Tanuja Chaturvedi explores the cinematic universe of Dev and Goldie Anand in her book Hum Dono. At the book discussion in Delhi she said she believes the namesake film was directed by Goldie.
Sohaila Kapur’s engaging reading combined professional highlights with personal anecdotes, but the accompanying visual presentation did not do justice to Dev Anand’s flamboyance.
My family never encouraged their girls to join films, even though we were attractive, talented, and some of us, eager. But uncle Chetan was keen to cast me as his heroine’s younger self.
A 10-day film preservation and restoration workshop at the Biennial Audio-Visual Archival Summer School (BAVASS) 2023 was organised by FHF at India International Centre in New Delhi.
Starring Dev Anand in a double role, along with Sadhana and Nanda, Hum Don is film takes on the classic lookalike trope, set against the backdrop of World War 2.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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