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When Jealous Dev Anand Called Raj Kapoor's Satyam Shivam Sundaram DIRTY For SEXUALIZING Zeenat Aman's Body
Dev Anand Called Satyam Shivam Sundaram Dirty: Legendary actor-filmmaker Raj Kapoor's 1978 film Satyam Shivam Sundaram holds a significant chapter in the history of Indian cinema. Apart from its storyline, the film is regarded as one of the most controversial films of that time because of its explicit scenes and racy portrayal of women.
Nevertheless, the film was a blockbuster at the box office, with Zeenat Aman receiving widespread acclaim for her portrayal of the lead character, Roopa. It also managed to revive Senior Kapoor's declining career and pull him out of a financial crisis.
The film, also starring Shashi Kapoor in the lead, was, interestingly, slammed by another legendary superstar, Dev Anand. On the occasion of Dev Anand's 100th birth anniversary on September 26, let's read more about the incident.
When Jealous Dev Anand called Raj Kapoor's Satyam Shivam Sundaram dirty for sexualizing Zeenat Aman's body
Satyam Shivam Sundaram was released a few months before Dev Anand's film Des Pardes. The film became a rage upon its release, and its success might have irked the actor, who was trying to save his sinking stardom.
When Satyam Shivam Sundaram was released, Dev Anand expressed his displeasure over the racy tone used in the movie.
Journalist Vir Sanghvi, in his autobiography, A Rude Life, recalled Dev Anand's reaction when he was asked about Aman's role in the film. He said, "Let them come to see Zeenat's body. They will go out remembering my film."
He even commented on the sexualization of Zeenat Aman's body and stated, "It's a dirty film. Did you notice how the camera kept focusing on Zeenat's body? Dirty!"
After Satyam Shivam Sundaram was released, Raj Kapoor faced a lot of criticism, and a case was also lodged against him over moral depravity and being too loud for Indian sensibilities.
Zeenat Aman played a village girl named Roopa, who wore sarees and had deep cholis. Aman had a backless bath scene in a white saree and many others that were considered too lousy and raunchy at the time. All these were taken as objectifications of women and inappropriate for society.
