Zeenat Aman Recalls Playing A Sex Worker "With A Sense Of Dignity" In Manoranjan. Priyanka Chopra Reacts

Zeenat Aman wrote, "This was a character that I could have fun with"

New day, new throwback gold from Zeenat Aman's repertoire of fond memories. On Monday, Zeenat Aman shared about one of the unconventional characters she played in Shammi Kapoor's directorial debut Manoranjan. Zeenat Aman played a sex worker in the film and she described the character with these words, "This was a character that I could have fun with: sexually liberated, financially independent, and fully capable of locking horns with, and turning down, any man." Zeenat Aman shared a picture of herself from the film. In the picture shared, she can be seen wearing a red dress. Zeenat Aman also shared a hand-painted poster of the film. Zeenat Aman shared a gray scale picture in which the film veteran and Sanjeev Kumar (who played the male lead in the film) can be seen having a fun time with director Shammi Kapoor.

Zeenat Aman began the note with a reference to "moral policing" which she said "a steady companion" throughout her career. Zeenat Aman wrote, "If I've had a steady companion through my career, it's been the moral police. And, my goodness, did they have a field day with this one! Manoranjan defied existing conventions. It was an adaptation of the fabulous 1963 American comedy 'Irma Le Douce', and it featured me in the starring role of Nisha. A sex worker with a sense of dignity, independence and humour."

Talking about the shooting of the film Manoranjan, the film veteran wrote, "Filming Manoranjan was a 'haste-haste, khelte-khelte' affair. It was Shammi Kapoor's directorial debut, had RD Burman in the role of music director, and Sanjeev Kumar as the leading man. The producer FC Mehra was a family friend. We shot the film entirely in studios in Mumbai, and it released in 1974."