'Was so intimidated...': Zeenat Aman was scared of working with this superstar, not Dharmendra, Amitabh, Dev Anand

Zeenat Aman has been a top actress ever since her debut with 'The Evil Within' in 1970 opposite Dev Anand. She may be rarely seen on screen now, but Zeenat Aman has worked with many big Bollywood stars and has given many hit films in her career of over 40 years. Zeenat Aman and Rajesh Khanna have worked together in many films, including 'Ajnabee', 'Chhaila Babu', 'Jaanwar', and 'Aashiq Hoon Baharon Ka'. 

Yet, Zeenat Aman revealed that when she had to do a scene with Rajesh Khanna for the first time, she was very scared because she was a new actress in front of a superstar like him.

In a recent interview with Film Companion, Zeenat Aman said, "I remember when I had just started in the film industry and Rajesh Khanna was the phenomenon. Oh my god, I mugged up all my lines so that I wouldn't flub a single thing. I was so intimidated by him but did I show him? Not at all. I went to him and I performed. So when I went back to my makeup room, I was like, Wow. I just gave a shot with a superstar. I think that's the right attitude to have."

Rajesh Khanna, who made his Bollywood debut in the year 1966, is often referred to as the first superstar of the film industry. Rajesh Khanna died in July 2012. 

Talking about Zeenat Aman's work, she will next be seen in the film 'Bun Tikki' alongside Abhay Deol and Shabana Azmi. The project is directed by Sheer Korma (2021) fame Faraz Arif Ansari and backed by Manish Malhotra's production house Stage 5 Production.

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