“Dev Anand was extremely cooperative towards a newcomer. He never made ...” — Waheeda Rehman Quote

Dev Anand was extremely cooperative towards a newcomer. He never made me feel that he was a big star and I, a newcomer.

When 'Sahib Bibi... ' was being cast, I wanted to do Chhoti Bahu's role, but Meena Kumari had been cast. So I didn't think I would be part of the film.

Nanda and I were very different individuals, quite the study in contrasts. But we were very close friends. Or maybe we were close friends because we were so different.

Guru Dutt was a serious person, yes. He used to be very impatient, not with the artistes, but with the technicians - especially the camera crew.

Now when people say, 'Oh, you're going to be such a big star!' I simply don't listen.

Flops are always disappointing, but 'High Fidelity' was devastating. Not that I thought it was going to make me a big star, but I did think it was going to run longer than a week and a half.

Sometimes your films don't do well, despite having a big star cast, renowned directors and producers.

You have to wait for a big star to come in and generate interest on a project, and now that has become me, which is an amazing blessing.

Frank Sinatra discovered me at a nightclub called P.J.'s in Hollywood. It was 1962. He used to come in there a lot with all his big star friends. I was so nervous to see him. I've only had one idol in my life, and that was Frank Sinatra.