Bollywood legend Zeenat Aman recently found herself surrounded by controversy after making a statement about live-in relationships. Zeenat Aman had said that young couples should give live-in relationships a chance before deciding to get married.
On her official Instagram account, Zeenat Aman had written, “One of you asked me about relationship advice in the comments section of my last post. Here’s a personal opinion I haven’t previously shared – if you’re in a relationship, I strongly recommend that you LIVE TOGETHER before getting married! This is the same advice I’ve always given my sons, both of whom have had, or are in, a live-in relationship. It just seems logical to me that before two people get their families and the government involved in their equation, they first put their relationship to the ultimate test.”
Because of her statement, Zeenat Aman received criticism from yesteryear stars like Saira Banu and Mumtaz. You can check out Zeenat Aman’s post about trying live-in relationships below.
While Mumtaz reacted by saying, “Zeenat (Aman) should be careful with what she is advising,” Saira Bahu opined, “I would never advocate live-in relationships like that. It’s something unimaginable and unacceptable for me.”
Now, Zeenat Aman has reacted to the controversy surrounding her statement and explained her absence from social media. Taking to her Instagram account, she wrote, “I took an unplanned social media break. Mostly because I got tired of seeing my own face on my grid! This time to myself really led me to ruminate on how different the world is today from when I started out. It’s quite unrecognizable from what I lived through in the 70s. I am fascinated by what the internet, and more specifically social media, has done to society. There are both pros and cons of course. At some level, social media has democratized the idea of fame. Today, anyone with a little talent, luck and a smartphone can build a career that would have been impossible without immense privileges back in the day. Yes, there’s a lot of online noise, but there is also honest talent that now has a platform.”
She continued, “On the other hand I am very cautious of the culture of easy outrage that has proliferated online. And how casually some people say cruel things online that they would never dare say in person. To me this indicates a bored society that has forgotten how nuanced the world, and each person in it, is! To invalidate, tear down, and sully people for the smallest of indiscretions is absolutely counter to my approach, which is dialogue, and sometimes the acceptance that opinions can differ, and that’s okay.”
You can read Zeenat Aman’s latest post in full below.
Zoya Akhtar and Shweta Bachchan-Nanda commented on Zeenat Aman’s post. While Zoya Akhtar strongly agreed with Zeenat Aman, Shweta Bachchan-Nanda commented saying, “Beautifully put.”
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