Sharmila Tagore says Deven Verma was one of her best friends in the industry and that they shared a good rapport. However, later in his career, he became quieter, she says.
"If I have to select who my friends were in the film industry during my heydays, it would have to be Yash Chopra, Thakur Lulla, Tanuja, Shashi Kapoor, Gulzar saab and Deven," she said.
"Deven was a lot of fun. I remember laughing a lot with him. There were lots of happy outdoor shootings with him. Deven directed me in Besharam. Amitabh Bachchan was the male lead in the film. Deven was also my co-star in some of my best films like Devar and Anupama," she said.
"Like Hrishi-da (Hrishikesh Mukherjee), Deven would joke and keep the atmosphere light even while directing. So shooting with him wasn't tedious. I had fun shooting Besharam. I remember, I impersonated a beggar in the film. Amitabh and Deven would constantly joke around," she said.
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"I spoke to Deven a couple of time after he shifted residence to Pune. He had changed. He had become quieter. I remembered him as always being funny and filled with laughter. I think in his later years he had become different, sober and quieter," she said.
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"Deven had a very prominent role in Devar, which also starred Dharmendra. I remember we did a lot of night shooting at Mohan Studios. Dharmendra was very busy those days, so Deven and I would spend a lot of time together. That's when we got friendly."
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"With Deven I became closer when he married Dada Moni's (Ashok Kumar) daughter Roopa...you know, the entire Bengali connection. The fact that Deven got along with my husband Tiger also helped. Sometimes when only one of a couple is friendly with an individual, it becomes difficult to keep up a relationship. Fortunately, Deven got along famously with Tiger. We had a lot of fun times in Carmichael Road. We remained friends for a very long time."
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