Zeenat Aman, who won the title of Miss Asia Pacific in the year 1970, made her Bollywood debut shortly after. The actor captured Bollywood and its audiences with her unconventional approach. After a string of unsuccessful films, Zeenat Aman finally found recognition with her “accidental” lead role in Hare Ram Hare Krishna, made more popular with the song, Dum Maaro Dum. There was no stopping Aman ever since, who appeared on every Hindi film magazine's cover during the 1970s!
Here’s a jukebox to celebrate her best hits!
(This story is from The Quint’s archives and was first published on 19 November 2018. It is now being republished to mark Zeenat Aman’s birthday.)
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