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Zeenat Aman talks about his 'schoolgirl crush' Shashi Kapoor, working with him in films
The Political and Business Daily
|June 20, 2025
VETERAN star Zeenat Aman has reminisced about her schoolgirl crush on Shashi Kapoor, which later turned into a cherished professional relationship.
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Zeenat took to Instagram, where she shared a moment from her 1978 film "Satyam Shivam Sundaram", where she starred alongside the late iconic star.
She wrote in the caption: With those twinkling eyes and handsome features, Shashi Kapoor was every Indian schoolgirl's fantasy! Myself included.”
"The first time I saw him, I was still in boarding school. He came to Panchgani with the members of the Shakespearean theatre company (including his future wife Jennifer) to perform Shakespeare! And my goodness, he had the girls in a swoon.”
The actress said that to catch a glimpse of Shashi Kapoor in the evening, she along with her friends would convince their parents that they needed fresh air.
This story is from the June 20, 2025 edition of The Political and Business Daily.
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