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Zeenat Aman On Why She Stopped Dyeing Her Hair: ' I Really Don’t Care To Buttress Society’s Idolisation Of Youth'

Zeenat Aman began her career in modeling and later went on to make a career in the film industry. She is known for many notable films and has also many awards and accolades to her credit.

New Delhi: Veteran actor Zeenat Aman has been quite active on Instagram after making her social media debut on February 11. Zeenat Aman has been sharing quite informative and well-written updates with her fans. Recently, the actor shared never-before-seen photos of her mother, Vardhini Scharwachter, and even put up a picture from the sets of Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978). In her latest post, the legend spoke about the different societal standards for men and women when it comes to aging.

Taking to Instagram, she shared a photo of herself taken by her son Zahaan Khan. In the picture, Zeenat's back is to the camera. She captioned the picture, "As women we are told that our social worth lies in youth and physical beauty. If not explicitly, then in a thousand subliminal ways. This is especially true for the entertainment industry. In general, as we age, men are bequeathed gravitas but women are at best offered sympathy."

The veteran actor added, "I was initially reluctant to stop dyeing my hair, and was strongly advised against it. Some well wishers even said it would negatively impact my work opportunities. It was only once I contemplated upon my own hesitations that I realised I really don’t care to buttress our society’s idolisation of youth. Being young is wonderful, but so is being old. It thrills me to see more and more silver-haired women (of all ages) challenge the status quo. My son @zanuski took this image of me (and my silver bob) a few weeks ago at a friend’s home near Alibag."

 

Soon after she shared the photo, fans flooded the comments section. A user wrote, "You write so beautifully too !! What a delight to have you on the gram." Another responded, "It’s so wonderful to have you as the ambassador of the grey tribe. Just makes all of us feel glamorous." Yet another added, "You are gem mam... No number can define you actually.... You've proven that age is just an number for anything thank you for being an inspiration for us."

Zeenat Aman began her career in modeling and later went on to make a career in the film industry. She is known for many notable films and has also many awards and accolades to her credit.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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