MUMBAI: Dev Anand‘s 1961 black and white film Hum Dono will release in a digitally coloured version in India in February next year.
The Amarjeet directed film that saw the veteran in a double role opposite Nanda and Sadhana half a decade ago will first release overseas on 28 January and later hit Indian screens in the first week of February.
“Wherever I go, people talk to me about the film. It‘s nostalgic, I am releasing the coloured version of the film in January for all my fans,‘ the 87-year old Anand said in a statement.
The coloured version of the film has been created by incorporating state of the art advanced technology in the US and is in anamorphic lens series CinemaScope with Dolby Digital Ex surround sound.
Produced by Dev Anand‘s Navketan Films, the film was written by his younger brother Vijay Anand.
Hum Dono was the last black and white offering from Navketan Films. Guide‘, ‘Prem Pujari‘, ‘Tere Ghar Ke Saame‘ and Hare Rama Hare Krishna that followed were all colour films.
