Tuesday, December 04, 2012
Monday 3 December was the much-missed Dev Anand's first death anniversary. To honour him UTV Stars decided to unveil a sculpture of the iconic star as a part of its Walk Of The celebs series.
The unveiling ceremony was to be done by Dev Saab's son Suniel and one in every of his favourite heroines Waheeda Rehman on the Marriot hotel on Tuesday morning.
Weirdly, the ceremony was scheduled for 4 December, an afternoon after Dev Saab's death anniversary.
Didn't make sense. When one tried to inquire with UTV Stars, one got no answer. But a source that desired to be remain unnamed said, `They couldn't get the venue, the Marriott on 3 December. So that they decided to shift it by an afternoon. `
The explanation didn't cut much ice with Dev Saab's son Suniel Anand who seemed pretty upset with the best way his father's memory was being served.
Says Suniel, `I was getting calls and messages from admirers and friends of my dad the entire day on Monday. It would've made sense to have his sculpture unveiled at the day he passed on to the great beyond. Why an afternoon after? I'm clueless. `
Suniel says he attempted to seek out out, but was stonewalled by UTV Stars. `I should've been kept within the loop, and that i tried very hard. But I USED TO BE not told anything. There is a gentleman named Shiv Menon at UTV Stars whom I USED TO BE purported to co-ordinate with.
When I asked him why the memorial sculpture was being unveiled an afternoon late he told me it was a part of their business plan. I'm sorry I DO NOT get. How can my father's death anniversary fall consistent with a marketing strategy?`
Shiv Menon of UTV Stars said, `The only reason we decided to honour Dev Saab an afternoon late is because we needed to offer his family space and private time to keep in mind the nice man on his death anniversary. Also, we would have liked to ask a few of his colleagues and shut associates. `
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