Veteran actress, Hema Malini was a fresh face in Bollywood when she starred in the 1970 film, Johny Mera Naam, alongside Dev Anand. The film went on to become one of the first big hits of Hema Malini, while Dev Anand was already a superstar at that time. Helmed by Vijay Anand, the movie was a big hit, and the film’s songs, like Pal Bhar Ke Liye and O Mere Raja, were loved by many. Now, in a recent interview, Hema recalled an incident from the shoot of the film.
Hema Malini recalls sitting on Dev Anand’s lap in the rope chair for the shoot of a song
Hema Malini recently graced an event, Jaipur Dev Festival, celebrating Dev Anand’s 100th birth anniversary, and speaking at the same, she recalled the shoot of the song, O Mere Raja. She shared that during the shoot for a portion of the song in Bihar, she was asked to sit on Dev Anand’s lap in the rope chair. Calling it an embarrassing moment, she said:
“There was a scene where we were supposed to go in the rope chair. The sequence was such that he is sitting already and I have to sit in another chair but because I miss it, he makes me sit on his lap. That was very embarrassing for me, in real life also, and in the film also I am feeling very uncomfortable.”