Looking Back: Zeenat Aman went teary-eyed amid Satyam Shivam Sundaram song shoot with Shashi Kapoor

Looking Back: Zeenat Aman went teary-eyed amid
Satyam Shivam Sundaram song shoot with Shashi Kapoor

Not many may be versed that Zeenat Aman’s stellar career was the 1978 film of Raj Kapoor’s “Satyam Shivam Sundaram.
The actress shared screen space with Shashi Kapoor.

Taking to her social media she shared a throwback photo along with an interesting anecdote from the filming of Satyam Shivam Sundaram”s song “Chanchal Sheetal Nirmal Komal”. For Zeenat, the song”s narration left her apprehensive and she turned teary-eyed.

The actress wrote that
‘Giant mushrooms, pink clouds, billowing smoke, enormous flowers, sexy outfits, otherworldly props – this fantasy song sequence from Satyam Shivam Sundaram went the whole nine yards. She would go as far as to call it something of a psychedelic trip!

Continuing, she reveals that Raj Kapoor who helmed the film was an aesthete to the core, and known for working with some of the most beautiful actors from the south – the likes of Vyjayanthimala and Padmini. He also had a taste for classical dance, and had conceptualised this entire song with that in mind. But this was her first film under the RK banner, and she was not a classical dancer by any stretch of the imagination.

When Rajji narrated the sequence to her, she burst into a flood of tears! She was convinced she would make a fool of herself and sink the entire film. Through hiccups and sobs she explained her predicament to him. Raj Kapoor laughed. “What will he (Raj Kapoor) do with convent girls and two left feet?

Meanwhile, Zeenat Aman gears up to stage her comeback to acting. The actress features in Bun Tikki alongside Shabana Azmi and Abhay Deol.

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