For a newcomer, Waheeda was quite demanding.ĭutt was patient because he had finally seen her potential and appreciated her spunk. Madhubala had worn sleeveless blouses! Dutt still agreed. We will talk about the costumes later.”Īfter watching the film, Rehman still wanted the clause added. This time Dutt sure had something to say. She would have the right of refusal to wear any costumes she was uncomfortable with. Just before the signing, however, Rehman had another condition. After a week of thought, they agreed to leave her name intact. Guru Dutt was seated and silent during this entire exchange. She recalls the chain of events in Nasreen Munni Kabir’s Conversations with Waheeda Rehman.įirst up, Raj Khosla, who was directing CID, thought her name was too long and wanted her to change it. Rehman was called over to Mumbai and offered a 3-year contract. The roles required an actor who could sing, dance and seduce the hero in both movies and she seemed like a right fit. He remembered her while casting CID and Pyaasa for his production house.
GURU MEDIA EDITOR 3.0 MOVIE
They watched the Telugu movie after that and Alvi liked her.ĭutt still wasn’t fully convinced but something about her stayed with him. A newly famous dancer, Waheeda Rehman, from a hit song Kallaakapatam in successful Telugu movie Rojulu Marayi was visiting its distributor in the office opposite.ĭutt hadn’t seen the song but their friend suggested a meeting, which was quite uneventful. Creative Commons image by Deborah HardingĪlvi narrates the story in Sathya Saran’s book, Ten Years with Guru Dutt: Abrar Alvi’s Journey.ĭutt and Alvi decided to kill time by visiting a distributor friend, whose office was in Secunderabad. A driving accident with a buffalo cart badly damaged his car and Dutt was stranded in Hyderabad for three days with friend and working partner Abrar Alvi. Serendipity in the form of a buffalo helped Guru Dutt discover Waheeda Rehman.