Zeenat Aman shares post on 'public perception' and hearing 'cruel statements'; Kajol reacts

Veteran actor Zeenat Aman took to Instagram to talk about public perception, false statements and gossip that she has come across about herself during her career.

Sharing a post Zeenat wrote, 'Public perception is a funny thing. When you are famous, complete strangers imagine that they have an intimate knowledge of your character and life story. Many also feel entitled to the sort of gossip and judgement that would elicit their own moral outrage were the tables turned.

She also recalled some false narratives and hate speeches which happened with her, She further said, 'In my 50 years in Hindi cinema I have read and heard enough falsehoods and cruel statements about myself to fill a book. I have no inclination to list and counter each one of these because they simply do not merit so much of my attention.'

She continued, 'Now I know the usual response to such an assertion is - well if you choose to be in the public eye, then deal with the gossip. To which my reply is - yes, I have and will continue to deal with it. But I will also not hesitate to say that spreading loose gossip and false information says much more about the speaker than the one who is spoken about!'

Concluding her post she thanked all those who have shared her stories and also spread love for those who commented on her posts.

Responding to her post, Kajol wrote, 'Facts!'.

Many other users lauded Zeenat' approach on which one user wrote, 'You’ve handled the gossip with utmost grace and dignity. You are a class apart Zeenat.'

Also Watch: Karan Johar lashes out at makers of ‘Merry Christmas’ over clash with ‘Yodha’: 'Without courtesy...'