Out of three famous stars of yesteryears Indian Cinema Dev Anand,Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor, my favourite is clearly Dev Anand for his very romantic portrayal of characters mostly in his movies Munimji, Tere ghar ke samne,Teen Deviyan,Kala Pani,Paying Guest,CID,Jaal etc,.Later on his mannerism like Shaking head,walking, etc become trademark and often repeated by him and others in various movies-Remember Rajesh Khanna's superhit song from movie Aradhna Mere sapno ki raani kab ayegi tu is straight lift from Jab Pyar kissi se hota hai's Jiya o Jiya .Jewel Thief,Tere mere Sapne,Gambler,Johny mera naam,Hare Rama hare Krishna and Des Pardes are his other hit movies.Guide is one movie made before time by him where he stood out in acting also in addition to his very romantic image.His melodious movie songs mainly composed by S D Burman are still have that aura that instantly touches your heart. 
The legendary tragedy king our Dilip kumar gave many memorable films like Aan,Musafir,Daag,Devdas,Yehudi,Amar,Mughl-e-Azam,etc and you can see even Amitabh Bachan copying him in some his movies, but i like his light movies like Azaad,Ram aur Shayam,Ganga Jamuna,Gopi,etc.Later in his carrier Shakti,Mashaal,Karma,Saudagar etc were worth mentioning
ReplyDeleteIt was also true that Dev Anand was inspired by famous hollywood star Geogroy Peck whose movies like Guns of Navarone,Mackennas gold,The Omen,Cape fear,etc., were quite popular in india also.
ReplyDeleteToday being 88th birthday of Dev Anand.He is still going great and making movies,his next film Chargesheet is ready for release.He is still stylish icon of Indian cinema.Wish him more such birthdays and movies.
ReplyDeleteEternal romantic hero Dev Anand passed away in London today but his movies and especially his songs will always remain as the guiding force for entire Film Industries.
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