It’s enjoying like Crew 2.0 with three yesteryear actresses, besides, they don’t seem to be bonding. Veteran actor Zeenat Aman’s Instagram post advocating for live-in relationships drew a sharp comment from her colleague, actor Mumtaz, who disapproved of her views and cited Zeenat’s marriage to show her level. And now, Saira Banu has shared her views on live-in relationships.
In an interview with Hindustan Occasions, Saira Banu, 79, was requested to weigh in on the matter. “I’m not studying a lot and I don’t actually comply with what they (Mumtaz and Zeenat) are saying, however we’re very old style individuals. Our pattern is 40-50 saal pehle ka (years in the past).”
Although Zeenat Aman had advocated for live-in relationships, Saira Banu stated an idea like that’s “unimaginable and unacceptable” to her. She stated, “Iss baat se foremost toh sehmat nahi ho sakti hu kabhi bhi (I can by no means agree with this assertion). I might by no means advocate live-in relationships like that. It’s one thing unimaginable and unacceptable for me.”
In her Instagram put up final week, Zeenat had “strongly” recommended {that a} couple stay collectively earlier than getting married, as it might assist them to grasp one another higher. She stated she had suggested the identical to her sons, who had been or had been in live-in relationships.
“I’m conscious that Indian society is a bit uptight about ‘residing in sin’ however then once more, society is uptight about so many issues! Log kya kahenge? (What’s going to individuals say?),” she wrote.
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Mumtaz, 76, slammed her for her views. In an interview with Zoom, the veteran stated Zeenat Aman ought to be “cautious” about what she says on-line, and appeared to counsel that she’s attempting to be a “cool aunty.”
“She has hastily come into this big social media reputation, and I can perceive her pleasure about sounding like a cool aunty. However giving recommendation that’s counter to our ethical values will not be the answer to rising your following. Aap Zeenat ko hello le lo misaal ke taur par (Take Zeenat for instance). She knew Mazhar Khan for years earlier than marrying him. Her marriage was a residing hell. She ought to be the final individual doling out recommendation on relationships,” Mumtaz had stated.
Zeenat Aman, 72, then responded to Mumtaz’s feedback, saying everybody was entitled to their very own opinions. “I’ve by no means been one to touch upon others private lives or tear down my colleagues, and I’m not going to start out now,” she instructed Hindustan Occasions.
Zeenat Aman had tied the knot with actor Sanjay Khan in 1978, the wedding was annulled a 12 months later. She then married actor Mazhar Khan in 1985, with whom she had two sons. The couple remained collectively till his demise in 1998. Her relationship with Mazhar was marred by inside turmoil and discontent. Talking about her experiences, she had revealed her unhappiness inside the marriage throughout an look on Rendezvous with Simi Garewal in 1999. “Mazhar by no means wished me to develop as a person or as an artist. He at all times wished me to be with the youngsters and be at residence. Throughout the very first 12 months of marriage I realised I had made an enormous mistake, however I made a decision to stay by it and make it work. I attempted to make it work for one more 12 years. There was no mild on the finish of the tunnel for me. There was not a single second of happiness or pleasure throughout these 12 years. However I nonetheless tried making it work,” she had stated.
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