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Dev Anand’s close friend and associate Mohan Churiwala revealed that the Bollywood icon was made to wait outside the residence of Amitabh Bachchan for nearly half an hour before he was allowed to enter. In a recent interview with Vickey Lalwani, the details of this episode were disclosed.
Bollywood icon Dev Anand was made to wait outside the residence of Amitabh Bachchan for nearly half an hour before he was allowed to enter. This incident did not go well with ‘Jewel Thief’ actor's fans who described this unsettling situation as humiliating.
Dev Anand’s close friend and associate Mohan Churiwala disclosed details of this incident that happened almost two decades ago in a recent interview with Vickey Lalwani.
In the conversation, we get to know about an incident in which a close friend of the Bachchan family, Amar Singh, had previously mentioned that Dev Ananad had come to meet him. This episode dates back to 2007 when Dev Anand with his close friend and associate Mohan Churiwala visited Bachchan's residence Jalsa.
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Narrating the happenings of that time, Mohan Churiwala said that this incident is of the time when Dev Anand's book “Romancing with Life” was launched. Mohan Churiwala said, “Amar Singh had promised to bring Amitabh Bachchan to the launch event to unveil the book.” He further noted that it was previously decided that one of Dev Anand's colleague would unveil the book. However, the plan was called off.
He further noted, “Amar Singh was a close acquaintance who regularly met the Dev Anand when he visited Bombay and even played the role of home minister in Dev's last film ‘Chargesheet’.” Suggesting that Amar had volunteered to ensure Big B's presence, he recalled and said, “Amar Singh had called and said that he would arrive with Amitabh Bachchan, Tina Ambani and Anil Ambani.” For all four of them Dev Anand had kept an autographed book.
Detailing the happenings, Mohan Churiwala said all of them were affiliated with the Samajwadi Party and were uncomfortable with Congress party's presence. During this period, Vilasrao Deshmukh-led Congress party was in power in Maharashtra.
Initially, Although Amar Singh had indicated that the group would have dinner with Dev Anand after book launch but all four of them departed before the programme ended and did not even take the book. Despite repeated calls, Amar Singh did not respond and eventually late in the night called back and it was decided that Mohan Churiwala would deliver the books next morning.
To settle the matter, one of the most revered cinematic icons of the 1950s and 1960s decided to accompany Mohan Churiwala to personally deliver the copies of the book at Bachchan residence. The duo were left waiting for over half an hour until Amar Singh appeared in a night suit. The wait for Amitabh Bachchan stretched even further who joined them after another delay.
Years later, following Dev Anand’s death in 2011, Amar Singh disclosed to journalist Vir Sanghvi that the veteran actor was made to wait for so long as entry inside Jalsa was restricted and only allowed after approval from Bachchan family.
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