M K Jha : Lately the films directed by you have been flops…
Dev Anand : To my mind they are all hits, monetarily, they have not earned big money but that does not mean they are bad pictures. I never sat on my stardom. I never thought that I was great. I was from my first film, I was always analysing and improving. I always tell myself there is always some one better than you are, right behind you there is another generation coming both in film industry and politics, there is going to be somebody there to beat you any time.
M K Jha : Other than Navketan’s films, which are your favourite ones?
Dev Anand : Many, Maya, Asli Naqli. Paying Guest, Gambler, Johny Mera Naam oh, this was shot in your state, Bihar. There were ruins…
M K Jha : Rajgir… ruins of Nalanda.
Dev Anand: Yes, Hema (Hema Malini) was my heroine, she was relatively a…