But for one view of Waheeda we must turn to R.K. Narayan himself - it appears in his essay on the making of "Guide".
"The director wanted the hero (Dev Anand) to kiss the heroine, who of course rejected the suggestion as unbecoming for an Indian woman. The hero, for his part, was willing to obey the director, but was helpless, since kissing is a cooperative effort. The American director realized that it is against Indian custom to kiss in public; but he insisted that the public in his country would boo if they missed the kiss. I am told that the heroine replied: "There is enough kissing in your country at all times and places, off and on the screen and your public, I am sure, will flock to a picture where, for a change, no kissing is shown.' She stood firm'."
Waheeda Rehman did stand her ground - Bollywood or Hollywood!
