Dil Deke Dekha was special because it released on my 17th birthday
My debut couldn't have got anybetter. My first film Dil Deke Dekho was released on October 2, 1959 on my 17th birthday and it was a hit. I consider myself lucky. Who else gets her first film released on her birthday?
I was completely new to the unit while my leading man Shammi Kapoor was already an established star after Tumsa Nahi Dekha, which had released two years earlier. Not once did Shammi Chacha- that's what I called him from the time we worked together in this film till he passed away- make me feel like a newcomer. He guided me through my scenes and was very patient because I was very nervous.
Dil Deke Dekho was also the beginning on my association with director Nasir Hussain. Thereafter, we went on to work in many films. But I still remember the shooting of Dil Deke Dekho. It was so much fun, almost like a picnic that never ended. I especially enjoyed shooting the songs.
When the film released, I was too busy to enjoy my sucess. But my parents were very happy for me. There was a certain amount of anxiety because I had been rejected as the female lead in another film. However, barely days after that, producer Sashadhar Mukherjee signed me for Dil Deke Dekho. It was a roaring hit. Wherever I went, poeple said, "There goes the Dil Deke Dekho girl."
My debut couldn't have got anybetter. My first film Dil Deke Dekho was released on October 2, 1959 on my 17th birthday and it was a hit. I consider myself lucky. Who else gets her first film released on her birthday?
I was completely new to the unit while my leading man Shammi Kapoor was already an established star after Tumsa Nahi Dekha, which had released two years earlier. Not once did Shammi Chacha- that's what I called him from the time we worked together in this film till he passed away- make me feel like a newcomer. He guided me through my scenes and was very patient because I was very nervous.
When the film released, I was too busy to enjoy my sucess. But my parents were very happy for me. There was a certain amount of anxiety because I had been rejected as the female lead in another film. However, barely days after that, producer Sashadhar Mukherjee signed me for Dil Deke Dekho. It was a roaring hit. Wherever I went, poeple said, "There goes the Dil Deke Dekho girl."
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