It’s easy to forget the debonair Dev Anand is in his 80’s, since he’s bristling with energy and is as passionate about movies as he was in his 20s. Romancing with Life, his autobiography, is a ll set to release this year. “ Acting in movies has never been just a 9-6 job for me.I have risked my earnings and put them back into the film industry,” he says. Dev saab was in the US when Saddam’s palaces were being bombed by the Americans. “I suddenly put pen to paper and wrote a piece on my thoughts. And I realised that I could write something that was not a motion picture script! I also realised that someone like me had had an eventful life and that there were facets to it that the world might like to read about and would enjoy too,” he smiles. His optimism remains what it was and he still gets excited by new projects. He asserts his autobiography isn’t just about his growth from man to superstar but also his thoughts on life and philosophy.

In his long career, Dev Saab even tried his hand at rapping. He wrote a rap song for Mr Prime Minister after watching the Lok Sabha elections of 2004. What next? “I’ve been so busy with this book that I put the shooting for Beauty Queen on hold,” says Dev Saab. However, since it’s set in Nepal where there’s intense political turmoil these days, shooting will not resume for a while. “I’m also working on a Croatian project and a thriller called Chargesheet. “Life is about fresh thoughts and ideas. I may do them, I may not,” he smiles endearingly.