I will always be grateful for the guidance and encouragement of Devanand: Shatrughan Sinha

Mumbai, September 26 (IANS). The 102nd birth anniversary of Indian film actor Devanand was celebrated on Friday. On this occasion, along with the Lok Sabha MP and actor Shatrughan Sinha, Jackie Shroff posted him on social media and remembered him. Shatrughan posted some photos on social media platform X, in whose caption he wrote, “I remember his inspirational video ‘Pearls of Wisdom’ about Devanand’s birthday with love and respect. This wonderful filmmaker, who is stylish and always young, has shared the deep things of changing times and future.” Shatrughan is seen on the posted photos with Devanand. In the first photo, Shatrughan and Devanand are seen taking pictures before the media. The remaining two photos are of a film scene. If the photo is seen, the fans speculate that this movie is of ‘Gambler’. ‘Gambler’, released in 1971, included actors such as Shatrughan Sinha, Mumtaz Begum, Jeevan, Manorama, Sachin Pilgaonkar, Jagdish Raj, Rashid Khan with Devanand. The film was directed by Amarjet. The author was Kaushal Bharti. In addition, actor Jackie Shroff also posted a monochrome video with Devanand about the stories section of Instagram, in which he wrote: “You will always be in our hearts.” Devanand worked as an actor, author, director and producer in the Indian theater in a long career over six decades. He performed in more than 100 films and also produced several successful films. Devanand started his career with the movie ‘Hum I Hain’. After this he appears in successful films such as ‘Guide’, ‘Kala Pani’ and ‘Jewel Thef’. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2002. -Is NS/ABM shares this story -tags