MUMBAI: Stars don’t always fade away; often they shine even brighter and bring in newer generations into their fan club. Legendary film star, producer and director Dev Anand is one such star. The word ‘evergreen’ is an adjective often used for actor Dev Anand, who will turn 86 on 26 September 2009, as he is still open to growing and learning from life.
From the time he embarked on his career as a Film Actor in the mid-forties till now, his movies has been a journey filled with enriching experiences. He has always remained eternally youthful by his remarkable ability to live always in the present and the future, never in the past. He carved his own individualistic place in the Hindi film industry as a young romantic in several films with all the leading ladies of his time.
During his entire film career he entertained every class of people. The actor ruled the industry for many decades with his flamboyant charm and distinctive style in hits like “Guide”, “Baazi”, “Taxi Driver”, Sharabi…, Kala Pani, Nau do Gyarah…, Jaali Note…, Hum domo…, Johnny Mera Naam…, Asli Naqli…, Kala Bazaar…, Teen Deviyan…, Hare Rama Hare Krishna…, House No. 44…, Des Pardesh…, Tere Mere Sapne…, Swami dada… and “Jewel Thief” among others. All these films are available on Shemaroo DVDs and VCDs.
He is a man of many virtues and accomplishments. In fact, no one can deny his great sense of music which you see in each of his films. No wonder he worked with the best brains in the industry in terms of lyricists and musicians ranging from music composers such as Sachin Dev Burman, O. P. Nayyar and Rahul Dev Burman and lyricists like Majrooh Sultanpuri, Shailendra, Neeraj, Shailendra, and playback singers Mohammed Rafi and Kishore Kumar.
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Shemaroo has been successful is putting all his greatest hits in premium song compilation packs like Screen legends: Dev Anand – Vol. 1 (a 2 DVD pack comprising 50 entertaining Dev Solos); Screen Legends: Dev Anand – Vol. 2 (a 2 DVD pack comprising 50 romantic Dev Duets); Screen Legends: Dev Anand a 6 VCD compilation pack and many single DVD and VCD titles.
Even at 86 he is still a crowd puller and has the personality to attract audiences. His untiring spirit continues to guide his steps even today as he explores new ground for more topical stories.
So celebrate youth, hope and optimism and relive the Dev magic with Shemaroo’s DVDs and VCDS. Start your collection today!
