Zeenat Aman Recalls Being Intimidated By Rajesh Khanna; Here's What She Said

Veteran actor and social media influencer Zeenat Aman often makes the headlines with her insightful posts on Instagram. Now, she is back in the news with her revelation about intimidation from the late actor Rajesh Khanna in the early stage of her career.

Zeenat: I Was Totally Intimidated...

In an exclusive conversation with Film Companion, she said, "I remember when I had just started in the film industry and Rajesh Khanna was the phenomenon. Oh my god, I mugged up all my lines so that I wouldn't flub a single thing. I was totally intimidated by him but did I show him? Not at all. I went to him and I performed. So, when I went back to my makeup room, I was like, ‘Wow. I just gave a shot with a superstar.' I think that's the right attitude to have.”

Photo Credit: Zeenat Aman Instagram

Zeenat Aman and Rajesh Khanna starred in many iconic films of the 70s, including Ajanabee, Chhailla Babu, Jaanwar, and Aashiq Hoon Baharon Ka.

Earlier, Zeenat Aman landed in controversy over her statement on live-in relationships Her advocacy for live-in relationships didn't go well with yesteryear stars like Saira Banu and Mumtaz voicing their disapproval against Zeenat's advice and criticizing her. Later on, Aman indirectly hit back at the criticism. She wrote on her Instagram, "I am very cautious of the culture of easy outrage that has proliferated online. And how casually some people say cruel things online that they would never dare say in person."

She added, "To me this indicates a bored society that has forgotten how nuanced the world, and each person in it, is! To invalidate, tear down, and sully people for the smallest of indiscretions is absolutely counter to my approach, which is dialogue, and sometimes the acceptance that opinions can differ, and that's okay. That's it. My honest two cents for the day. "