Viral: This Is What Zeenat Aman Looked Like At 16. Pic From Her "Very First Assignment"

The picture shows 16-year-old Zeenat Aman in an ad campaign for Khatau Textiles

Veteran actress Zeenat Aman, on Thursday, shared a throwback picture of her debut assignment – an ad campaign for Khatau Textiles. The 72-year-old star also wrote a detailed note about her early modelling days. The picture, attached to the post, shows 16-year-old Zeenat Aman in a printed saree. In her note, the veteran actress wrote, “I'd say I was a demure and determined teenager. It was among my very first assignments. An ad campaign for Khatau Textiles I believe. These were early days, and at 16, I was still decoding the camera's desires. I was learning my angles, trying out poses, and projecting the confidence I didn't yet feel.”

She added, “Around the time that this picture was taken, someone told me that “youth is wasted on the young”. I was offended by the phrase and privately determined to prove them wrong. As a result, I took my modelling career very seriously. I remember being disappointed and self-critical about this ad back then. But when I look at it now I can only marvel at how solemn, fresh-faced and innocent I was! Does anyone else's self-reflection tend to stray into self-criticism territory?” Writer and director Tanuja Chandra was among the first ones to acknowledge Zeenat Aman's post. She wrote, “You look so lovely.”