Veteran actor Zeenat Aman shared a candid post on her Instagram page, where she discussed her 1977 film, Chhailla Babu.Ever since making her Instagram debut in February, she has been very active on the platform, talking about many of her previous films.Recently, she posted a throwback picture of a scene from Chhailla Babu and wrote a long caption where she discussed several facets of the film. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Zeenat Aman (@thezeenataman) My outfits were flamboyant: Zeenat AmanThe diva of yesteryear shared a black-and-white snap from the 1977 thriller hit film Chhailla Babu, which starred Aman and Rakesh Khanna in the lead roles.In the caption of the image, she expressed her thoughts on the film, and specifically its costumes, which she termed flamboyant.The note read, “Chhailla Babu was a suspense thriller that rocked the box office in 1977. It was produced by the lovely and easy going Shomu Mukherjee, directed by Joy Mukherjee and starred Rajesh Khanna. Romance, action, music, drama – it had everything in spades. Including a long drawn out “nahiiiiiiiin” by yours truly , which I think we can agree is pretty much the hallmark of Bollywood masala.”Referring to the black-and-white photograph, she said, “This snapshot was captured in between takes of the climactic action sequence that we shot at sea in Goa. And yes, I got to throw some punches too.”Zeenat Aman during Chhailla Babu (1977)#ZeenatAman #BeautyQueen #70s #BollywoodFlashback pic.twitter.com/gBZyoAawKj— Movies N Memories (@BombayBasanti) November 1, 2021Aman then complimented the over-the-top costumes of the film, saying, “My outfits in the film were awesomely flamboyant. So what am I wearing here A black and pink (fake) leather bustier, a matching skirt, a scarf, and knee-high boots. And the entire ensemble was embellished with metallic studs! Hows that for an outfit of the day”Zeenat Aman says many of her films havent aged well and make her cringeIn the post, Zeenat Aman also tackled an aspect of the film that she considered negative. She criticised some scenes which would be considered racist in todays time, and admitted that those scenes make her cringe.“As an aside, I will admit that so many of the films that we made back then havent aged too well. In fact, my younger followers would be appalled by the red Indian sequence in this film. Quite frankly, it makes me cringe too. Such caricatures were entirely the norm back then, and I am glad that I know better now!” she said.Her heartfelt and candid post received a lot of praise from fans. It has been liked more than 25,600 times in less than 24 hours.Actress Archana Puran Singh commented under the post, “Wow Zee. Youre amazing. Always were!”
