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Dev Anand: The Ageless Romantic Who Pioneered Bollywood's Neighbourhood First Initiative | People News

New Delhi: For over six decades, he strode jauntily across the screen – and into the hearts of legions of fans with his distinctive diction, nonchalant nod, and flamboyant fashion, but Dev Anand had another major contribution to Indian cinema than his stardom – pioneering its ‘Neighbourhood First’ and ‘Look East’ focus. It was in the 1950s that Indian filmmakers set their sights outside and Ashok…

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THE DRAGON AND THE DREAD WOLF

THE DRAGON AND THE DREAD WOLF

☾♔; November 13, 2024 (I think) ☾♔; ???? in the am I believe ☾♔; sotd: The Dread Wolf (DATV OST) ☾♔; cotd: Lucanis Dellamorte ☾♔; High Fashion Layout or whatever ☾♔; Birthday Playlist

𝐓𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞: main quest in datv

fuck, urstyle doesn't time stamp these anymore??? damn it

the annual birthday playlist set, uhhh no comment on any of it. what's going on? who knows, not me. anyway, play Dragon Age: The Veilguard, peace. ✌️

THE MOONGRASS' ENLIGHTENMENT https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4IcMnQrcnRBZ89OByQKip0?si=bfc1a65b60094678

Inebriation of Raghs-e-Nilou 0 HOYO-MiX

la noia - Angelina Mango

Le Gayi (LoFi Mix) - Uttam Singh, Asha Bhosle, Anand Bakshi

The Dread Wolf - Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe

The Ballad of the Witches' Road (Sacred Chant Version) - Kathryn Hahn, Sasheer Zamata, Ali Ahn, Patti LuPone, Debra Jo Rupp

Visions opposées - Love and Deepspace, Mikelangelo Loconte

Breaker of Chains (Epic Version) - The Marcus Hedges Trend Orchestra

Celestial melody - Sergey Ivanov

Red & Yellow (Deadpool & Wolverine Epic Trailer Version) - Boris Harizanov

Gone Girl - Badshah, Payal Dev

abcdefu - Vitula

Elogia Cinerosa - HOYO-MiX

Tujhe Dekha Toh Yeh Jaana Sanam (Lofi) - Kumar Sanu, Lata Mangeshkar, Sanjay S Yadav

Mere Mehboob Mere Sanam 2.0 - Udit Narayan, Alka Yagnik, Lijo George-Dj Chetas, Anu Malik

Down Bad - Taylor Swift

Akuma no Ko (Cinematic Version) - Samuel Kim

Hit Me Baby One More Time (Acoustic Piano Version) - J2, Blu Holliday

Weekends - Freya Ridings

Surasthana Fantasia - HOYO-MiX

Valinor - Bear McCreary

Love and Deepspace - Love and Deepspace, Sarah Brightman

Teresa & Maria - alyona alyona, Jerry Heil

my tears ricochet - Taylor Swift

For Riddles, for Wonders - HOYO-MiX

The Dawn Will Come - Trevor Morris

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The actor-triumvirate of Hindi filmdom.

Dev Anand, Raj Kapoor, and Dilip Kumar cluster together on Raj Kapoor’s birthday. Photo dtd.14 December 1960

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INTRODUCING AGENT WHISKEY

FULL NAME: deven anand.

FACECLAIM: arjun rampal.

GENDER: cis man.

PRONOUNS: he/him.

AGE + BIRTHDAY: forty seven, february 28.

POSITIVE TRAITS:  diligent, hardworking, patient, loyal.

NEGATIVE TRAITS: impulsive, overbearing, artless.

triggers: tbd.

BULLET POINTS

he’s very dad and will take you and wrap his shoulder around you to give you some advice which is ironic considering the fact that his parents were nothing but cold towards him growing up.

dev's the definition of a nepo baby, though he decided not to follow in his parents footsteps. he had done virtually everything to appease them growing up, including marrying veronica kang for his father's benefit. shortly after that, his parents told him how proud they were of him. it was a conversation he continued to play in his head, even to this day. ironically, he was not much like his dad, while his dad had a cruel tongue and a firm hand, dev always had a softer hand. he was nothing like his parents.

his time in the mercy organization has taught him many things. he's literally grown up while being an agent. and has recently become a tactical agent.

MORE WILL BE ADDED.

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Dev Anand birthday: Wishes from Bandya Mama

Top 7 most iconic films of the evergreen Bollywood star.

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Dev Anand birthday: Wishes from Pradip Madgaonkar

Top 7 most iconic films of the evergreen Bollywood star.

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In Christ Jesus, you need to be from Above the Royal Priest of God and P... In Christ Jesus, you need to be from Above the Royal Priest of God and Preach the Gospel from the heart. https://youtu.be/QtQ5T5egsHE Son knows Father and vice versa. The Sons are solitary twice-born people of the holy spirit = common sense = Surti. https://youtu.be/-S7OMCoZb4w Scriptures, for the once-born Disciples whilst the twice-born sons of Allah, is His Word Al-Kitaab by the grace of Allah. https://youtu.be/lDx7YdIU03U AWALL ALLAH “NOOR” OPAYIA; KUDRATT (KHUDA) DAE SABHH BANDAE. AIK “NOOR” TAE SABHH JAGG OPJAEYA; KAUN BHALLAE KAUN MADAE. INSHALLAH ISLAM IS SHARIAH-FREE. FIND ME A “MULLAH”, WHO KNOWS WHY ALLAH IS CALLED “ALLAH”? ENTER THE FOLD OF AL-RAHIM ALLAH = RAM RAJAYE; SATAN CAN NOT HARM YOU AND YOU LIVE IN BLISS (ANAND). FOR THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE HEEYA OF YOUR TRIBAL FATHER “ILAH” = NISAFF EEMAN AND BE TRUTHFUL, CONTENTED (HAQ HALLAL) AND MERCIFUL = FULL EEMAN = MUSSALLMAN = GURMUKH SIKH. https://youtu.be/7VmQG3ew19E REAL SHARIAH-FREE ISLAM OF ALLAH – NOOR BIRTHDAY OF THE ANOINTED “SON OF ALLAH” CHRIST = SATGURU LALA NANAK DEV MEHTA KHATRI JI. Kabah is the Temple of Adam or Shiv. The Temple of Jesus is called Yahshua; Yah = Yahweh and Shua = Shiva = Primal Adam. There were well over 365 Ilah placed there that were created by the tribal people. But our Supernatural Father Al-Ilah, The Father, is just the opposite. He was not created by people but He is Self-Existent of His own Authority. Here is the Real Islam of Allah, Sun, that is Free of Shariah and Law - Luke 16v16; Law and Prophets were till John, the Baptist. Mian Mir Ji was a Humble Servant of Allah called "GURMUKH SIKH". Gurmukh Sikh = Mussallmaan. Mohammedans are not Muslims but Kafirs if they have no Heeya, the Foundation of Islam and they are not truthful, contented and merciful. Kafirs are sons of Al-Djmar Al-Aksa and they are ruining Syria and other countries. Your own choice; Inshmullah Islam of Shia/Sunni Shariah or Inshallah; Sufi Islam of Noor “Free of Shariah”? The real Islam is of Allah, the Sun, and the Primary Source of Light called NOOR. This Moon and Star Islam of Mullahs, Inshmullah, is of the Satan called Al-Djmar Al-Aksa and it is bearing fruits in Shia and Sunni of men and not of Allah. Real Islam is of “ba ilah” or be the son of Man or the tribal natural father, Bande da Puttar to “Ba Al-Ilah”, our Supernatural Father “Allah” Noor who is not Shia or Sunni. La-Ilah stands for no more the son of the tribal father but of the Al-Djmar Al-Aksa; Islam is of Satan and that is why they keep Kabah, “Temple of Shiv or Adam” to their left hand going around seven times. Related Youtube Video for Salvation:- John 10v1-10:- Jesus Himself was solitary and so were his twice-born Labourers capable of Entering the Royal Vineyard of our Father that has a low for humble and Narrow for solitary Gate. Youtube Video:- https://youtu.be/oWc_Ly3rXqc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VR2dn6slDM&list=PL0C8AFaJhsWxrELw58oqY8pHXTP3PHUro A True Mussallmaan, is a man with Mussallum = Firm belief, Eemaan in Allah. Thus, a True Mussallman is in Allah and Allah is in him if he has these Four qualities:- 1.       He has Heya/sharm/conscience/Salt of his tribal father or of his Khandaan called “Ba-Ilah”, son of Man – This is Nesiff or Half Eemaan. 2.       He speaks the truth but nothing else but the truth 3.       He is contented with his lot or Haq. He is satisfied with “HAQ HALAL” earning or no cheating which is drinking the blood of the poor. 4.       He is Merciful and helps the poor on a philanthropic basis. Such a Person is a Mussallmaan and they are very rare whilst the Kafirs dominate in this Islam of Mullahs Al-Djmar Al-Aksa. There is no brother and sister in the Islam of Allah (Spirit) but the Sons of Allah, the Brethren whether you are a male or a female in the flesh. Unless a female becomes a male, she cannot enter into the Royal Kingdom of God. KHUDI KO MILLAH KHAAK MAE ITNAH; KEH ALLAH (AND NOT KHUDAH AS STATED BY IQBAL) AADMI SAE POOCHE; KEH TERI RAZAH KIYA HAE. KABAH BELONGS TO “KHUDAH” AND NOT TO “ALLAH”. In honour of my Elder Brother Royal Shah Shamas Tabrizi, the Son of Allah – Shariah-Free Islam of Noor-e-Allah for the Ba-Ilah sons of Man whilst the Full of Shariah Inshmullah Islam for the Super Bastard fanatic devils – John 8v44. https://youtu.be/Z6tWwxEFbn8 Here is an article about Hajj for Peaceful living of the Sons of Man:- www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/faithfat.pdf Article on circumcision:-http://www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/circum.htm                                                                                                       Youtube Video on this topic:-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riVgxC5ubgQ WHY IS THE MOST SACRED MOSQUE IN KABAH CALLED AL-MASJID “AL-HARAAM”? https://youtu.be/N2BFr1WBK14 Kindle. ASIN: B01AVLC9WO www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/Rest.htm My Books:- ONE GOD ONE FAITH:- www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/bookfin.pdf John's baptism:- www.gnosticgospel.co.uk/johnsig.pdf

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Tabu Birthday: Celebrating the Versatile Actress from 'Maachis' to 'Bhola'

On November 4, 2023, Tabu, one of Bollywood's most versatile actresses, celebrated her 52nd birthday. In this article, we delve into ten lesser-known facts about this exceptional talent.

The Real Name

Born in 1971 in Hyderabad, Tabu's real name is Tabassum Fatima Hashmi. Raised by a single mother, her parents divorced when she was just three years old. Her mother worked as a teacher, and after starting her early education at St. Ann's High School, Tabu later moved to Mumbai.

The Early Debut

Tabu made her debut as a lead actress opposite Rishi Kapoor in the 1994 film 'Vijaypath.' Although she had acted in 'Pehla Pehla Pyar' alongside child actor Dev Anand earlier in her career, 'Vijaypath' was the film that brought her into the limelight. It was a typical Bollywood masala movie, and songs like "Ruk Ruk Ruk" and "Aaiye Aapka Intezaar Tha" featuring Tabu and Ajay Devgn became incredibly popular. The film also performed well at the box office. https://www.instagram.com/p/CwpkXPXNiCE/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

A Wide Range of Films

Tabu is known for her incredible acting skills and has appeared in a variety of films, not just in Hindi but also in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, and Marathi languages. Her ability to excel in both mainstream and content-driven cinema showcases her versatility. She has won several awards for her stellar performances and continues to captivate audiences with her presence and talent. https://www.instagram.com/p/CtWNVBNNN0F/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Conclusion

Tabu's journey in the film industry has been nothing short of remarkable. From her early days in Bollywood to her enduring success in various regional cinemas, she has carved a niche for herself as one of India's finest actresses. On her 52nd birthday, we celebrate her outstanding career and eagerly await more unforgettable performances in the future. Also checkout: Read the full article

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Dev Anand Birthday : देवआनंद दिल से…..

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Dev Anand’s 100th birthday special: The best songs from his filmography

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https://newsguru.in/dev-anands-hundredth-birthday/

देव आनंद के सौवें जन्मदिन के मौके पर फ़िल्म हेरिटेज फाउंडेशन का आयोजन

करोड़ों दिलों पर राज करने वाले हिन्दी सिनेमा के दिग्गज अभिनेता देव आनंद का आज सौवां जन्मदिन है। ऐसे में इस मौके को और भी ज़्यादा ख़ास बनाने के लिए फ़िल्म हेरिटेज फाउंडेशन ने ‘देव आनंद@100 फॉरएवर यंग’ का आयोजन किया।

[dh1rajkapoor]

On this remarkable day, a century’s grace,

Dev Anand, your legacy we embrace.

A hundred years of life, a legend’s tale,

In cinematic history, you set sail.

With every role, you charmed the screen,

A timeless actor, like none ever seen.

Your smile, your style, forever etched in time,

In our hearts, your brilliance will always shine.

As we celebrate your 100th year today,

Your presence is felt in every cinematic display.

Uncle Dev, your memory will never fade,

In the world of art, your mark is laid.

A century of wisdom, of stories told,

In your honor, our admiration unfolds.

On your 100th birthday, we fondly say,

Dev Anand, you’re in our hearts to stay.

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The Venkateshwara Group celebrated its 24th foundation day with full fanfare & fervor.

On July 27th Shri Venkateshwara University celebrated its 24th foundation day with full fanfare & fervour which coincides with the birthday of our Chairman Dr Sudhir Giri.

The Group Chairman, Dr Sudhir Giri, announced over a dozen welfare schemes for the people of Meerut, Amroha & other districts of UP west.

These are educational & healthcare schemes for the underprivileged sections of the society.

On this occasion, we held a blood donation camp, rudrabhishek, cultural shows, a tree planting drive, and over a dozen other programs.

The students & staff donated blood & collected 156 units of blood to save the life of the needy.

The Venkateshwara Family celebrated the 52nd birth anniversary of our Chairman Dr Sudhir Giri by cutting a 52 kg cake. We promoted environment protection by planting 2500 shady & medicinal plants in & around the campus.

The Group Chairman Dr Sudhir Giri, Pro Chancellor Dr Rajiv Tyagi, Chief Advisor Dr VPS Arora, CEO Mr. Ajay Shrivastava, & the VC Dr Rakesh Yadav inaugurated the event by lighting a lamp to Goddess Saraswati.

The Group Chairman, Dr Sudhir Giri, announced that the Venkateshwara Group has been proactively providing quality education & healthcare services for the past 2 decades.

200 pregnant women from the BPL category will receive free delivery facilities at VIMS under the Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao movement of PM Narendra Modi and CM Yogi.

Apart from this, we will perform free eye operation on poor senior citizens above the age of 60 years and also gift them specs. Every year, the Venkateshwara Group will educate a dozen girls free of the cost of BBA, BCA, & Bcom courses.

He encouraged people to celebrate birthdays and other functions by planting trees and donating blood instead of organizing parties and mega events.

In attendance were the Registrar Dr. Piyush Pandey, Dr. Rajesh Singh, Dean Medical Dr. Sanjiv Bhatt, Chief Administrator VIMS MA Chaudhary, CMS Dr. I B Raju, and the Additional Legal Director Dev Pratap Singh.

Also present were Dr Ikram Elahi, Dr Sanjay Tiwari, Dr Mohit Sharma, Dr Vivek Sachan, DR Yogeshwar Sharma, Dr SN Sahu, Anand Nagar, DR Rajvardhan, & Dr Ana Brown.

Present at the event were Neetushree Pal, CFO Vikas Bhatia, CA Dashmeet Bagga, Gurdayal Singh Katiyar, Maroof Chaudhary, Vishal Sharma, Rajeev Singh, Arun Goswami and SS Baghel.

Noticeable with his presence was the Meerut Campus Director Dr Pratap Singh, Deepak Kumar, Braj pal Singh, Dr Sanjay Tiwari, Alka Singh, Farheen Jahan Sanjeev Rajput, Neeraj Giri, Pritpal & the Media In charge Mr. Vishwas Rana among others.  

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Birthday greetings to the living music legend of the Hindi film industry, Sri #Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma (03/09).

The iconic music director duo #LaxmikantPyarelal is synonymous with Hindi film music, particularly its popular hits. Born on September 3, 1940, Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma is the son of the renowned trumpeter, Pandit Ramprasad Sharma, also known as Babaji. Under his father's guidance, Pyarelal started learning the violin at just 8 years old, dedicating 8 to 12 hours daily to practice. He further refined his violin skills under Goan musician Anthony Gonsalves. The song "My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves" from the film Amar Akbar Anthony is a tribute to Gonsalves, featuring music by the Laxmikant–Pyarelal duo.

At 12, Pyarelal began playing the violin in various studios, including Ranjit Studios, to support his family financially. His brother, Gorakh Sharma, also contributed by playing guitar for songs composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal.

The duo first gained widespread recognition with their music for the 1964 film Dosti, produced by Rajshri Productions. Despite relatively unknown lead actors, the film's memorable songs like "Chahoonga Main Tujhe Shaam Savere" and "Rahi Manwa" made it a hit. Many initially thought Laxmikant–Pyarelal was a single person. They won their first Filmfare Award for Best Music Director for Dosti, beating industry giants like Shankar–Jaikishan and Madan Mohan. Their subsequent work in films like Lootera, which featured famous Lata Mangeshkar songs, also gained fame.

By 1966, Laxmikant–Pyarelal had firmly established themselves in Bollywood. They continued to earn acclaim for their music in films like Aaye Din Bahar Ke and Pyar Kiye Jaa. In 1967, they had a series of hits, including the Golden Jubilee musical hit Farz, and other big-star films like Anita and Shagird. They won their second Filmfare Award for the film Milan.

Laxmikant–Pyarelal, along with contemporaries like Rahul Dev Burman and Kalyanji-Anandji, represented a new era in Bollywood music, overshadowing earlier composers. They were frequently chosen by major film producers and consistently delivered exceptional music.

Their significant collaboration with lyricist Anand Bakshi led to some of Bollywood’s most iconic songs, appearing in over 250 films. Anand Bakshi wrote the lyrics for all the films that earned Laxmikant–Pyarelal Filmfare Awards, except for their first. #RajeshKhanna also had a long-standing professional relationship with the duo, choosing them as the music directors for 26 of his films.

Another fruitful partnership was with singer Asha Bhonsle, who voiced numerous hits composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal, including chart-toppers like "Dhal Gaya Din" and "Hungama Ho Gaya." The latter song was re-recorded for the 2014 film Queen and became a massive hit again. Between 1980 and 1986, Asha Bhonsle was often the lead vocalist for their compositions. Laxmikant–Pyarelal also scored music for the Telugu film Majnu in 1987, which was well-received for its musical numbers.

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‘Hum Dono’ : Me and Dev Anand

Subramaniam Viswanathan shared a link.

‘Hum Dono’ : Me and Dev Anand

(Remembering Dev Anand on his 97thBirthday … and one of his heart-warming films)

Dharamdev Pishorimal Anand, (popularly known as Dev Anand) was born exactly 97 years back. Had he been alive today, he would have probably still dressed as nattily in an orange-coloured suit and a chequered shirt, buttoned up to neck (never mind, if it is a hot summer afternoon), as he used to do … and would have talked as animatedly about his next film project on yet another ‘new topical subject’ to be shot in London or New York. One had expected him to carry on the same way till he sprinted on to 100, whirling around with the same amazing energy, enthusiasm and ‘Never-Grow-Old’ attitude. But Time can catch up with even Dev Anand, and one night in 2011, he bowed down and left abruptly with his characteristic briskness.Dev Anand was easily my chosen ‘Matinee Idol’ amongst the Triumvirate Trinity of the 50s and 60s. Not that he was a better actor than Dilip Kumar, or a grander show-man that Raj Kapoor, but Dev Anand had that something special in him, a casual breeziness, a sophisticated charm and a set of amusing mannerisms, that made it more interesting for me, than sit through Dilip Saab’s morose mumblings or RK’s overdone simpleton image.So Dev Anand and his Navketan banner allured me to be many more matinees than what a college student could afford to spend his academic time or pocket-money on. It soon came to a stage that if one had to choose between two back-to-back gruelling Chemistry lectures at SIES college (during the two-year Science course, pre-engineering), or a Dev Anand film at the nearby Rupam at Sion Circle (now PVR), .. well, one succumbed to the latter without any resistance. After all, it was important to keep oneself mentally refreshed … to sit through the next day’s gruelling lectures at college. The professors too at SIES were hardly as flambuoyant and entertaining as Dev Anand. So if all those matinee shows had taken a toll on my mark-sheets, I would blame it all squarely on Dev Anand.My first ‘introduction’ with him was through a ‘Filmfare’ cover, when I was a four or five-year old kid. I was told that the handsome ‘uncle’ with the puffed hair was the one who had sung on screen my then favourite song ‘Khoya Khoya Chand’--- probably the first song I ever remember having heard on radio, thanks to Binaca Geetmala. I never knew at that time that, for that particular song-sequence in ‘Kaala Bazaar’, Dev Anand would be seen romping in a valley dangling his arms loosely. But the song was catchy enough to make a four-year old romp in the room, dangling his arms or whatever.Then one grew up seeing his charm from time to time. The movies that one had missed during school-days were quickly caught up with in matinees … often sacrificing the college lectures. ‘Nau Do Gyarah’, ‘Tere Ghar Ke Saamne’, ‘Kaala Pani’, ‘Kaala Bazaar’, ‘Jewel Thief’, ‘Guide’ … 'Guide', and again ‘Guide’, they all followed one after another and soon one cultivated a taste for the Navketans brand of entertainment, in the fore-front of all of which was Dev Anand with his inimitable screen presence.So while a wildly romantic Shammi Kapoor was weirdly gesticulating and almost falling over the heroine with a Rafi song elsewhere in another theatre (catering to another bunch of college-bunkers in that vicinity), here was Dev Anand redefining Style and Romance for some of us at Rupam Matinees. Unlike Shammi Kapoor, he maintained a safe distance from his heroine but romped around her with a sheepish disarming molar-toothless grin, lip-synching a Rafi or Kishore song to floor the damsel. And he did things that nobody had done before, or even dared to do. He stood inclined at an angle of 30 degrees from the vertical axis, made elliptical rounds of the heroine and went hyper-‘bol’ with his rapid-fire dialogue delivery. (I did not miss my Geometry classes, Mind You!).So, whether his Hollywood role-model Gregory Peck would have approved of his stock mannerisms or not, one simply adored Dev Anand for his unique style statements, his sophisticated get-ups, his hat, his mischievous grin (molar-less), his slanted posture, his restlessly gesturing hands, his nodding of head vehemently to make a point, his making big eyes at the lady and then covering his face with the hat, his prancing around with an abrupt hop here or there, and his amusingly clumsy run dangling his loose arms behind the heroine … singing all those wonderful songs, voiced either by a gossamer-soft Rafi or a golden-baritone Kishore.So whether he was breezily driving a truck out of New Delhi singing ‘Hum hain raahi pyarke’ (‘Nau Do Gyarah’), oblivious of a stowaway bride (Kalpana Kartik) hiding behind, or serenading an impish Nutan down the Qutb Minar stairs with ‘Dil ka bhanwar kare pukar’ (‘Tere Ghar Ke Saamne’), or obliquely flirting with Waheeda Rehman in the upper tier of the train with a fake ‘devotional’ song – ‘Apne to har aah ek toofan hai’ (‘Kaala Bazaar’), or impressing a ‘Mushaira Mehfil’ and Simi Garewal in Kashmir with ‘Kahin bekhayal hokar yunhi choo liya kisine’ (‘Teen Deviyan’), or walking brazenly with a fishing rod right in front and blocking Tanuja’s car with ‘Ye dil na hota bechara’ (‘Jewel Thief’) … one lapped them all with delight and asked for more.However Dev Anand’s ‘ever-green’ image would not have endured the test of time, had he not been supported by some men at the Navketans. There were many of them, but two were prominent. One, his own younger brother Director ‘Goldie’ Vijay Anand, whose every frame-shot sparkled with wit, sensitivity, elegance and intelligence, that one rarely found in Hindi Cinema. He left such a stamp of excellence in the films directed by him, so much so, that when you saw any great movie from the Navketans like ‘Hum Dono’ , which was not directed by him but by Amarjeet, you suspected Goldie’s brain-work behind the scenes.The other one was an old frail man, who had always appeared in Filmfare photos as ‘old’ to me since my earliest memories, but who had unfailingly given fresh and young-at-heart musical score to numerous films, … and Navketan Films were the beneficiaries of a lion’s share of the brilliant songs composed by him. Sachin Dev Burman-Da was an unadulterated musical genius all the way, a boon to Hindi Film Music industry and remains to be a connoisseur’s delight till date. He was a minimalist in the use of his orchestra, but yet a perfectionist to the core. One could imagine him sitting with his harmonium munching ‘paan’s from his ‘Paan ka Dabba’ on one side for continual inspiration, and his maverick son on the other side for fresh inputs, who had his own way of making music with anything on hand, be it a broom or bucket.Burman-da (with the able support of Jaidev and son R.D.burman) used the voices of Rafi, Kishore, Manna Dey, Lata, Asha and Geeta Dutt, and occasionally his own voice, with perfect precision and delivered consistently classy songs, composed out of Majrooh Sultanpuri or Shailendra’s exquisite lyrics. Even today, if you pick at random any Navketan Films’ song and listen to it intently, you can’t help smiling with awe and wonder at the old man’s inventive creations.So whenever Dev Saab started leaning more dangerously (in popularity) than the Pisa Tower, to the point of instability , (to explain in scientific terms, the perpendicular line drawn from his Centre of Gravity falling outside his base of support …. well, I did manage to attend a few Physics lectures now and then at college, Mind You!), there were Vijay Anand and the Burmans (SDB earlier and RDB in later years) to prop him up again straight and tall, raising him to further glory.After peaking in full form with ‘Johnny Mera Naam’, Dev Anand took to direction and to be fair, did a fair job with ‘Prem Pujari’ and ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’. I think, he then took a brief break and reappeared again in a dozen more films in quick succession like ‘Shareef Badmaash’, ‘Chhupa Rustom’, ‘Warrant’, ‘Bullet, ‘Amir Gharib’ etc. etc. It was a mixed bag of hits and flops, but either way, one didn’t care much about them. Then somewhere as the 80s approached, he began to go hay-wire. Probably he took his own directorial abilities too seriously, and went on to produce and direct umpteen movies himself, which were bad, worse and indifferent, most of which went unnoticed. Almost all of them were colossal flops. But then Dev Saab seemed to shrug off one flop and go for another, much as the devil-may-care character that he played in ‘Nau Do Gyarah’ would have sung – ‘Flop thi naseeb mein, toh Flop se liya hai dum, Jubilee mile toh hum aur bhi young ho liye’!Though one didn’t sit through the movies that he had made after ‘Des Pardes’ , one did wonder what kept him going and marvelled at his indomitable spirit and his love for life and his chosen profession. The films that he made did not matter, but the incredible passion with which he made them surely mattered. The work he produced in his later years, was not important, but his philosophy of life and work surely was. Dev Anand became an inspiration for the ageing lot, and a guide on how to keep fit and active, and get continuously engaged in one’s work till the end … and not get bogged down by success or failure, hit or flop. I suspect, Dev Saab followed the ‘Geeta’ closely, whether he admitted it in public or not. I think he believed in what he had professed in HRHK - ‘Jeet lo man ko padh ke Geeta, Man hi haara to kya jeeta, to kya jeeta’.He didn’t have time to look at the past, but his old fans like me, generally skipped his new films and re-visited his old ones. One such was ‘Hum Dono’.I had caught up with ‘Hum Dono’ quite late in a matinee show.The first few minutes of absolute silence to begin a film with, with the heroine placating the hero with a cigarette lighter, was a master stroke. Then as Rafi mellowly begins ‘Abhi na jaao chodkar …’, you knew for sure that this is going to be an exceptionally good film. Later, one had gone back to check and reconfirm that the film is not directed by Vijay Anand. No, it was not Vijay Anand in the credits, but Amar Jeet, another insider in the Navketan Camp, who seemed to have done his home-work in script writing and direction, exactly the way Goldie would have wanted him to do.But one was watching the film, more for watching Dev Anand in action, and what’s more, there were two of them. But strangely, none of the two nodded the head vehemently or spoke at a rapid speed or ran at a tilted angle behind the heroines (Sadhana and Nanda), dangling the arms. Instead, Dev Anand was all seriousness in both the roles, and proved that he can also pull off brilliantly understated performances, when the roles demanded. So the man sans his mannerisms did’nt disappoint at all.There are no villains in ‘Hum Dono’, only tricky circumstances. The lead characters (two Dev Anands and two heroines) forming a quadrangle, are gentle and humane, but despite the best of intentions, end up in mutual conflict. The screenplay flows smoothly with the unemployed Dev Anand getting insulted by Sadhana’s father, and walking away in a huff straight to military enrolment, his meeting with his look-alike ‘Major’ (with a different hair-style and a Sam Maneckshaw moustache), the Major going missing in war, the Dev Anand No.1 returning home and taking the place of Dev Anand No.2 out of compulsion, No.2 returning home alive but lame, the ensuing misunderstandings and the final resolution.The plot is not exactly extra-ordinary and as hackneyed as an average movie of the 60s. But ‘Hum Dono’ engages the attention with its straight-forward narrative, veering off from excessive melodrama and staying clear of stereotyped trappings like comic relief, dance numbers, stunts etc. At the end of it all, ‘Hum Dono’ emerges as a sincerely made film, and leaves you with a warm heart and a fulfilment of having watched a ‘good and clean’ film.‘Hum Dono’ was reprinted in colour, but my own memories of such classic ‘matinee shows’ are firmly etched in B&W.The music of ‘Hum Dono’ too had its own role in elevating ‘Hum Dono’ to the status of a classic. Sahir Ludhianivi’s exquisite poetry and Jaidev’s sublime compositions and the voices of Rafi, Asha and Lata had together combined to create a memorable album. Each song is still a gem to treasure, but what made the most impact on mind, was this breezy philosophical number, in which Dev Anand puffs away his worries, tosses his cigarette on the pond and walks on facing forward.बरबादियों का सोग मनाना फ़जूल था

बरबादियों का जश्न मनाता चला गयाजो मिल गया उसी को मुकद्दर समझ लिया

जो खो गया मैं उसको भुलाता चला गयाग़म और ख़ुशी में फ़र्क़ न महसूस हो जहाँ

मैं दिल को उस मक़ाम पे लाता चला गयामैं ज़िन्दगी का साथ निभाता चला गया

हर फ़िक्र को धुएँ में उड़ाता चला गयाI think, that’s exactly the way Dev Saab lived … and perhaps that’s exactly the way, one should live.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbTY_m5yZ0w

[bandya-mama]

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