When Dev Anand stopped Shatrughan Sinha from geting a plastic surgery: ‘These cuts on your face will become your signature style’ |

It’s Dev Anand’s death anniversary today. The actor who is remembered for movies like ‘Guide’, ‘Jewel Thief’, ‘Kala Pani’, ‘Johny Mera Naam’ among others isn’t just remembered for breaking several stereotypes in Hindi cinema. The actor was also a major source of inspiration for many others who came after him and has also played an important role in the success story of many stars. On his death anniversary today, Shatrughan Sinha, Jackie Shroff and others have remembered him. Sinha wrote on social media, “Remembering Dev Saheb with love, fondness & an attitude of gratitude. #DevAnand is one of the most stylish & evergreen heroes till date. Your motivation & advice is very close to my heart even today. Long Live Dev Saheb! #DeathAnniversary.” Earlier, during an interview, Sinha had revealed how Dev Anand had stopped him from getting a plastic surgery done. He said during a chat with Curly Tales, “Sapne toh bohot kuch the, par darr lagta tha ki ye kati-phati shakal lekar kaise actor banunga. Log kehte bhi the ki iss kati-pati shakal ka kuch karo… uss time par hota hai. Main toh chala bhi gaya tha, doctor se baat bhi kar li thi ki plastic surgery karwa kar isko theek karo… iska ilaaj karo. Aur unhone bola ki kar bhi denge. (I had big dreams, but I was afraid, how would I become an actor with such a scarred face? People would say, ‘Do something about this scarred face.’ At the time, I agreed. I even went to a doctor and asked for plastic surgery to fix it. The doctor said it could be done).”He added further, “Lekin Dev saab ke paas main gaya… woh mujhe bohot maante the… aur unhone kaha ki kabhi mat karna. Tumhari jo personality hai, tum jab kaamyab ho jaoge toh yahi tumhara signature style ho jayega. Unhone kaha ki dekho, mere daanton ke beech mein ek gaddha hai, aur maine aaj tak usse fill up nahi karwaya hai… aur log aaj usse yaad rakhte hain. Toh jo tumko tumhara minus point lagta hai, wohi kal tumhara plus point banega. (But then I went to Dev saab, he believed in me deeply, and he told me, ‘Never do it. Your personality is unique. One day, this will become your signature style.’ He told me, ‘Look, I have a gap between my teeth, and I’ve never filled it… now people remember me for that. What you think is a minus today could be your biggest plus tomorrow).”Shatrughan Sinha and Dev Anand worked together in films like ‘Prem Pujari’, ‘Gambler’ and ‘Shareef Budmaash’.