Zeenat Aman, the iconic Bollywood actress who changed the face of Indian Cinema has turned 66 today. Born on 19th November 1951, the actress delivered some iconic performances at the time when most of the actresses donned a typical saree-clad Indian beauty.
Back in the 60s and 70s, the actress emerged as one of the most glamorous divas in Indian cinema. Her style and dress sense were followed as trends by the young women. She was the second runner-up in Miss India and later won the Miss Asia Pacific title in the year 1970.
Here is a list of top 4 movies of Zeenat Aman in which she gave spectacular performances:
Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978)
In the movie, Zeenat played the role of a woman whose one side of the face is burnt but despite that she has great looks. The movie had Shashi Kapoor as the lead hero and the story was about physical love vs spiritual love. Zeenat was nominated for the best actress for this role.
Qurbani (1980)
In this movie starring Feroz Khan and Vinod Khanna, Zeenat played the role of a dancer and singer. Not only the movie was a super-duper hit at the box-office but her songs also became quite a sensation amongst the audience.
Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971)
Directed by Dev Anand, this movie Hare Rama Hare Krishna portrayed Zeenat Aman as a young girl who gets addicted to drugs. The song Dum Maro Dum became an instant hit at that time. It was quite an interesting role as heroines at that time rarely got to perform such bold acts. Zeenat bagged the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress as well as BFJA Award for the best actress.
Yaadon ki Baraat (1973)
Although the movie was all about siblings who are separated by fate, the role of an urban girl and daughter of a bug businessman played by Zeenat Amaan was refreshing to watch.
The song ‘Chura Liya hai Tumne’ showing the actress in a white dress playing guitar was one of the main highlights of the movie. It’s still considered an icoic song of Bollywood and Zeenat’s appearance just added the entire glamour quotient that was needed.
One of the main reasons for Zeenat Aman’s versatile nature is that she efficiently played unconventional roles with ease. Roles of a prostitute, a woman who marries a millionaire for money, or a girls who takes drugs; she was the one who performed every role with grace at the time when most of the actresses were seen as innocent typical Indian women.
