Zeenat Aman and Sashi Kapoor in a shot fom the tune. (Courtesy: Zeenat Aman)
New Delhi:
Zeenat Aman’s Instagram timeline is unmissable. Be it her private tales or BTS moments from the units of her movies, the veteran star shares hilarious and insightful anecdotes from her appearing days. In a latest Instagram publish, Zeenat Aman talked concerning the “drama that went on behind the scenes” of the tune Chanchal Sheetal Nirmal Komal, from the movie Satyam Shivam Sundaram. Directed by Raj Kapoor, Satyam Shivam Sundaram additionally starred Shashi Kapoor. It was launched in 1978. Zeenat Aman revealed that when Raj ji [Raj Kapoor] narrated the dance sequence of Chanchal Sheetal Nirmal Komal to her, the actress “burst right into a flood of tears.” Zeenat Aman was satisfied that she would “make a idiot” of herself and “sink the whole movie.” However Raj Kapoor was at her rescue. Sharing a nonetheless from the movie that includes herself and Shashi Kapoor, the veteran star wrote, “Shashi [Kapoor] ji and I in a nonetheless from the tune Chanchal Sheetal Nirmal Komal. Big mushrooms, pink clouds, bellowing smoke, huge flowers, horny outfits, otherworldly props…this fantasy tune sequence from Satyam Shivam Sundaram went the entire 9 yards. I would go so far as to name it one thing of a psychedelic journey!”
Zeenat Aman revealed that “Raj ji [Raj Kapoor] was an aesthete to the core and was recognized for working with a number of the most lovely performers from the south – the likes of Vyjayanthimala and Padmini [Kolhapure]. He additionally had a style for classical dance and had conceptualised this complete tune with that in thoughts.”
She continued, “However this was my first movie below the RK [Raj Kapoor] banner, and I used to be not a classical dancer by any stretch of the creativeness. When Rajji narrated the sequence to me, I burst right into a flood of tears! I used to be satisfied I might make a idiot of myself and sink the whole movie. By way of hiccups and sobs I defined my predicament to him. Rajji laughed. ‘What is going to I do with you convent women and your two left ft?’ he exclaimed.”
Additional, Zeenat Aman mentioned that regardless of the preliminary hiccups, the Satyam Shivam Sundaram workforce created a wonderland. She wrote, “He [Raj Kapoor] did do one thing in fact. He instructed legendary choreographer Sohanlal to show me mudras however not any difficult choreography. Concurrently, genius costume designer Bhanu Athaiya created a variety of sensational outfits, and artwork director A. Rangaraj mounted a surprising set. And thus, the SSS workforce created a wonderland.”
“I extremely suggest that you just discover the video on YouTube and provides it a watch. It is a visible delight, and I might love to listen to your ideas on it,” Zeenat Aman signed off.
Zeenat Aman calls Chanchal Sheetal Nirmal Komal “one of the crucial fantastical tune sequences” of her profession.
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In a earlier publish, Zeenat Aman recalled how Norway’s postal division issued a particular stamp in her honour at a movie pageant in Oslo in 2016. The veteran actress was additionally introduced with 60 stamps for her private use together with an enormous duplicate of the identical. “I used to be thrilled by this novel gesture of appreciation, however wasn’t positive whether or not the stamps would truly work. So the very subsequent morning, I purchased a ream of postcards, wrote out messages to my pals, slapped a ‘Zeenat Aman’ stamp onto every, crossed my fingers, and dropped the playing cards right into a postbox,” learn an excerpt from her publish.
Zeenat Aman is all set to make a comeback with Manish Malhotra’s Bun Tikki, alongside Shabana Azmi.
