Zeenat Aman recalls the time Dimple Kapadia publicly stood by her during difficult times despite dealing with the criticism and scrutiny

Zeenat Amaz has been in the news lately after she expressed her thoughts on live-in relationship. However, her social media game is something that we can’t ignore. The actress loves taking trip down memory lane and this time was no different. In her recent social media post, Zeenat Aman remembered the time Dimple Kapadia stood by her when she was going through a tough phase.

Zeenat Aman pens heartfelt note for Dimple Kapadia

Zeenat shared a photo along with a lengthy caption in which she was seen smoking a cigarette during a break between shots. She penned, “I can’t recollect where this picture was taken, but it quite certainly had something to do with the film Chhailla Babu. Perhaps it’s a bts shot from set. I say this because while the chairs scream “production”, I’m in my own clothes not a costume. With me are the director of the film Joy Mukherjee and the effervescent Dimple Kapadia, who must have been visiting set as she was married to the lead actor.”

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Heaping praise on Dimple, Zeenat Ji wrote, “Dimple and I both got big career breaks thanks to Raj Kapoor. She as a teenager, when she was cast in and as Bobby. Whereas I was able to deliver a blow to my “western image” thanks to SSS. “

She further added, “This isn’t a post about Dimple’s talent though she has that in spades, it’s about the little I saw of her character. During a very difficult phase in my life she was one of a mere handful of people who publicly stood by me. This despite the criticism and scrutiny of her own life that the decision invited! In those trying times she revealed to me a strength of character that I admire to date. I don’t believe she is on Instagram, but perhaps @twinklerkhanna will pass on my love to her. Truly, a wave of appreciation washed over me when I found this picture some days ago.”

Zeenat cautions fans not to smoke

On a concluding note, Zeenat also cautioned fans against smoking and said she quit it once she got pregnant with her first child. “On another note, please don’t be influenced by my smoking in this image! I’ll admit I enjoyed a few cigarettes a day between my late teens and early 30s, but that all went out of the window the minute I became pregnant with my first born!”

On the work front, Zeenat Aman will next be seen in Manish Malhotra’s Bun Tikki alongside Shabana Azmi and Abhay Deol.

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