Zeenat Aman: The silver-haired maverick taking Instagram by storm | Op-eds – Gulf News

“Laughing at the places life takes me. Why hello there, Instagram.”More than 50 years after she swayed in a daze with a pipe in hand and prayer beads hanging from her neck nudging Indian sensibilities out of their comfort zone into the hazy power of the flower generation, Zeenat Aman is back. This time though she is starring in a role she has defined herself. Aman was already an established model when she turned a conventional industry and its even more uptight audience upside down through her portrayal of a young weed smoking girl in the cult film Hare Rama Hare Krishna. Non-conformist though not just in roles but also in her thoughts, decades later she is bucking another trend. Zeenat Aman on Instagram is a wait that is finally over. Reels, TikTok videos and filters, in a hyper-social media space where momentary is absolute and the apple on the tree a lesser temptation, staying alive and not staying true gets the numbers. Here you will find stars who no longer twinkle on a collision course with time, even their mirror is Photoshopped. An inspiration to millions  With a silver bob flirting near her neck and dressed in outfits that
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