Mumbai: The ever gorgeous Zeenat Aman turns a year older today. In the 70s and 80s Zeenat Aman was one of the most popular actresses. Born November 19, 1951 in Mumbai, she was a journalist before working in films.
She then entered the modeling world and at the age of 19 won the Femina Miss India title. She also won the title of Miss Asia Pacific International in the year 1970. But her debut in Hindi film industry was nothing special, because of Dev Anand Zeenat enjoyed the peak of success.
It was in 1970 that Zeenat acted in films like ‘The Evil Within’ and Hulchul. These films were a flop but people liked Zeenat a lot. Zeenat was very disappointed due to the flop of these films and made up her mind not to work in Hindi film industry.
At the behest of Dev Anand, she played his sister’s role in Hare Rama Hare Krishna and after that Zeenat’s name was on everyone’s tongue. She also received the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for this film.
Since then, there has been no looking back for the veteran actress. She was a craze back in the 70s and 80s. Producers lined in her house to sign her and fans could not get enough of her beauty and acting skills. She says that she will always remain indebted to Dev Anand Sahab for believing in her and giving her the breakthrough role.
In the year 1978, Zeenat Aman created a sensation in the film Satyam Shivam Sundaram by giving a bold scene. The film was widely criticized but despite this, Zeenat was nominated for the Filmfare Award. After this, her image became a glamorous and hot actress.
She later established herself as a leading actress in the seventies with amazing roles in Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (1974), Ajanabee (1974), Warrant (1975), Chori Mera Kaam (1975), Dharam Veer (1977), Chhailla Babu (1977), Hum Kisise Kum Naheen (1977),
