Dev Anand Loved On Suprestar: Dev Anand was a Bollywood superstar for almost two decades. He not only gave many blockbuster films but also made everyone crazy with his charm. It is said that girls used to jump from the rooftops after seeing Dev Anand. There are many stories related to the late actor which come to light even years after his death.
Well, very few people know that Dev Anand was ‘deeply’ in love with superstar Zeenat Aman in the 70s. At that time the actress was only 20 years old. Even years after achieving superstardom, Dev Anand always remained mesmerized by her. The actor once confessed that he felt jealous when he saw Raj Kapoor kissing him at a premiere. Interestingly, Zeenat Aman had denied that the kiss happened.
Dev Anand wanted to propose Zeenat
Dev Anand writes in his autobiography Romancing with Life, “Suddenly, one day I felt that I was deeply in love with Zeenat… and wanted to tell her something! To make an honest confession, a story made for romance. I chose a very special place, the Taj at the top of the city, where we had dinner together once before.”
Dev Anand was jealous when Raj Kapoor kissed Zeenat
Recalling the incident where Raj Kapoor allegedly kissed Zeenat Aman, Dev Anand wrote, “After the premiere of Ishq Ishq Ishq at Metro Cinema, Raj Kapoor kissed Zeenat in front of an invited audience And I congratulated her for her wonderful performance in the film. All this must have made her evening even more wonderful, yet I was jealous of Raj Kapoor kissing the one I considered my discovery, my leading lady. Had happened.
Dev Anand’s heart was broken
Dev Anand further wrote, “She suddenly seemed very familiar to me. There was a lot of embarrassment written on her face, and Zeenat was no longer the same Zeenat for me as before. My heart broke. Dev Anand further said, “To pieces I… there was no meaning left in this meeting in my mind, I quietly left from there.
A few years ago, in a program of Algebra Conversations, Zeenat Aman had refuted what Dev Anand had written and said, “I respect Dev Sahab a lot. It is because of him that I became a film star. But, whatever He had his own perspective on that evening, which is completely different from my evening. Zeenat Aman further said, “I didn’t know that he would tell me that he loved me or that he wanted to marry me. I was completely unaware.”