Late filmmaker-actor-politician Sunil Dutt was a strict taskmaster and it is evident from a recent anecdote that Karan Johar narrated from the sets of the 1971 film Reshma Aur Shera. Dutt was the star of the film, and also the director. It also starred Waheeda Rehman, Amitabh Bachchan, Raakhee, Ranjeet, and Amrish Puri, among others. Karan’s late father and producer, Yash Johar was the production controller on the film.Reshma Aur Shera was selected as the Indian submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for the year 1971. The film was also nominated for the Golden Bear at the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival. The film also won three National Awards. Waheeda received the National Award for Best Actor in the film.
