Dev Anand's birth centenary to be celebrated with a two-day film festival

A film festival celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of screen icon Dev Anand will be held later this month the Film Heritage Foundation FHF announced MondayDev Anand star of films such as Hum Dono Tere Ghar Ke Samne CID and Guide will be honoured ahead of his birthday on September 26 with a gala titled Dev Anand100 Forever YoungThe twoday celebration held jointly in association with NFDCNFAI National Film Development Corporation Of India National Film Archive of India and PVR Inox will be conducted on September 23 and 24 across 30 cities and 55 cinema halls all over India according to a press release The FHF founded by filmmaker and archivist Shivendra Singh Dungarpur has curated a collection of four of the actors movies for the showcase CID 1956 Guide 1965 Jewel Thief 1967 and Johny Mera Naam 1970Audiences in cities including Mumbai Ahmedabad Hyderabad Trivandrum Chennai Bengaluru Lucknow Kolkata Guwahati Indore Jaipur Nagpur New Delhi Gwalior Rourkela Kochi and Mohali will get an opportunity to watch these landmark films of Dev Anand restored by NFCDCNFAI in 4K resolution for the big screen the release statedAfter a successful run with Bachchan Back To The Beginning and Dilip Kumar Hero Of Heroes Dungarpur said they had to celebrate the birth centenary of Dev Anand We wanted to honour his legacy by screening four of his milestone films The films are among my personal favourites as I consider Goldie Anand Vijay Anand one of the most stylish directors of Indian cinema The festival also marks an important collaboration between Film Heritage Foundation and NFDCNFAI who have restored the four films and partnered with us to enable us to showcase these films the FHF founder said in a statementThe Gregory Peck of India as Dev Anand was often called continues to be a beloved star and we are thrilled that contemporary audiences will have the opportunity to watch some of the films that made him an enduring legend of Indian cinema he addedFilmmaker Suneil Anand son of Dev Anand said he is pleased to hear that the FHF is planning a film festival to commemorate his fathers 100th birthday I personally like my dads work as the leading man in Johny Mera Naam I think this is because the character he played closely resembled his true personality It was an ideal vehicle for him to showcase his histrionics mannerisms and his suave dressing sense Jewel Thief was another such film it had the trappings and the look of slick Western and European cinema I am sure the festival will be a big success and that contemporary audiences will rediscover the youthful magic of my father who will stay forever young on the silver screen he saidIn the continuing legacy of Dev Anand and his family banner Navketan Films Suneil Anand said he is currently making a Hollywood based film dedicated to his father called Vagator Mixer which will be released worldwide soonAccording to the organisers this is also the first time a government body has collaborated with a notforprofit organisation for a film festival of such scale The restoration of the films for Dev Anand100 Forever Young was undertaken as part of the National Film Heritage Mission and funded by the Ministry of Information and BroadcastingPrithul Kumar Joint Secretary Films and Managing Director NFDC said it is important for the public to witness Dev Anand on the big screen once again and in a manner how he was viewed during his heyday decades agoShowcasing the restoration of Dev Anands films on the occasion of his centenary as a joint endeavour between both film archives NFDCNational Film Archive of India and Film Heritage Foundation along with our esteemed partners INOX and PVR is a testament to our shared commitment to preserving Indias cinematic heritage We aspire to sustain these collaborative efforts to provide broader public access to the gems of Indian cinema in the quality they are meant to be seen Kumar saidTickets for the festival can be purchased on wwwpvrcinemascomThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever