Zeenat Aman REVEALS How She Bagged Shammi Kapoor’s Directorial Debut ‘Manoranjan’ | Individuals Information

Veteran diva Zeenat Aman shared one other blast from the previous as she dropped the peppy quantity “Dulhan Maike Chali” from her 1974 movie “Manoranjan”. The track talks a few busload of attractive, joyful prostitutes who tease and college a moralistic havaldar (Sanjeev Kumar) on their strategy to the lock-up.

Speaking concerning the film, Zeenat wrote on her Instagram “The opinion on most ‘remakes’ appears to be scathing, however I’m very proud to have starred in Shammi Kapoor’s directorial debut Manoranjan, a remake of the American romantic comedy Irma La Douce.” The film is a remake of the American drama, “Irma La Douce”.

Revealing how she bagged Shammi Kapoor’s directorial debut, the yesteryear sensation added, “Within the Seventies I nonetheless lived in south Bombay with my mom, and the producer FC Mehra occurred to be our neighbour and buddy. It was he who linked me with Shammi ji, for which I’m ever grateful. It’s not that Shammi ji and I solid some profound friendship, as an alternative I had the skilled pleasure of working with an immensely proficient, musical and affable director. His imaginative and prescient was unstinted – he set the tone for the solid and crew – however he additionally revealed his playful aspect. I recall many a lunch throughout which he teased my costar Sanjeev Kumar about his rumoured romantic trysts to the delight of everybody on the desk.”

Zeenat additional talked about how she approached her function as a prostitute named Nisha within the film. “Again to the film. As a younger lady discovering her personal feminism, I used to be eager to sink my tooth into a personality who defied societal expectations. On this case, the expectation {that a} prostitute have to be depressing, ashamed, socially rejected and ready for a white knight! In my books, Nisha is a personality proper up there with Rupa and Janice. Iconic,” she penned.

“Dulhan Maike Chali” enjoys lyrics penned by Anand Bakshi, with the three Mangeshkar sisters lending their voices to the RD Burman composition.