Bollywood is holding a year-long centenary celebrations of veteran actor Dev Anand (26th Sept. 1923 - 3rd Dec., 2011). The actor would have turned 99 years this September. Dev Anand left this mortal world on 3rd of December, 2011, in London. Here we publish an article by Dr. Veena Bharathi, recalling her meetings with Dev Anand on the occasion of his death anniversary on Dec. 3.—Ed
It was September 1984. I was about to begin my Medical Internship. I had won a “caption contest” (conducted by the famous “Star & Style” magazine from Mumbai) at the All India-level. The management of “Star & Style” had invited me and nine other winners to Mumbai and to have lunch with the emerging Super Star, ‘Hero’ famed actor Jackie Shroff — Meet Jackie Shroff and have lunch.
