Dev Anand, Dharmendra, Shashi in a film together!

Ek Do Teen Chaar, a film that starred more than just four stars, was launched on October 3, 1970 amidst a lot of fanfare at Mehboob studios.
Though the film starring Dev Anand, Dharmendra, Shashi Kapoor, Rakhee, Hema Malini, Rishi Kapoor, Tina Munim, Parveen Babi and Amjad Khan, never saw the light of day, here’s a picture of the time when it was launched. Probably the only record of the film on print.
The moment captured by ace lensman Jagdish Aurangabadkar, shows the lead stars Shashi Kapoor, Dharmendra, Dev Anand with Tina Munim, Rakhee and Parveen Babi.Dev Anand's brother, filmmaker Vijay Anand also hangs on with the stars for the photo op.
While Dharmendra seems to be lost in his own world, Vijay with an arm across Tina Munim’s (now Ambani) legs seems to be enjoying a joke off the stage. The most interesting of all the conversations on or off stage, however, is the one going on between Rakhee and Shashi Kapoor. With their eyes doing most of the talking, the actors seem to be speaking without the need of a language.
Wearing a paisley printed silk saree, Rakhee looked breathtaking and overshadowed the other ladies on stage. Little wonder that the perfect gentleman Kapoor showered all his attention on the Bengali actress who married lyricist Gulzar later.
One also can't miss Dev Anand's signature style. While all other men wore a normal suit and a shirt, Anand kept up with the fashion trends in a trim waistcoat and broad silk tie. Also, he is probably the only one on stage looking at the photographer if not at the photo lens.
You may have never known this film was even launched once upon a time had it not been for this only piece of memory.