tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post6840699892540528893..comments2024-03-19T01:01:34.335-04:00Comments on Conversations Over Chai: The Greats: Dev AnandUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-12100267868683038462012-10-07T17:28:34.432-04:002012-10-07T17:28:34.432-04:00 Thank you, Sunit, for reading and taking the time... Thank <i>you</i>, Sunit, for reading and taking the time to comment. I'm glad to have refreshed your memories.Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-82557964442167012332012-10-07T16:36:08.879-04:002012-10-07T16:36:08.879-04:00What a wonderful piece -- thank you for taking the...What a wonderful piece -- thank you for taking the time and sharing! Especially all the photos and links. I used to sneak from class and go for matinees and have thus seen most of these films on a big screen. What a joy it was then, and continues to give pleasure at the mere memories ...Sunit Galanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-33923691407749453382011-12-04T12:32:01.951-05:002011-12-04T12:32:01.951-05:00You too use that word "unsahikkable"? I...You too use that word "unsahikkable"? I thought I was the only one who knew that word!<br />I had to come back and read this post of yours after reading about Devji's passing away. I woke up hubby, gave him also the news, then I have been going through his songs on Youtube, and now I am going through the blogs. <br />This is a great post on Devsaab, and I just want to add one of my favorite songs here:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4frWRP0WnA<br /><br />I really like the part "jo bhi pyar se mila, hum usike ho liye ..." - characterizes the man Dev saab was - the eternal romantic!Lalitha Jairamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-21998665328247298522011-10-07T08:28:17.053-04:002011-10-07T08:28:17.053-04:00I look at his movies these days, and still see ver...I look at his movies these days, and still see very original, very topical plots, but I think his insistence on casting himself causes too many problems. Plus the fact that I really do not think he is as good a director as either of his brothers were wont to be. *Or*, his egotism gives him blinders. And funnily enough, when you meet the chap, you really do not have to bow down and kiss his feet. He treats you like an equal. While I wish someone would gently tell him to stop making a fool of himself, I cannot but admire the enthusiasm behind the endeavours. I mean, how many people his age can boast of a tithe of his energy?Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-47773884819795471852011-10-06T22:47:34.184-04:002011-10-06T22:47:34.184-04:00The only movie I have yet to see from this list is...The only movie I have yet to see from this list is Jaal, the rest are amongst my favorites.<br />My brother keeps saying that nowadays DA has more fans outside India than within India. His post 80's movies have probably lead most Indians to dislike him/ridicule him/laugh at him. However, he does retain his popularity with several Indians who went abroad prior to the 80's, and obviously for good reason. My first BWood movie outside India was Jewel Thief in 1971 at Tehran Iran, so technically I am one of those pre 80's NRI/OCI's. However, as I have mentioned earlier on your blog, I did like his 70's movies in the 70's in India. A close friend of mine remembers Purab Aur Paschim & Des Pardes being very influential and successful movies in England in the 70's.<br />Although Des Pardes for the most part was a fairly typical 70's DA Masala entertainer, I believe it matches my outlook towards the West much more than does PaurP (what limited was there, at least there was no West-bashing & India-glorification.).<br />Anyway, thanks for yet another detailed great review, really enjoyed reading it :)Samirhttp://www.oenophile-samir.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-63416250916988197992011-09-30T07:38:39.882-04:002011-09-30T07:38:39.882-04:00You know what's funny? *I* didn't notice y...You know what's funny? *I* didn't notice you'd commented on Salilda under the Dev Anand post either! So, all izzz welll. :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-87197580732876212052011-09-30T07:37:29.159-04:002011-09-30T07:37:29.159-04:00His voice *is* divine, Ruhi. Not for nothing is he...His voice *is* divine, Ruhi. Not for nothing is he called 'Gaana Gandharvan' in Malayalam. As for knowing the language, I don't think music is a barrier when it comes to enjoying music at all. :)Anu Warrierhttp://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-45009588400884497052011-09-29T23:02:26.845-04:002011-09-29T23:02:26.845-04:00Oops, I meant to post this under the Salilda post ...Oops, I meant to post this under the Salilda post :(Ruhinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-87258865426959008162011-09-29T21:19:08.527-04:002011-09-29T21:19:08.527-04:00What a lovely list, Anu. I have been lying here af...What a lovely list, Anu. I have been lying here after dinner, listening to every song in your list - even the Malayalam songs you linked to. Yesudas sounds divine! I have never liked him singing in Hindi - while his notes were so clear and true, his pronounciation used to turn me off. But in Malayalam - god! And I don't even know the language!Ruhinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-80012937102493154592011-09-29T08:31:52.471-04:002011-09-29T08:31:52.471-04:00Thanks, Neha. :) Let me make it very clear that I ...Thanks, Neha. :) Let me make it very clear that I LOVE Noddy, and mean <i>no</i> disrespect whatsoever to Devsaab, whom I positively adore! <br /><br />Read <a href="http://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/2008/04/living-life-to-fullest.html#more/" rel="nofollow">his autobiography</a> and you will know all about how the women reacted to him. Heck, why then? A friend of my husband's in Madras went to the book signing event when they released his autobiography, and came back disgusted with the way the women at the event behaved. :)Anu Warriernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-9861629783326195732011-09-29T08:11:46.488-04:002011-09-29T08:11:46.488-04:00Noddy, hahahaha! Very apt!
My mom used to tell me ...Noddy, hahahaha! Very apt!<br />My mom used to tell me that in those times, girls were so hopelessly in love with Dev Anand, many committed suicide over it.. a little sad!<br />But you are very right, as far as I know, he was any day a better city fella than a gaon-wala. :) Loved reading your post!Nehanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-71981424538766900582011-09-27T10:48:49.585-04:002011-09-27T10:48:49.585-04:00If you are in India, try trawling the second-hand ...If you are in India, try trawling the second-hand book stores; I got most of mine from the footpath bookwalas between Churchgate and Fountain in Bombay, apart from the ones that I'd jealously guarded from childhood. I truly find her entertaining even now and can go back and read a few, while chomping on mangoes. :) My six-year-old finds it amusing that I'm reading <b>his</b> books!Anu Warriernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-72894901435877683032011-09-27T10:44:32.661-04:002011-09-27T10:44:32.661-04:00Oh wow! I wish I had collected them too. Read over...Oh wow! I wish I had collected them too. Read over 200 by the time I was in class 7, all from the school library and class mates.<br />My world was just these books then.<br />*sigh*<br />Nice talking about them. :)pacifistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-56888946412957057682011-09-27T08:45:25.859-04:002011-09-27T08:45:25.859-04:00Ha, ha, ha... He did look like an endearing monkey...Ha, ha, ha... He did look like an endearing monkey in that one, didn't he? Yes, that's the one. There is one part where he is making puppy eyes at Waheeda, and nodding his head simultaeneously. It immediately brought Noddy to mind. Then, call it observational bias if you want to, I began to notice his nodding in almost every film. :)Anu Warriernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-85455843744909012472011-09-27T01:51:35.558-04:002011-09-27T01:51:35.558-04:00Khoya-khoya chand? That loose-limbed sequence? I r...<i>Khoya-khoya chand</i>? That loose-limbed sequence? I remember us watching that on Chitrahaar when I was a kid, and my mum saying, "He's swinging his arms like a gorilla!" :-Ddustedoffhttp://dustedoff.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-23445246166584573162011-09-26T23:46:05.131-04:002011-09-26T23:46:05.131-04:00I agree *totally* with you - so much charm, so muc...I agree *totally* with you - so much charm, so much grace... *and* so goodlooking!Anu Warriernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-73436036740325908122011-09-26T22:13:41.767-04:002011-09-26T22:13:41.767-04:00Scrumpilicious again! Dev Anand was so debonair in...Scrumpilicious again! Dev Anand was so debonair in his heydey, wasn't he? Rishi is already shaking his head - he says it's very difficult to compete with the likes of Dev Anand and Shammi Kapoor. He knows when he is beaten, poor guy!Tinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-84300355964704702432011-09-26T19:01:18.876-04:002011-09-26T19:01:18.876-04:00I think we are all in agreement about there being ...I think we are all in agreement about there being two distinct Devs, and who we like best. :) <br /><br />And you *should* watch Solva Saal - it's a light movie, as frothy as Bambai ka Babu is dark. Yes, I wager you will like them both. Dev was really good in the latter.Anu Warriernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-56112516513945401002011-09-26T18:53:42.113-04:002011-09-26T18:53:42.113-04:00I love Dev!
Correction: I love pre 70s Dev!
Even w...I love Dev!<br />Correction: I love pre 70s Dev!<br />Even with his 'Noddy' mannerisms, a very handsome guy and a good actor to the boot!<br />I have seen and love all the films above except SolvaSaal and Bombai ka Babu! I am sure I would like them if I watch the film!harveyhttp://harveypam.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-27569656309829361012011-09-26T18:52:20.826-04:002011-09-26T18:52:20.826-04:00You are welcome, pacifist. :) I thoroughly enjoyed...You are welcome, pacifist. :) I thoroughly enjoyed revisiting his films for this post. <br /><br />At last count (6 years ago when I moved, and catalogued my books), I had 203 Enid Blytons - all her major ones. The Five Findouters, Famous Five, Secret Seven (not all), the Adventure series, the Mystery series, all her school stories, Noddy, Mr Pink Whistle, some of her Mr Muddles and Mr Twiddle (very few), all the Magic Faraway Tree and Wishing Chair books, the o'clock Tales books, the Book(s) of Fairies, Pixies, Gnomes, and sundry others that defy classification. I can still read her, you know. She's timeless.Anu Warriernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-5926087119440186802011-09-26T17:26:26.529-04:002011-09-26T17:26:26.529-04:00I was wondering if any of the old film lover sites...I was wondering if any of the old film lover sites would write about Dev Anand on his birthday, and sure enough there it was.<br />Thanks Anu for a very pleasant read. Like everyone else B/W Dev for me. No, no, to his colour ones.<br />Happy Birthday Dev Sahab, and thanks once again Anu.<br /><br />BTW, do you really have all EnidBlyton's books? She must have written nearly 300 of them. Have you read Mr Twiddle series or Mr Muddle series. They were quite funny. I remember my father reading Mr Twiddle's books. He enjoyed them :)pacifistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-40193896762153145772011-09-26T14:00:04.315-04:002011-09-26T14:00:04.315-04:00I love 'Noddy'! :) I bought every single o...I love 'Noddy'! :) I bought every single one of them I could find on the sidewalk between Fountain and Churchgate when I was pregnant with my older son. (Not the bowdlerised version you get in bookstores now.) The Magic Faraway Tree series are another favourite. I have almost all the Enid Blytons. :))Anu Warriernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-55620110370364611622011-09-26T11:47:16.710-04:002011-09-26T11:47:16.710-04:00Noddy?! Do you still read those books? They are am...Noddy?! Do you still read those books? They are amongst my favourites, as much as the 'Magic Faraway Tree' series. Oh, you brought back such memories! And ROTFL at the thought of Dev Anand as Noddy. You are right, though. He did go around nodding his head. A lot. <br /><br />Nice write-up. Like Sridhar up there, I hope someone shows this to Devsaab. :)Ruhinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-64642448570801452472011-09-26T08:04:53.588-04:002011-09-26T08:04:53.588-04:00Dev Anand is an actor about whom I've had very...<i>Dev Anand is an actor about whom I've had very definite likes and dislikes. </i><br /><br />Totally agree. I really wonder how an actor who was so suave and sophisticated in his early days could turn almost clownish in his later ones. And he is NOT an unintelligent man - doesn't he <i>see</i>?<br /><br />About the 'Noddy' adjective - LOL. That's who he always reminded me of - I think I coined that when I saw the <i>Khoya khoya chand</i> sequence on Chitrahaar. :)Anu Warriernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309362817539389132.post-63379323457877316432011-09-26T08:02:13.095-04:002011-09-26T08:02:13.095-04:00I think his B&W avatar (or as my husband calls...I think his B&W avatar (or as my husband calls it DASS - Dev Anand Shwet-Shyam) was definitely better than his DARB (Dev Anand Rang-Birangi) avatar. Off hand, the only three colour movies I *really* liked him in, were Guide, Jewel Thief and Johnny Mera Naam. Umm, add Tere Mere Sapne also to the list. His later movies became in college lingo 'unsahikkable' (unbearable).Anu Warriernoreply@blogger.com