Dev Anand is an actor who has ruled millions of hearts, making everyone go crazy with his acting wherever he goes in the world. Not only this, the actor was also known for encouraging the rising stars of the industry. During his long career, Dev Anand shared the screen with many top actresses of the time as well as many debutants. Hema Malini also has one such name. Hema Malini was just beginning her career in Bollywood when she got an opportunity to share the screen with Dev Anand in the film Johnny Mera Naam.
In an interview to National Herald in 2019, the actress shared her experience of working with Dev Anand. Talking about this, Hema Malini says, “My mother was a big fan of Dev Sahib. That’s why I grew up hearing his name and watching his films. I never thought that one day I would get a chance to work with him. I started my career with the legendary Raj Kapoor and when I got an opportunity to work with Dev Saheb in the film ‘Johnny Mera Naam’, I immediately said yes. But I was very nervous.”
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The dream girl continues in her interview, “I was a newbie then and Dev Sahib was a big star, but he never let me realize it. Dev Sahib and his brother Vijay took great care of me throughout the shoot.
The situation worsened due to fear
In her book, Hema Malini has also mentioned a horrific accident that happened on the sets during the shooting of ‘Johnny Mera Naam’. In her book, the actress shares the incident when she was going to the mountains with Dev Saheb in a cable car, but the cable car broke midway. When Dream Girl looked down, her condition worsened due to fear.
The fan joked
The actress writes that Dev Sahib tried hard to convince her, but she was very nervous. However, he later found out that a fan had made fun of him. Let us tell you that the pair of Dev Anand and Hema Malini were seen together on the silver screen many times.
