Actor Zeenat Aman had a resurgence of sorts after she began sharing anecdotes from her colourful life and career on social media a couple of years ago. In a recent post, Zeenat recalled romancing Amitabh Bachchan in the song ‘Samundar Mein Naha Ke’, from the 1983 film Pukar. Taking to her Instagram account, Zeenat Aman dropped a video of the song ‘Samundar Mein Naha Ke’, and shared her experience of filming it with Big B.
Zeenat’s lengthy post started with, “Uff.. I’ll be candid. This is a bit of a gratuitous post brought on by the summer. It’s just so damn hot! 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.”
She went on to add, “Director-producer Ramesh Behl’s Pukar was a blast to shoot. 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.”
“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,” added the actor.
Zeenat then shared, “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.”
See Zeenat Aman’s post here:
The actor concluded, “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.”
Zeenat’s post the way she shares her side of the story got love from actor Soni Razdan. Reacting to the post, Soni Razdan wrote, “Lovely ❤️. Salty sea, salty lyrics and bird-of-Paradise are just so apt ! Zeenat I love your language. Why on earth have you hidden it under a rock (or sand) for so long 😍👏❤️.”
A fan also posted, “I remember Mr Abhishek Bachchan mentioned you as his fav actress in some of his interviews. Undoubtedly you made a great pair with Mr Amitabh Bachchan and this song is one of my favs of yours😍 The other one being Pyaar mein dil pe maar de goli🔥 Would love it if you share a backstory or some anecdotes on it too someday.”
