Hema Malini Hung Mid-Air On Dev Anand’s Lap During Song Shoot: 'That Was Very Embarrassing For Me'

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Some film memories fade with time, but Hema Malini still laughs about a moment from more than five decades ago. While shooting the beloved song “O Mere Raja" for Johny Mera Naam, she found herself stranded mid-air, sitting on Dev Anand’s lap, after the set was hit by an unexpected power cut.

The memory resurfaced at an event celebrating Dev Anand’s 100th birth anniversary, where Hema shared what happened during the shoot near Nalanda in Bihar. The scene was meant to be simple: Dev Anand would sit in a rope trolley suspended above the ground, and Hema would join in another seat. But the scene’s choreography required her to miss the chair, leading Dev to pull her onto his lap for the shot.

What was written as a cute, romantic moment on film turned into a very