Zeenat Aman reveals why she didn't pose for selfies with fans recently

Veteran actor Zeenat Aman joined Instagram last month and she has been sharing glimpses from her life and interacting with her fans on the platform. In her recent post, she shared that she was spotted by fans while returning from Alibaug and they were keen on clicking a picture with her. However, Zeenat politely declined as she feels that there are boundaries that she finds important to draw for herself.

Her caption read, ‘I was surprised to be recognised on the ferry back from Alibag the other evening. I had thought my age, my sunglasses and my mask would keep me incognito. Yet a group of young men approached me on the deck and requested a picture, which I politely declined. As mentioned in my last post, I was just about recovering from the flu and had endured a tedious day of bureaucracy. Neither of which left me in the mood to socialise or pose. I was sorry to disappoint these lovely fans, but there are boundaries that I find important to draw for myself. I am happy that they respected my response, as it’s not always the case.’

She then recalled the time when only signed autographs would be considered the norm of fan response. Zeenat wrote, Back in the 70s, before everyone had a smartphone in their pocket, the only proof of having met or interacted with a film star was an autograph. My wonderful mother would print hundreds of head shots of me, and then sit me down on the table and have me sign each one. These autographed pictures would then be sent out in response to fan mail, or handed out to fans who I encountered in my life (often with a personal note). This particular picture was shot specifically for this purpose, and you can see my signature on it. I imagine that this practice died a natural death with the advent of the smartphone, but I do miss its charming simplicity. My younger one is urging me to print out a fresh set of recent headshots for this purpose, but I doubt such postcards will be able to compete with the camera phone! What do you think?’

Zeenat posted a black and white picture in which her signature can also be spotted at the right-end corner.

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