He led a group of film personalities who stood up against the Internal Emergency imposed by the then Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi. Though critically acclaimed, it was a commercial failure.ĭev Anand had been politically active. In 1989, his directorial venture Sachché Ka Bolbala was released. Dev also became known as a filmmaker of trenchantly topical themes. Hare Rama Hare Krishna that launched Zeenat Aman became a cult movie. He however tasted success with his 1971 directorial effort, Hare Rama Hare Krishna which talked about the prevalent hippie culture. His directorial debut, the espionage drama Prem Pujari, was a flop. Dev Anand’s successful run at the box office continued in the 1980s with Man Pasand, Lootmaar (both opposite Tina Munim), Swami Dada (1982) being both critically acclaimed and box office hits. Dev Anand was offered lead role in Man Pasand by director Basu Chatterjee. He was 55 but he shared very good chemistry with the 20 year old Tina Munim. The 1978 hit Des Pardes, directed by Dev Anand marked the debut of actress Tina Munim and this film’s success gave him the tag of evergreen hero. Just as when he was being dismissed as a leading man he delivered hits again and romanced young heroines Yogita Bali and Rakhee in Banarasi Babu (1973), Hema Malini in Chhupa Rustam (1973) and Amir Ghareeb (1974), Zeenat Aman in Heera Panna(1973), Warrant(1975) and Darling Darling(1977).
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