After making her Instagram debut on February 11, Zeenat Aman has been sharing well-written updates to her followers frequently. The veteran actor shared previous never-before-seen photographs of her mom, Vardhini Scharwachter, and even put up an image from the units of Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978). In her newest put up, she wrote concerning the completely different requirements supplied to males versus girls with regards to ageing. (Also learn: Zeenat Aman remembers being amused when her Satyam Shivam Sundaram look was termed obscene: ‘Rupa’s sensuality was not…’)
On Instagram, Zeenat shared {a photograph} taken by her son Zahaan Khan, a movie composer, of her. While her again is to the digicam, the image is noticeable for her ‘silver bob’ which she mentioned in her caption. She wrote, “As women we are told that our social worth lies in youth and physical beauty. If not explicitly, then in a thousand subliminal ways. This is especially true for the entertainment industry. In general, as we age, men are bequeathed gravitas but women are at best offered sympathy.”
The veteran actor went on to say, “I was initially reluctant to stop dyeing my hair, and was strongly advised against it. Some well wishers even said it would negatively impact my work opportunities. It was only once I contemplated upon my own hesitations that I realised I really don’t care to buttress our society’s idolisation of youth. Being young is wonderful, but so is being old. It thrills me to see more and more silver-haired women (of all ages) challenge the status quo. My son @zanuski took this image of me (and my silver bob) a few weeks ago at a friend’s home near Alibag.”
Fans of the actor have been delighted to learn her musings on ageing. One fan shared, “You write so beautifully too !! What a delight to have you on the gram.” Another responded, “It’s so wonderful to have you as the ambassador of the grey tribe. Just makes all of us feel glamorous.” Yet one other added, “You are gem mam… No number can define you actually…. You’ve proven that age is just an number for anything thank you for being an inspiration for us.”
A former magnificence queen with Miss India 1970, Zeenat had entered movies with The Evil Within (1970) reverse Dev Anand. She was final seen as Sakina Begum in Panipat (2019), directed by Ashutosh Gowariker.
Source: www.hindustantimes.com