Zeenat Aman discusses why she didn’t take pictures with fans

• Zeenat had previously written that she had the flu.
• She also acquired a deal for her first OTT project.
• She was approached by fans while returning from Alibaug.

After joining Instagram, seasoned performer Zeenat Aman has been providing glimpses into her personal life and interacting with her followers. She also acquired a deal for her first OTT project, the Manish Harishankar-directed online series Showstopper. The actor reflected on the era of “charming simplicity” when signed signatures were sent to fans in her most recent post. She stated that she was approached by fans while returning from Alibaug, but she had to deny their requests for photos.

Zeenat had previously written that she had the flu “with flaring rosacea and the flu”  and had planned to spend the weekend in bed but was unable to do so owing to scheduled job commitments. After being approached by admirers who wanted to take a photo with her while she was coming from Alibag, Zeenat posted a lengthy message in her most recent post to show her worry.

 

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She said, “I was surprised to be recognised on the ferry back from Alibag the other evening. I had thought my age, my sunglasses and my mask would keep me incognito. Yet a group of young men approached me on the deck and requested a picture, which I politely declined. As mentioned in my last post, I was just about recovering from the flu and had endured a tedious day of bureaucracy. Neither of which left me in the mood to socialise or pose. I was sorry to disappoint these lovely fans, but there are boundaries that I find important to draw for myself. I am happy that they respected my response, as it’s not always the case.”

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The actor continued by thinking back to the 1970s, when fans would typically simply ask for autographs, saying “Back in the 70s, before everyone had a smartphone in their pocket, the only proof of having met or interacted with a film star was an autograph. My wonderful mother would print hundreds of head shots of me, and then sit me down on the table and have me sign each one. These autographed pictures would then be sent out in response to fan mail, or handed out to fans who I encountered in my life (often with a personal note). This particular picture was shot specifically for this purpose, and you can see my signature on it. I imagine that this practice died a natural death with the advent of the smartphone, but I do miss its charming simplicity. My younger one is urging me to print out a fresh set of recent headshots for this purpose, but I doubt such postcards will be able to compete with the camera phone! What do you think?”

Zeenat also included a lovely black-and-white photo of the same subject looking sideways with the post. Moreover, her signature is visible in the image’s right-end corner. Zeenat, a former Miss India and Miss Asia-Pacific, made her film debut in The Evil Within by Dev Anand (1970). Her other credits include Hulchul (1971), Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971), Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973), Hum Kisise Kum Naheen (1977), Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978), Don (1978), Qurbani (1980), and Laawaris (1981).

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