Today the role of Jessi
in Hare Ram Hare Krishna is
synonymous with Zeenat Aman but there was a possibility that she may have not
done this film.
The truth is that Jessi
was first offered to Mumtaz but Mumtaz refused because she did not want to
tarnish her romantic pairing with Dev Anand after the stupendous success of
Tere Mere Sapne directed by Vijay Anand.
Dev Anand was happy with
his experience of working with Mumtaz and wanted to repeat her in Hare Ram Hare Krishna under any
condition.
Mumtaz was willing to do
the film provided she could play the love interest of Dev Anand and Dev Anand
agreed.
It was a good role with
few songs but nobody had anticipated that the winner of the film would be the
sister, Jessi, njot even Dev Anand.
Call it the frenzy of the
seventies but the nation went crazy about Zeenat Aman and Asha Bhosle singing Dum maro dum…
Mumtaaz however never
regretted her decision, on the contrary said, may be it was in her destiny to
create a star.
Rest as we all know is
history.
@bhawanasomaaya
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