Zeenat’s ‘Sizzling’ Song With Amitabh

‘So
there
I
was
in
a
titillating
white
outfit,
with
a
bit
of
midriff
on
display,
rolling
around
in
the
surf,
while
Mr
Bachchan
pranced
around
me
like
an
ardent
bird-of-paradise.’

Mumbai’s
heat
is
making
Zeenat
Aman
nostalgic.

She
goes
back
in
time
and
remembers
the
shooting
for
the
song

Samundar
Mein
Naha
Ke
from
the
1983
film

Pukar
opposite
Amitabh
Bachchan.

‘Uff..
I’ll
be
candid.
This
is
a
bit
of
a
gratuitous
post
brought
on
by
the
summer.
It’s
just
so
damn
hot!’
she
writes.

‘The
weather
I
mean.
Though
I
won’t
be
too
coy
to
say
that
Mr.
Bachchan
and
I
romancing
to
those
salty
lyrics
are
quite
sizzling
too.’

‘Director-Producer
Ramesh
Behl’s

Pukar
was
a
blast
to
shoot,’
she
adds.

‘Its
anti-colonial
underpinning,
excellent
cast
and
catchy
songs
were
what
drew
me
to
the
script.
Now
Goa
in
the
early
80s
was
quiet,
idyllic
and
unpeopled.
So

Samundar
Mein
Naha
Ke
was
shot
on
an
empty
beach
and
it
was
an
easy-breezy
affair.

‘For
me
at
least!
I
didn’t
have
any
lip
syncing
to
do,
nor
much
choreography
to
learn.
The
brief
was
as
basic
as
they
come
—
look
pretty!
So
there
I
was
in
a
titillating
white
outfit,
with
a
bit
of
midriff
on
display,
rolling
around
in
the
surf,
while
Mr
Bachchan
pranced
around
me
like
an
ardent
bird-of-paradise.

‘My
otherwise
seamless
performance
was
hindered
by
one
small
fact
—
I
can’t
swim!
I
had
to
swallow
a
fair
amount
of
nerves
(and
seawater)
for
those
shots
of
me
writhing
in
the
swash!
Despite
taking
a
few
tumbles
in
the
waves
and
being
left
with
sand
in
uncomfortable
places,
I
thought
I
did
convincing
job
of
being
a

jal
pari.

‘Whether
romantic
or
platonic,
send
this
post
to
the
person
who
owes
you
a
beachside
getaway
this
summer!’

‘P.S:
Here’s
another
titbit
for
you.
This
was
Mr
Bachchan’s
first
shoot
after
the
life-threatening
accident
he
suffered
on
the
sets
of

Coolie
in
1982.
Bachchan
mania
was
well-established
in
the
country
by
then,
and
the
nation
practically
held
its
breath
till
he
was
in
the
clear.
So
as
you
can
imagine,
the
atmosphere
on
set
was
particularly
buoyant
during
the
making
of
this
film.’