Two films
released today, Gehri Chaal in 1973
and Amir Gareeb in 1974 both starring
Hema Malini and there are interesting stories involving both. The original end
of Gehri Chaal engaged Jeetendra and Amitabh Bachchan in a fight but by the time
the director began shooting the climax Seeta aur Geeta was released and the
distributor laid a condition that he will buy the film only if the climax
depicted Hema Malini fighting the goons and the director had to oblige much to
the displeasure of both the heroes. Dev Anand’s Ishq Ishq Ishq released in 1974 the same year as Amir Gareeb and while the former was a
disaster at the box-office what saved Dev Anand was lucky charm Hema Malini.
Today is Jugal
Hansraj’s birthday and I was the first journalist to interview the beautiful
child star of Masoom sitting in the
lawns of Mehboob Studio in Bandra.
@bhawanasomaaya
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