EXCLUSIVE: Neena Gupta recalls ‘dancing, jumping on her first meeting with Dev Anand: He opened the gate in his signature style

Neena Gupta is currently on a high in her professional life with coveted roles in multiple films. The actress was recently seen in Amitabh Bachchan starrer Uunchai and also Vadh. In Bollywood Bubble’s Memory Lane, the actress who entered the world of entertainment in the ’80s opened up on the fashion trends, movies and the popular stars of that era.

In the segment Blast From The Past, she revealed the stars of the 80′ who defined superstardom. She also opened up on Dev Anand the one actor she was a big fan of and recollected her meeting with the evergreen star.

Neena Gupta said, “The stars of the 80′ that defined superstardom for me are Dharamji, Dev Anand and Waheeda Rehman. She further added, that her favourite co-star of the ’80s is Dev Anand.”

 

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Recalling her meeting with Dev Anand she said, “It so happened that when I was in college,  he was my God. I used to find him very, very good-looking. When Hare Rama Hare Krishna came we all bought the glasses worn by Zeenat Aman in the film. Then after many many years when Dev Saab was making a film, he called me and I was in seventh heaven jumping and dancing.  So excited that I am meeting Dev Saab, wore my best clothes and went to meet him. He used to have a suite in Sun and Sand and he called me there. I reached and called him that I have reached. He said ok come up.  I reached the suite and rang the doorbell and he opened the door in his signature style saying, ‘Welcome Welcome’. I was blown over and did not know how to react. He was so nice so decent. I did not do the film as the role was too small but he was a wonderful person.”

Watch the entire conversation with Neena Gupta here:

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