By Hindustan Times
A statue of late Hindi cinema icon Dev Anand may be unveiled on the Bandra Bandstand Promenade here at the actor's first death anniversary Dec 3. The statue might be unveiled as a part of UTV Stars' property Walk of the celebrities here, and it'll join the statues of Raj Kapoor and Shammi
Kapoor.
Remembered as Bollywood's evergreen hero, Dev Anand died of cardiac arrest last year in London. He was 88.
His life-size statue in brass can be unveiled by yesteryear actress Waheeda Rahman, who made her debut opposite Dev Anand within the 1956 film "C.I.D.". Together, they featured in seven movies.
Dev Anand started his career within the black-and-white era with 1946 film "Hum Ek Hain", and spent 65 years as an actor and filmmaker in Bollywood. He left an indelible mark within the minds of movie buffs with classics like "Baazi", "Paying Guest", "Guide", "Jewel Thief" and "Hare Rama Hare Krishna".
The property, comparable to the world-famous Hollywood Walk of Fame, was launched earlier this year with the felicitation of the legendary Kapoor family, by actress Kareena Kapoor and director Madhur Bhandarkar.
The Walk of the celebrities features film celebrities' handprints on customised slabs, and brass statues of iconic actors.
