Bollywood Evergreen: Shammi Kapoor’s luck shines after Dev Anand’s success, the films which were rejected by the evergreen star

News India Live, Digital Desk: There are many such stories recorded in the history of Bollywood where a film missed by one actor proved to be a milestone for another. One such interesting story between two legends of Hindi cinema. Dev Anand And Shammi Kapoor Is connected to. Today, even though Shammi Kapoor is known as ‘Elvis Presley of India’ and ‘Yahoo’ star, some decisions of Dev Anand had a big role in his golden journey. The films rejected by Dev Anand breathed new life into Shammi Kapoor’s sinking career and made him a superstar overnight.

When Dev Anand left ‘Tumsa Nahi Dekha’

In the year 1957, director Nasir Hussain went to Dev Anand as his first choice for his film ‘Tumsa Nahi Dekha’. At that time Dev Saheb was a big star of the industry. However, due to busyness or any other reason, he refused to be a part of this film. After this this film fell in Shammi Kapoor’s lap. Before this film, about 18 films of Shammi Kapoor had flopped and people started calling him ‘flop star’. But ‘Tumsa Nahi Dekha’ was a blockbuster and Shammi Kapoor’s new style impressed the audience.

‘Junglee’ and the magic of ‘Yahoo’

There is a buzz in the cinematic circles that Dev Anand was also discussed for the film ‘Junglee’, but ultimately this film also went to Shammi Kapoor. This film changed Shammi Kapoor’s ‘chocolate boy’ image and established him as a rebellious and energetic hero. Shammi Kapoor shouting ‘Yahoo’ on the snowy hills is still counted among the most memorable scenes of Indian cinema. If Dev Anand had done this film, perhaps we would never have seen that special style which became the identity of Shammi Kapoor.

Third oath and Dev Anand’s refusal

A similar story is told about Shammi Kapoor’s another big film ‘Teesri Kasam’. Dev Anand was very choosy about his choice of films and because of their ‘urban’ image he would often say no to films with desi and rural backgrounds. This refusal of Dev Saheb proved to be a boon for Shammi Kapoor. These films not only brought success to Shammi Kapoor, but also gave Bollywood a dancing star which no one could match even today.

Luck and Karma: Bollywood’s unique combination

It is said in Bollywood that films write their own destiny. Dev Anand was at his peak at that time and had no qualms about turning down these films, as he gave classics like ‘Guide’, ‘Jewel Thief’ and ‘Johnny Mera Naam’. Whereas Shammi Kapoor was looking for a film which could give him recognition. Dev Anand’s ‘Na’ gave Shammi Kapoor the platform from where he never looked back. This incident still remains a topic of discussion among film lovers as to how one’s denial became another’s confession.