Dev met Guru Dutt while shooting for a film in Pune. Soon they became good friends and started making a pact. If Dev produced a film, Dutt would direct it and if Dutt produced a film, Dev would act in it. In 2001, Dev was conferred with Padma Bhushan and in 2002 he received the highest awards for cinematic excellence, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award. |