Dev Sa’ab would park his Hillman Minx, not out front, but on the side road. He’d sneak in at the back entrance lift at an appointed time and reach up to the terrace, and she’d take the front lift up. Up on the terrace, they’d enjoy the sea breeze and stars and Badshah Begum was none the wiser. By and by, grandma did come to know. She snatched the engagement ring and flung it across the Marine Drive into the sea. That was also the time when Hollywood star Gregory Peck was in Bombay. In an interview, Suraiya had said: “I have everything in the world except Gregory Peck.”Maybe Suraiya was indecisive, Dev Sa’ab.
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