Zeenat
Aman
and
Raj
Kapoor
on
the
sets
of
Satyam
Shivam
Sundaram.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Zeenat
Aman/Instagram
Do
you
know
how
Zeenat
Aman
bagged
one
of
her
most
popular
movies,
Satyam
Shivam
Sundaram?
The
actor
goes
back
in
time
with
her
fresh
new
post
on
social
media:
‘In
December
we
will
mark
the
100th
birth
anniversary
of
the
extraordinary
Raj
Kapoor.
‘I
have
rehashed
the
story
of
how
he
came
to
cast
me
as
Rupa
in
Satyam
Shivam
Sundaram
countless
times,
but
here
it
is
for
Instagram.
A
defining
anecdote
from
my
career.
‘It
was
1981,
and
we
were
shooting
Vakil
Babu.
Rajji
was
playing
the
titular
role,
while
his
younger
brother
Shashi
Kapoor
and
I
were
playing
leading
roles
as
each
other’s
love
interests.
‘In
between
takes,
while
the
technicians
changed
sets
and
rigged
lights,
we
cast
members
often
found
ourselves
with
time
to
kill.
‘Now
Rajji
had
a
radical
approach
to
his
art,
and
he
was
brimming
with
enthusiasm
for
a
film
he
wanted
to
make.
‘For
days
he
regaled
us
with
his
idea
for
a
story
about
a
man
who
falls
in
love
with
a
woman’s
voice
but
can’t
quite
reconcile
himself
to
her
appearance.
‘He
spoke
with
unfettered
and
rousing
passion,
but
never
once
even
hinted
that
I
could
be
a
part
of
this
film.
‘I
was
already
a
star
in
my
own
right,
and
his
lack
of
interest
in
casting
me
began
to
chafe.
I
knew
that
my
“modern
image”,
complete
with
mini
skirts
and
boots,
was
the
culprit.
‘So
I
determined
to
take
matters
into
my
own
hands.
‘I
knew
that
Rajji
spent
much
of
his
spare
time
at
‘The
Cottage’
set
on
the
grounds
of
his
sprawling
R
K
Studio.
‘It
was
here
that
he
would
hold
meetings
or
host
small
events,
often
presiding
over
these
gathering
from
a
pristine
mattress
placed
on
the
floor.
‘So
I
made
my
move.
One
evening,
having
wrapped
up
early
from
shoot,
I
spent
an
extra
30
minutes
in
my
dressing
room
making
myself
up
in
my
own
interpretation
of
Rupa.
‘I
put
on
a
ghagra
choli,
braided
my
hair
with
a
parandi,
and
then
stuck
tissue
paper
onto
my
face
with
glue
in
an
effort
to
scar
my
visage.
‘When
I
reached
The
Cottage
I
was
greeted
at
the
door
by
John,
Rajji‘s
right-hand
man.
‘He
looked
quizzically
at
me,
but
followed
my
request:
“Saabji
ko
kaho
ki
Rupa
aayi
hai.“
‘To
be
continued
tomorrow.’
Yes,
watch
this
space
for
the
rest
of
this
interesting
nugget.
