Zeenat Aman's Interview From The Era When She Made "Very Few Public Appearances": "Was Fully In Family Mode"

Zeenat Aman wrote, "It's far more surreal to see myself frozen in time in such interviews"

Zeenat Aman dug out an old interview, hosted by BBC Asian Network, where she talked about the trajectory of her career and the role of heroines in the domain of Indian commercial cinema as her latest Instagram entry. Clad in a red saree and shiny blouse, Zeenat Aman can be heard saying, "In the framework of Indian commercial cinema, it's very easy to get stuck with labels. And I think, it's very difficult for people to break away from that once it's thrust upon them. Mind you, in Indian commercial cinema, women sing songs, they look pretty, they do a few weepy scenes and that's it." Zeenat Aman also said she got recognition with Hare Rama Hare Krishna and eventually got "absorbed" into the mainstream mode. However, the actress did meatier roles in films like  Bandhan Kachche Dhaago Ka, Insaaf ka Taraazu, and Satyam Shivam Sundaram. The actress concluded that labelling her as "glamour-puss" was a biased view.

Zeenat Aman shared a long note about the interview and its relevance in her life. She wrote, "There's nothing quite like a video from the late 80s to make me feel like a fossil! BBC Asian Network invited me for a lengthy interview at such a turning point in my life. I was just bowing out of the public eye, having become the mother of one, but not yet two sons. And was fully in "family mode".

She continued, "It's far more surreal to see myself frozen in time in such interviews, than it is to see my old filmography. I felt then that I had experienced so very much of life already, and that it would be smooth sailing here on out. Boy! Was I wrong. It makes me laugh that the Zeenat I imagined to be so mature then, now seems to me such a naive and lovely young thing. So just remember that when times are tough, better things await. And when times are wonderful, enjoy them to the fullest because a hiccup is surely around the corner."