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Zeenat Aman made her film debut in 1971 with ‘Hulchuru’ and rose to fame with films like ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’, ‘Yaadon Ki Bharat’, ‘Don’ and ‘Satyam Shivam Sundaram’.
Zeenat Aman revealed that directors would never try to choreograph her to avoid frustration.
Veteran actress Zeenat Aman recalled that in her heyday, filmmakers often let their films naturally groove to the music, rather than attempting intricate choreography. She said that many directors found it easier to let her swing freely rather than “get frustrated” trying to choreograph her movements.
The actress shared a portion of the song ‘Tum Na Maano Aag Paani Mein’ from the 1979 film ‘The Great Gambler’ on social media. In the video, Zeenat is seen donning impressive outfits and giving her best performance and dance moves while exuding her true confidence.
Zeenat shared the clip and wrote, “Another hit from ‘The Great Gambler’! ‘Do Lafzon Ki’ is by consensus the most loved song of the film, but for me this is my favorite. There’s no dripping romance here. Just the confidence and sass of a woman who knows what’s good about her!”
She added, “There were three costume changes for this sequence, and out of them, the shimmering gold track pants set (not featured in this clip, but can be seen on YouTube) tickled me the most! Not only was the costume totally flashy, but the hair team decided to give me a short page boy wig, and the dance master decided to add some high kicks just in case.”
“As I said before, unlike most actresses at the time, I had no formal training and was therefore not a very confident dancer. Still, I could ‘groove’ and many directors found it better to leave me to my own swinging device than to get frustrated trying to coax complicated choreography out of me!” Anyway, enjoy this snippet,” she concluded.
Zeenat Aman is an actress who made her debut in Hindi films in 1971 with ‘Hulchul’ and rose to fame with films like ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’, ‘Yaadon Ki Bharat’, ‘Don’ and ‘Satyam Shivam Sundaram’.
The 74-year-old actress was considered one of the most glamorous and progressive stars of her time during the 1970s in Bollywood.
Talking about The Great Gambler, the film is a 1979 Hindi action thriller directed by Shakti Samanta. The film starred Amitabh Bachchan in a dual role, while Zeenat Aman and Neetu Singh also played important roles. Released on April 6, 1979, the film’s haunting soundtrack was composed by RD Burman.
One of the songs, ‘Do Lafzon Ki Hai Dil Ki Kahani’ was shot in a gondola in Venice and became a timeless classic.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – IANS)
March 10, 2026, 10:39 IST
