"I feel marvellous and very excited to be here," said the Bollywood actor, who arrived in Nepal on Thursday for the book launch function.

"Wherever I go in Nepal, I became very excited and lot of ideas start coming up, I am coming back to this country," he said when asked whether he has plans to make a film in Nepal in the future. "It's a lovely country, I know Nepal and you know me that's why I am here," Dev Anand said.

Launching the autobiography, Sood said the book is by ‘somebody who has loved Nepal as much as India’.

"It is not just a book but a glimpse of the man, who has shaped Indian cinema, somebody whose legacy in Indian cinema is unforgettable," the envoy said.

"As I am going to be in Nepal in the foreseeable future, I hope that we would be able to get you to come back to make your new film," he said.

Published by Penguin, the autobiography had earlier been launched in India. The Bollywood star was also the guest of honour at the inaugural function of an educational fair in Kathmandu's Bhrikuti Mandap, a pavilion built by India decades ago.

On the political changes taking place in Nepal, Dev Anand advocated a fine balance between the past and the ‘present realities’.

The legendary actor, who has good links with the Nepalese royal family, said he has ‘no problem’ with the dramatic developments taking place here, with Nepal expected to be declared a republic soon.

"I have good ties with the members of the royal family," he told The Kathmandu Post daily.

"Late King Mahendra gave me the permission to shoot in Nepal and he even came to the premiere of Hare Ram Hare Krishna in Kathmandu," he recalled.