroys the magic of a movie.
His landmark movies are soon to be released in colour. Hum Dono is likely to be released early next year in its new avatar.
For now, it definitely seems that the quintessential star is leading life on the big screen and very much in colour.
NANDINI NAIR
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