Gold tracksuit, high kicks: Zeenat Aman shares BTS story with The Great Gambler song
Do you know that Zeenat Aman was never a confident dancer? The veteran actor made this revelation with a video from his 1979 film The Great Gambler.
When Zeenat Aman revisited one of her favorite songs from the 1979 film, Bollywood nostalgia combined with playful storytelling. the great gambler. In a candid post, the veteran actor shared behind-the-scenes anecdotes from the shoot, reflecting on the film’s fashion, choreography and his own journey as an artiste.
74-year-old actor makes fans happy by sharing old memories about a song the great gamblerAlthough this is a personal favorite The story of the heart is of two words It remains the most favorite track of the film among the audience.
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Zeenat Aman takes fans on a trip down memory lane
Recalling the vibrancy of the song, Aman described it as a song full of confidence and courage, which portrays a woman who is fully aware of her attractiveness rather than leaning into traditional romantic stories.
“Do Lafton Ki Baat was my favorite song of the film by popular consensus, but this is my personal favorite. There’s none of that dripping romance stuff here. Just the confidence and courage of a woman who knows her desirability. There were three costume changes in the sequence, of which the shiny gold track-pant set (not shown in this clip, but you can find it on YouTube) tickled me the most! Not only was the costume totally over the top, the hair team. “Decided to give me a little pageboy wig to go along, and the dance master decided to add some high kicks for good measure,” she wrote.
Reflecting on the experience, the actor admitted that dancing never came naturally to him as he did not receive formal training like many of his contemporaries. However, she said she could still “groove” into her style, which many directors eventually adopted.
“As I’ve mentioned before, I was not a very confident dancer because, unlike most actresses of the time, I had never had any formal training. Still, I could “groove”, and many directors felt it was better to leave me to my own devices than to get frustrated trying to wrest complex choreography from me,” she added.
Ending his post on a funny note, Aman invited fans to watch the clip of the song again and also asked a fun question asking if they could guess the singer behind the number.
all about the great gambler
the great gambler is a 1979 Hindi-language crime action film written, directed and produced by Shakti Samant under his banner Shakti Films. Based on Vikramaditya’s Bengali novel of the same name, the film stars Amitabh Bachchan in a double role along with Zeenat Aman, Neetu Singh, Prem Chopra, Utpal Dutt and Madan Puri. The story revolves around international gangsters, spies and intelligence agents from different countries involved in covert operations.
Looking ahead, Zeenat Aman is going to be seen in this film. Bun TikkiProduced by Manish Malhotra’s Stage5 Productions and directed by Faraz Arif Ansari. Shabana Azmi and Abhay Deol also star in this project.