It didn’t seem like fourdecades have passed sinceZeenat Aman grooved to ‘DumMaaro Dum’ when the audiencebroke into an applause asshe walked the ramp for a fashionevent in the city recently.However, the yesteryear actressseemed unperturbed by all theattention.So how does she feel whenpeople still identify her by afour-decade-old song anddance number? “I think it issweet.It’s nice to hear that peoplestill remember my work,”says the actress. Besides being amuse for her favourite designers,the actress is now focusingon animal welfare activities.Her letter to the BrihanmumbaiMunicipal Corporation askingfor a ban on horse drawn carriagesin Mumbai was in thenews recently. “It is not justabout horses; I think any animaldeserves to be treated well.I was asked to join an NGOwhich works for animal welfareand I have agreed to join it,”she says.Zeenat has two dogs at herMumbai home and she adoresthem.
“One is a golden retrieverand the other a Labrador. Iguess it’s my involvement withthem which has made meunable to bear cruelty to animals.My family also shares myfeelings for animals and areaffected deeply by cruelty toanimals. I think it’s our responsibilityto take care of themwhen we share our planet withthem,” she says.
For the same reason,Zeenat has been a veggie all herlife and feels that when you eatan animal, all that ‘negativitygoes into your system’. “Butthat’s my point of view, and Iwouldn’t want to go deeply intoit as it’s a controversial subject,”she signs off.
