Zeenat Aman’s career breakthrough came when Dev Anand cast her in the 1971 film Hare Ram Hare KrishnaMany Bollywood stars were attracted to this young actress, including Dev Anand himself. The actor in his autobiography talked about his love for his heroine and how he planned a romantic date to confess his feelings to her, but ultimately got heartbroken. The reason for his heartbreak became a controversy in itself. diamond emerald The actor revealed that Raj Kapoor, who worked with Zeenat Aman Satyam Shivam SundaramKissed the actress in a room full of people, but the actress later denied the kiss.

In his 2007 autobiography, Romancing with Life, Dev Anand wrote, “Suddenly, one day I felt that I was deeply in love with Zeenat… and wanted to tell her something! To make an honest confession, very A special, exclusive place for romance in a short time. I chose Rendezvous at the top of the city, where we had dined together once before.”

But the joy of new love was short-lived, as her heart was soon broken. “After the premiere Ishq Ishq Ishq At the Metro Cinema, Raj Kapoor kissed Zeenat in front of an invited audience and congratulated her for her stellar performance in the film. This would have made his evening even more wonderful. Still, I was jealous of her for wanting to move on and kiss what I considered my sole possession, my pursuit, my leading lady,” he admitted in his book.

“It suddenly seemed all too familiar to me. And the way she responded to his embrace seemed more than polite and submissive… there was more embarrassment written all over her face, and Zeenat was now the first As Zeenat was no more, my heart broke into pieces… There was no meaning left in my mind to this meeting, I quietly left from there,” he further said.

However, Zeenat Aman later clarified her stance on the incident and denied any relationship with Raj Kapoor other than work. She said, “I will meet him (Raj Kapoor) as his would-be heroine. There was never any mutual relationship between us, neither during that time, nor before, nor after, ever. He was very dedicated towards his work. Was obsessed. I was.” I’m passionate about my work.”

The actress also shared how she was “furious” at Dev Anand’s confession in his book. She said, “To be honest, I was angry. I felt insulted, hurt and disappointed that Dev Saheb, my great guru, someone I loved and admired so much, could not Will only believe a story that doesn’t have an iota of truth in it.” But then it started publishing it for the world to read. For several weeks my phone rang constantly as friends asked about ‘what really happened’ and shared excerpts from the book, even though I had never read it. Out of anger I sent the copy I had found in storage in the basement. Was sent for!”