Product Description
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Vinay (Dev Anand) flirts with Anjali (Tanuja) the daughter of a
big jewelry storeowner with the of getting a job. And he gets
it, with Anjali sticking to him like a leech. At her birthday
party, a gorgeous stranger Shalini (Vyjayantimala), clings to
him, and calls him Amar and cls that he is her fiancé. Vinay
disproves that, but cannot escape the feeling that this Amar
needs to be found out. A number of daring jewelry heists have
taken place and Vinay is the suspect. Who is the real jewel
thief? Is it Vinay the commissioners son? Is it the ever,
elusive Amar? Or is someone cleverly masterminding the whole
charade from the background?
About the Actor
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Dev was born Dharam Dev Anand in Gurdaspur district of Punjab
India in undivided Punjab to well-to-do advocate Kishorimal
Anand. He graduated in English literature from the Government
College, Lahore,(now in Pakistan).His love for acting made him
leave his hometown for the centre of the Hindi film industry,
Mumbai. Dev began his career in the censor office at
Churchgate, Mumbai, for a salary of Rs.160.
He was soon offered a break as an actor by Prabhat Talkies to
star in their film Hum Ek Hain(1946). While shooting for the film
in Pune, Dev struck a friendship with another fellow legendary
actor Guru Dutt.Dev was offered his first big break by Ashok
Kumar. He spotted Dev hanging around in the studios and picked
him as the hero for the Bombay Talkies production, Ziddi,
costarring Kamini Kaushal (1948) which became a success. In 1949,
Dev turned producer and launched his own company Navketan, which
continues to produces movies.Dev chose to rely on Guru Dutt as
director for the crime thriller, Baazi (1951). The collaboration
was a success at the box office. He also played a few characters
with a negative shade, like in Jaal(1952). His films Rahee and
Aandhiyan, were screened there along with Raj Kapoor's Awaara. In
the same year, Taxi Driver was declared a hit. Dev's heroine was
Kalpana Kartik aka Mona Singha again, and the two decided to
marry in a quiet ceremony. The couple had a son, Suneil Anand in
1956.A rapid-fire style of dialogue delivery and a penchant for
nodding while speaking became Dev's style in films like Munimji,
C.I.D. and Paying Guest. His style was lapped up by the audience
and was widely imitated. He starred in a string of box office
successes for the remainder of the 1950s. In 1955 he also
co-starred with Dilip Kumar in Insaniyat. With his acting in Kala
Pani (1958), as the son who is willing to go to any lengths to
clear his framed her's name, he won the Best Actor Award for
the film.
His first film in colour, Guide with Waheeda Rehman was based on
the novel of the same name by R. K. Narayan.His maiden attempt at
direction, the espionage drama Prem Pujari, flopped, but he
tasted success with his 1971 directorial effort, Hare Rama Hare
Krishna which talked about the prevalent hippie culture. His find
Zeenat Aman, who played the mini-skirt sporting, pot-smoking
Janice, became an overnight sensation. Dev also became known as a
filmmaker of trenchantly topical themes. This same year, he
starred with Mumtaz in Tere Mere Sapne.
In September 2007, Dev's own autobiography ""Romancing with
Life"" was released at a birthday party with the Indian Prime
Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.
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About the Director
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Vijay Anand was born in Gurdaspur, Punjab and was the youngest
of the four Anand siblings, including producer and director
Chetan Anand and Dev Anand, a very popular Bollywood actor.
Though Vijay Anand has had a career as an actor, screenwriter,
editor, and producer, he will primarily be remembered as a
director. In 1957, he made his directorial debut with Nau Do
Gyarah, which he in 40 days.
ome of his successful movies as director are Johny Mera Naam
(1970), Jewel Thief (1967), Teesri Manzil (1966), Kala Bazar
(1960), Ram Balram, Rajput. Teesri Manzil, which he made for
producer Nasir Hussain, was his first non-Navketan film as a
director. This was followed by Tere Ghar Ke Saamne (1963), Tere
Mere Sapne (1971) and Guide (1965). Guide, starring Dev Anand and
Waheeda Rehman is Vijay Anand's most critically accled movie.
It is based on R.K. Narayan's novel The Guide. Navketan attempted
an international release of a remake of Guide without much
success.
Vijay Anand is known for his stylish song picturization, like `O
Haseena' (Teesri Manzil), `Kaaton Se Keech' (Guide) and `Honthon
Mein Aisi Baat' numbers (Jewel Thief).As an actor, his most
memorable roles were in films Haqeeqat (1964), Kora Kagaz (1974),
in which he starred site Jaya Bachchan, and Main Tulsi Tere
Aangan Ki (1978).To the younger generation of the 1990s he is
also known for playing detective Sam in the television series
Tehkikaat (1994).
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