A one-in-a-billion phenomenon: Anupama Chopra on Dev Anand

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Yet, in 77 years, Dev Saab hasnt had a true successor, Chopra says.. It is hard to believe that he would have been 100 years old this week..

PREMIUM Dev Anand and Tina Munim (now Tina Ambani) in Des Pardes (1978), her debut film..

I consider him the most dashing hero Hindi cinema has ever had, Chopra says.. I consider Dev Saab (there is no other way to address him) the most dashing hero Hindi cinema has ever had..

One of my first assignments, as a rookie reporter for Movie magazine, was to interview Aamir Khan, who was then shooting for Dev Saabs Awwal Number (1990)..

In the late 1990s or early 2000s, my husband, filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra an ardent admirer invited Dev Saab to our house for dinner..