FOREVER YOUNG DEV ANAND

 FOREVER YOUNG DEV ANAND

WRITTEN BY: RAJESH V. GAUR and RAJEEV  V. GAUR

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. Though we lost him a couple of years back Dev Anand is existent through brilliant performances in highly acclaimed movies like Guide, Teen Deviyaan, Manzil, Baat Ek Raat Ki ,Jaali Note, Warrant, etc. The evergreen Dev Saab has left behind a huge legacy.

While most actors in B-town dream of leading an active life till they breathe their last, only a few like Dev Anand managed to live a productive life to the end. And in his 66-year-long career he added colour to more than a 100 films and still rules countless hearts. The iconic film personality tried, tested and conquered every aspect of movie making, from acting to writing, directing to producing.

Dev was a superstar, a very talented and iconic actor. Dev saab took failure and success in his stride. Though quite a few of his films did not taste success in recent years it never deterred Dev saab from investing his time and money in new projects, unfazed by the fate of his previous films. His confidence and exuberance was at a permanent high. His son Suneil Anand has announced a film called Vagator Mixer in order to resurrect the Navketan banner rwhich Dev saab helped grow from a sapling to a tree.

Dev saab was the recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2002), Padma Bhushan (2001) and Filmfare Life Achievement Award (1999). He had also won two Filmfare awards for his sterling eprformances in Guide and Kala Pani. In addition to his work Dev saab was greatly admired by his fans for his great love and zest for life. Forever young Dev Saab was often called the Gregory Peck of India but he was happy being the Dev Anand of India.

One of the most integral part of his film career was the wonderful music of his films. Greatest songs by the SD Burman- Kishore Kumar combination were picturised on him. Songs from highly acclaimed movies like Teen Deviyaan, Paying Guest, Jewel Thief, Tere Mere Sapne, went on to become milestones. Dev Anand rendered life to those songs on screen with his sheer romantic persona and amazing expressions. Another integral part of his movie career  was writer Vrajendra Gaur who scripted many of his films like Teen Deviyaan, Manzil, Jaali Note, Baat Ek Raat Ki, Baarish, Duniya, Mahal, Warrant, etc. and Dev did full justice to the dialogues and scripts written by Gaur for him.

Not the early romance with Suraiyya and not even Navketan films or good looks , Dev Anand will always be remembered for his talent and passion for making films and for his contribution to Hindi films as an actor and film-lover.  The expression Rest in Peace does not apply to Bollywood's most handsome and debonair star Dev saab as he hated resting. May he be happy and at peace wherever he is.

WRITTEN BY: RAJESH  V. GAUR and  RAJEEV  V. GAUR