Valentine's Day 2024: Zeenat Aman's 5 Learnings On Love (And Lust And Infatuation)

Zeenat Aman's Instagram caption is bound to make you smile

When Bollywood legend Zeenat Aman shares a note, you drop everything and read it. And when it is about matters of the heart, you don't skip a word. On the occasion of Valentine's Day, Zeenat Man has shared a post about love. The post, which is a collaboration with an online dating application, begins with the actress wondering if she is, in fact, the right person to be writing about love. After mulling over this thought briefly, Zeenat Aman, wise as always, shared: “And I'll rationalise it with a simple thought - failure is a far better teacher than success. So, I'm probably well-placed to share a learning or two.”

So, here are some notes on love from Zeenat Aman herself: “Those first few heady months of a relationship will strip you of your reason. That's usually the ploy of infatuation and lust, don't mistake it for love!

If your family opposes your relationship because of matters of caste, class, religion, gender or any other such divisive construct - challenge them! But if they dislike your partner for deeper reasons, hear them out. I'm not saying they're necessarily right… I'm saying that often our loved ones can grant us a missing perspective. There's certainly been an occasion or two where I wish I'd listened to my amma!