Zeenat Aman went down memory lane to share the details of her first onscreen kiss.
Most actors usually face obscurity after a fade-out from the limelight.
Here's another nugget from Zeenat Aman's treasure trove of life experiences.
'When his laughter died down, Rajji excused himself to make a telephone call.' 'Twenty minutes later, his most gracious wife Krishnaji was at the door with a handful of gold guineas in her purse.'
Zeenat Aman shares pictures from Shammi Kapoor's directorial debut Manoranjan where she played a sex worker, Nisha and spoke in detail about how the moral police had a field day because of her flirtatious and sexy outfits in the film.
Ever since Zeenat Aman arrived on social media, she has been giving us interesting nuggets from her life.
'I put on a ghagra choli, braided my hair with a parandi, and then stuck tissue paper onto my face with glue in an effort to scar my visage.'
'How casually some people say cruel things online that they would never dare say in person.'
'It felt oh so good to play an ass-kicking role!'
Zeenat Aman had scored more hit songs than any of her contemporaries. This can be attributed partly to happenstance and partly to the fact that her forte for high glamour could be showcased most winningly in a crowd-pleasing number, observes Dinesh Raheja.
'Rajji laughed. "What will I do with you convent girls and your two left feet?" he exclaimed.'
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From sultry cabaret numbers to soul-stirring ghazals, Asha Bhosle crafted a sonic universe where boldness met beauty and mischief mingled with melancholy. Her voice didn't just soundtrack cinema, it liberated expression, challenged norms and gave generations permission to feel, flirt, ache and celebrate without restraint. Sukanya Verma salutes the legend.
'Despite the gossip, the comments, and the questions, I never felt diminished by it.'
It's always a joy to read Zeenat Aman's posts on Instagram, especially when she goes down memory lane and reveals interesting nuggets of movie trivia.
Life has come to a full circle for Zeenat Aman who started her career as a model.
'Now when I'm a mother and have two sons, I do look back and say, "Oh my God! What was I thinking?"'
'Rex Harrison wasn't at the event, but he was in the film. One day on set, he told me, "A beautiful girl like you should get married immediately". I had a good laugh over that.'
Asha Bhosle, the iconic Indian playback singer known for her unparalleled versatility and a career spanning over eight decades, has passed away at the age of 92 due to multi-organ failure.
'When entering an industry like Bollywood, every actor hopes for a starmaker... My starmaker was Dev saab.'
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The voice of one of India's greatest playback singers may have fallen silent, but her music is anything but gone. It lives on in the airwaves, in our memories, in moments we return to without even realising.
Shreekant Sambrani tells himself over and over again, don't lose heart in these dire times, there is asha (hope) still, in the divine voice of Asha Bhosle.
"She is beautiful, soft spoken and intelligent," Zeenat Aman said about Imlibenla Wati who was recently appointed Global Ambassador of Miss Super Talent World.
'Today, if 50 songs are composed, one or two work. In the 1970s, all 50 would work.'
'Today's girls are freer than the earlier generation. They perform more freely.'
It is impossible to discuss Asha Bhosle without mentioning the word 'versatility', notes Dinesh Raheja.
Devsaab continued to work with Zeenat as his co-star until one fine day he woke up to the announcement that his 'Zeeenie' had signed a film with Raj Kapoor.
'One day, I was working in my office late in the evening when suddenly the peon comes and says Saif Ali Khan has come to meet you.' 'Saif told me, "I'm desperate. I've been thrown out by Sattee Shourie, I'm homeless and penniless. Can you do a film with me?"' 'I thought about it and saw him in the character which I was writing.' 'So I gave him a cheque of Rs 5,000 and said, "We'll work together".'
Much, much, much before Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani fussed over What Jhumka, Asha Bhosle trilled in her alluring voice and teased us with tantalising details about the events leading to her precious Jhumka's loss.
'Zeenat Aman was Bollywood's original flower child. She championed swinging, free-flowing locks, head bands and sunkissed skin.'
One of the biggest successes of Feroz Khan's career, Qurbani co-starring Vinod Khanna and Zeenat Aman, oozes style, sizzle and just about enough substance to carve a niche of its own.
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'This leading filmmaker told me: "Don't let the industry cake you up with makeup and wigs. You are a breath of fresh air".'
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