Saira Banu On The Zeenat Aman-Mumtaz Rift: "I Don't Really Follow What They Are Saying But..."

"I would never advocate live-in relationships like that," Saira Banu said

Days after Zeenat Aman shared a post on live-in relationships, her Hare Rama Hare Krishna co-star Mumtaz slammed the advice, saying that Zeenat Aman should refrain from giving relationship advice and that "her marriage was a living hell." Now, film veteran Saira Banu addressed the rift, in a recent interaction with Hindustan Times and she said, "I am not reading much and I don't really follow what they (Mumtaz and Zeenat Aman) are saying, but we are very old-fashioned people. Our trend is 40-50 saal pehle ka (years ago)." Speaking of live-in relationships, Saira Banu said, "Iss baat se main toh sehmat nahi ho sakti hu kabhi bhi (I can never agree with this statement). I would never advocate live-in relationships like that. It's something unimaginable and unacceptable for me)."

Meanwhile, Zeenat Aman addressed Mumtaz's remarks about her personal life in an interaction with Hindustan Times and she said, "Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. I've never been one to comment on others personal lives or tear down my colleagues, and I'm not going to start now."

Earlier this week, Mumtaz said this about Zeenat Aman in an interview with Zoom, "Zeenat should be careful with what she is advising. She has all of a sudden come into this huge social media popularity, and I can understand her excitement about sounding like a cool aunty. But giving advice that is counter to our moral values is not the solution to increasing your following. Aap Zeenat ko hi le lo misaal ke taur par (Take Zeenat for example)... She knew Mazhar Khan for years before marrying him. Her marriage was a living hell. She should be the last person doling out advice on relationships."