Guess who. (Fans of 1980s mainstream Hindi cinema *might* get it.)
See pic below for the answer…👇
I had a short but very pleasant Chandigarh stay at (Captain) Dan
Dhanoa’s homestay, Anchorage42 – filled with artworks, artefacts from
his sailing days, and photos from his stint in the film industry (when
he played villain’s henchman in such classics of my childhood as
Mard, Tridev, Zalzala, and Vishwatma). Chatted with Captain Dan
for 15-20 minutes: he was never really a film-watcher, he said – mainly
an army kid who enjoyed horse-riding and sports – but he did form close
friendships in Bombay, and spoke about his recently deceased pals Pankaj
Dheer and Satish Shah, as well as others: Jackie Shroff, Sham Kaushal.
And about the “old girls” whom he still keeps in touch with – including
Kimi Katkar, Anita Raaj, and Sangeeta Bijlani.
Also met him
briefly at breakfast the next day, where he was chatting with a few
other guests his age, and exchanging stories about their boarding
schools (including Doon, where Dan went). Just a sweet, bearish man,
chuckling gently, worlds removed from the sleazy-rapey bad guys of
1980s cinema. But I did spend the rest of the day with Tridev’s “Gazar
ne kiya hai ishaara” playing in my head….
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