The Indian cinematic landscape has been blessed with some impressive talents, and one of them was the legendary actor Sunil Dutt. Today, on the occasion of his birth anniversary, Bollywood is fondly immersing in the memories of his best movies. Meanwhile, veteran actress and a legend herself, Vyjayanthimala, in a conversation with us, described him as the most confident and secure alpha male!“Dutt Saab was liked by everyone. Not only his co-stars, but there is not a person in the film industry who has a negative thing to say about him. Dev Saab and Dutt Saab were everyone’s favorite,” she shared as we started the conversation.
Working with Sunil Dutt
Recalling the two most iconic films Vyjayanthimala did with Sunil Dutt – ‘Sadhana’ and ‘Amrapali,’ the actress shared, “I would rate these as among my best. I think we did two other films together, Kishore Sahuji’s Kismet Ke Khel and Jhoola, which, if my memory serves me correctly, was written by the great lyricist Rajender Krishna.”
Sunil Dutt was a confident and secure alpha male
Elaborating further, the actress said, “Dutt Saab was a very supportive co-star. Both ‘Sadhana’ and ‘Amrapali’ revolved around my character. But Dutt Saab held his own. And unlike some other actors of those times who were not very happy doing female-oriented subjects, Dutt Saab never hesitated in doing women-oriented films with me, or my contemporaries like Nutan ji and Waheeda ji.”“He had a very rugged personality. And yet he could be very sensitive and romantic. In ‘Sadhana’, he played an educated man who takes a sex worker home to be his wife. It was a reformist character, and he played it with conviction. Amrapali needed a soldier hero. Dutt Saab fitted the bill perfectly,” she continued. “Interestingly, in both Sadhana and Amrapali, I had all the songs sung by Lataji. Not once Dutt Saab insisted with the director, mujhe bhi gaane do. He was a very confident and secure alpha male,” exclaimed Vyjayanthimala as she reminisced about the legendary star.
