A
Refreshing
Change
"I'm
told
I
brought
a
change
in
the
depiction
of
the
female
protagonist.
Earlier,
there
were
just
shades
of
white
and
black,
the
heroine
and
the
vamp.
Perhaps,
I
brought
in
strokes
of
grey,"
the
actress
recalled
in
a
Filmfare
interview.
In
yet
another
interview,
he
said,
"Before
us
there
were
either
the
saintly
heroines
or
the
nasty
vamps.
Parveen
Babi
and
I
brought
in
shades
of
grey."
A
Huge
Sensation
"I
worked
with
directors
who
were
on
top
of
their
game.
Life
passed
in
the
blink
of
an
eye.
I've
many
memories
to
reclaim.
Those
days
you
just
went
home
from
the
studio.
You
weren't
aware
of
the
ripples
you
created
outside."
Bold
&
Bindass
The
actress
was
abashed
about
being
tagged
a
sex
symbol
back
then
and
said,
"It
was
what
sold.
My
body.
All
of
them
(the
directors)
did
it
to
me,
every
single
one
of
them.
There
was
nothing
I
could
do
about
it.
It
was
part
of
the
game.
I
don't
blame
them.
I
don't
blame
myself.
It
was
business."
Satyam
Shivam
Sundaram-
A
Turning
Point
"I
was
acting
with
Rajji
(Kapoor)
in
Vakil
Babu
those
days.
He
was
planning
to
make
Satyam
Shivam
Sundaram
(SSS,
1978)
then.
He'd
keep
talking
passionately
about
his
protagonist
Rupa.
It
inspired
me.
I
wanted
to
be
directed
by
him.
So
one
day
I
wore
a
ghagra-choli,
plaited
my
hair,
adorned
it
with
gajras,
stuck
tissue
paper
on
my
face
to
give
it
a
scarred
effect
and
stopped
by
at
RK
cottage.
I
sent
across
a
message
to
Rajji
saying
that
‘Rupa' had
come
to
meet
him.
He
was
surprised
that
an
established
actor
had
taken
such
efforts.
He
phoned
Krishnaji
(Kapoor)
and
asked
her
to
come
immediately.
She
brought
a
gold
guinea
and
gave
it
to
me
as
the
signing
amount
for
SSS.
I
was
over
the
moon."
Zeenat's
Personal
Life
While
Zeenat
Aman's
professional
life
was
going
great
guns,
her
personal
life
was
otherwise.
She
reportedly
was
in
a
relationship
with
the
much-married
Sanjay
Khan.Their
volatile
affair
reportedly
ended
with
allegations
of
abuse.
Soon,
Zeenat married
Mazhar
Khan
but
their
marriage
too
hit
rough
weather.
'I
Have
Made
Some
Mistakes
In
The
Journey
Of
Life'
"We
have
our
vulnerabilities,
insecurities;
we
actors
are
highly
emotional
people.
I
have
made
some
mistakes
in
the
journey
of
life.
Nobody
has
a
perfect
life.
Anyone
who
says
so
is
lying.
There's
action
and
reaction." So
what
would
be
the
hard
lessons
that
came
her
way?
"Never
trust
easily.
Look
before
you
leap
whether
it's
a
project
or
a
relationship.
Weigh
the
pros
and
cons.
Let
the
mind
participate.
Don't
listen
to
your
heart
always,"
Zeenat
was
quoted
as
saying
in
a
Filmfare
interview.