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Indian Express
15 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
Zeenat Aman recalls earning pocket money through modelling in teenage years, ‘unearths buried memories' of a ‘short but fruitful' career
Actor Zeenat Aman lived a glamorous life, first as a model, and then as an actor. Zeenat's early years as a model had her appearing in many magazines and print advertisements and in a recent post on Instagram, Zeenat shared some of these memories. Her post on Instagram started with remorse over her 'archival skills' and how the passage of time has taken many memories away from her. She said, 'It is such a pity that I am an awful archivist! Almost all my material memories have been lost over the years. The photographs, letters, slides, and notes of my 50-year-long career are all lost to the passage of time.' She added that she is glad for the internet and how she sometimes runs into her old work online. A post shared by Zeenat Aman (@thezeenataman) ALSO READ: Zeenat Aman praises Ishaan Khatter's 'courtesies and grace' during the Royals shoot: 'I am most charmed by the young…' 'Each picture gives me a little jolt of recollection and unearths buried memories. My modelling career was short but fruitful and an excellent outlet for a teenager working on her poise, confidence and pocket money,' she shared. While she admitted that some of these ads might appear dated now, she also spoke about the charm of old print advertisements that 'TV could never replace.' The first picture of the carousel was an advertisement for Air India, and the tagline read, 'Long after you leave India, India will still be with you,' with a close-up of Zeenat with kohl-lined eyes. She shared a rather interesting picture next, from a time when she and Shobha De modelled together for a jewellery brand. The caption read, 'Bouffants and cat eyes! A modelling assignment with Shobha De, for a jewellery brand if I remember correctly. Some years ago we bumped into one another at an event in Australia, and Sanjoy K Roy made us recreate these frames for a laugh.' The next advertisement was for a textile company where Zeenat can be seen wearing a Sharon Tate-like outfit from the 1960s. She said, 'I spent a scholarship year in California during the late 60s, and you can see the influence it had on my fashion sense.' The next ad is from the actor's peak years in Bollywood, as she is seen posing for the soap brand. Zeenat was last seen in the Netflix series The Royals.
Time of India
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Zeenat Aman recalls her modelling days, Shares rare vintage ads and regrets losing career archives
Picture Credit: X Veteran Bollywood diva Zeenat Aman took a nostalgic trip as she shared some old memories from her modelling days. However, she called herself "an awful archivist" as she revealed she has lost all her "material memories" "over the years". Zeenat took to Instagram, where she shared a handful of images from her modelling advertisements for flight, jewellery brand, soap and clothes brands. The septuagenarian took to the caption section and wrote: "It is such a pity that I am an awful archivist! Almost all my material memories have been lost over the years. The photographs, letters, slides, and notes of my 50 year long career are all lost to the passage of time." She revealed she loves stumbling across her old work online. "Each picture gives me a little jolt of recollection, and unearths buried memories. My modelling career was short but fruitful, and an excellent outlet for a teenager working on her poise, confidence and pocket money!" she added. She strongly feels there's a charm to "print advertisements" over videos. "These vintage ads are amongst my favourites. They'd be outdated today, but I do think there's a charm to print advertisements that video can never replicate." The diva went on to explain the advertisements she shot as she wrote: "So, from first to last: "1. Playing the "dark haired beauty" for @airindia in an ad I love, but I suspect would be sharply critiqued today for all its "exotic" exuberance. Thoughts?" "2. Bouffants and cat eyes! A modelling assignment with Shobha De, for a jewellery brand if I remember correctly. Some years ago we bumped into one another at an event in Australia and @sanjoykroy made us recreate these frames for a laugh!" For the next, the actress added: "3. Being a flower power poster girl for Krimpex! Stripes, minis, headbands, chokers, bellbottoms... I spent a scholarship year in California during the late 60s and you can see the influence it had on my fashion sense." "4. This one is from the later years. I had a long association with Lux, and they ran a number of advertisements with my mug! Which one is your favourite?" Check out our list of the latest Hindi , English , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , and Kannada movies . Don't miss our picks for the best Hindi movies , best Tamil movies, and best Telugu films .
Time of India
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
In the presence of genius
Ishaan Khatter The Royals Zeenat Aman Majid Majidi Actor Ishaan Khatter, who was recently seen in the streaming series '', has spoken about his learning curve while working with veterans of the craft likeand the Iranian filmmakerIshaan made his film debut with Majidi's 'Beyond The Clouds', and has recently worked with Zeenat Aman in 'The Royals'. The actor spoke with IANS recently, and shared his experience of working with the distinguished artists. Ishaan told IANS, 'I think the only way to look at it is as an opportunity to seek and learn and hopefully have some of that genius energy rub off on you and the beauty of what they do. Before I started doing any of what I do, I was an audience. Before I was an audience, I was just a human being, an observer and I think observing is probably the first step to being an artist and to being an actor'.The actor further mentioned that he has been very lucky to be able to observe some veterans at their craft making art and it has influenced who he wants to be as an artist in a 'very big way'.He shared, 'I was very lucky to bring it back to my first film, I was very lucky to start with someone like Majid Majidi because he really set the foundation for me as an actor and all the things that I wanted to be and all the things that I desired as an artist, he gave me the nudge in that direction and reassured me that,2 'Yes, this is your path''. 'The first thing he ever told me as a performer, as an actor, as his leading man in the film was, 'I know that you want to be a great actor, but focus on becoming a good human being first and everything you want will come from there'.2 And so that's the best advice I ever received,' he added.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
'Be a good human first': Ishaan Khatter reflects on learning from Zeenat Aman & Majid Majidi
Actor Ishaan Khatter , who was recently seen in the streaming series 'The Royals', has spoken about his learning curve while working with veterans of the craft like Zeenat Aman and the Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi . Ishaan made his film debut with Majidi's 'Beyond The Clouds', and has recently worked with Zeenat Aman in 'The Royals'. The actor spoke with IANS recently, and shared his experience of working with the distinguished artists. Ishaan told IANS, "I think the only way to look at it is as an opportunity to seek and learn and hopefully have some of that genius energy rub off on you and the beauty of what they do. Before I started doing any of what I do, I was an audience. Before I was an audience, I was just a human being, an observer and I think observing is probably the first step to being an artist and to being an actor". The actor further mentioned that he has been very lucky to be able to observe some veterans at their craft making art and it has influenced who he wants to be as an artist in a "very big way". He shared, "I was very lucky to bring it back to my first film, I was very lucky to start with someone like Majid Majidi because he really set the foundation for me as an actor and all the things that I wanted to be and all the things that I desired as an artist, he gave me the nudge in that direction and reassured me that,2 'Yes, this is your path'". "The first thing that he ever told me as a performer, as an actor, as his leading man in the film was, 'I know that you want to be a great actor, but focus on becoming a good human being first and everything you want will come from there'.2 And so that's the best advice I ever received and I'm very lucky to be with some amazing human beings who are also great artists", he added. 'The Royals' is available to stream on Netflix. Check out our list of the latest Hindi , English , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , and Kannada movies . Don't miss our picks for the best Hindi movies , best Tamil movies, and best Telugu films .
NDTV
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NDTV
Spot Karan Johar In A Major Throwback Featuring Zeenat Aman And Hiroo Johar
New Delhi: Karan Johar treated his fans to throwback gold. He shared a million-dollar picture featuring his mother Hiroo Johar and veteran actor Zeenat Aman on Instagram on Wednesday. The talking point of the photograph is a young Karan Johar, who in his post, said he had "photobombed" the picture. The photo also narrates the story of how Karan Johar fell in love with fashion. What Karan Johar shared a grayscale picture of Zeenat Aman and Hiroo Johar. The picture features Karan Johar as well. Karan Johar took fans and followers on the journey of an "indelible memory". He wrote, "Memories can be therapeutic ... wanted to share this one indelible memory I have ... "My mother and my aunts wanted to have an exhibition of clothes ( not that they had any background in fashion or any business acumen at all... but Props to them on ambition... ) "They got a young designer to help them curate and design this collection ... the designers in 1981 was ABU JANI.... ( the now celebrated and brilliant fashion force ) the collection was called ALKAPRI ( the aunts named this illustrious collection of couture after their children Alka Karan and Priyanka) "I remember the innumerable lunches and chai sessions and the laughs at my residence ... Abu regaled the ladies with his incorrigible humour and I used to sit in a corner and secretly enjoy the fashion and Ofcourse the gossip .... "This image is of the day of the exhibition and my mother requested @thezeenataman to inaugurate it and she very graciously did so.... If you stare carefully a star struck and very much in awe of ZEENAT AMAN fan has photo bombed the picture! (me!) "I look back and feel that was the beginning of my love story with fashion and the fashion industry ..... #thosewerethedays." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Karan Johar (@karanjohar) The Internet's Reaction The picture garnered a lot of love from social media users, including Zeenat Aman. Stylist Anaita Shroff Adajania wrote in the comments section, "Need to see more pics!" Fashion designer Abu Jani said, "Those were the days!! Such fond memories of the ladies... passion for fashion always!!" Kajol dropped a bunch of red hearts in the comments section. Zeenat Aman commented with a series of red heart emojis. Summary Karan Johar is a director-producer who loves to experiment with his sartorial choices. The filmmaker recently attended the 78th Cannes Film Festival for the screening of his production Homebound, featuring Ishaan Khatter and Vishal Jethwa.
