Zeenat Aman admits she was 'stoned' while shooting for 'Dum Maro Dum': 'I was high as a kite'
Zeenat Aman reveals she smoked chillums with hashish and was stoned while filming the iconic song Dum Maro Dum in 1971. She also revealed her mother's reaction to being high as a kite on the sets of Dev Anand's 1971 movie Hare Rama Hare Krishna.
The year was 1971 when Zeenat Aman casually puffed on a chillum like it was no big deal while Asha Bhosle sang Dum Maro Dum in Hare Rama Hare Krishna. The song that shed light on the hippie movement made many jaws dropped and eyebrows shot up across India, leaving the audiences both scandalised as well as mesmerised. But did you know the veteran actress who was in her teens was high "on drugs" too? She recently revealed she was "stoned" and "high as a kite" while she shot for the iconic number. Here's how her mother reacted!
Zeenat Aman admits she was 'stoned' while shooting for 'Dum Maro Dum'
In her recent Instagram post, Zeenat Aman recalled shooting for Dum Maro Dum in Kathmandu. The musical drama film directed by Dev Anand starring himself, featured real hippies picked up from the streets who were delighted to smoke chillums with hashish on a movie set for a song that will be featured in a Bollywood movie. For the shoot, they were paid and got free food too.
Since, Dev Anand wanted authenticity in the song, she had to look "stoned" for real. So, Zeenat who essayed the role of a drug addict called Janice took part in their offerings taking "long pulls from their chillum for take after take." By the time, the shoot ended, she was "high as a kite" and didn't want to go back to the hotel. So, some of the crew members took for a "drive to a beautiful vantage point. There in the cold mountain air, I contemplated the Himalayas and slowly, peacefully came down from my high".
Zeenat Aman's mother's reaction
When the actress' mother got to know about it, she was mighty upset and angry. So much so that she lashed out at the crew "for allowing her precious child to 'do drugs'!" Zeenat Aman said, "Luckily, I was spared her wrath." You can read her entire post below.
Do you know an international song has been inspired from Dum Maro Dum?
Well, a lot of Indian music composers are infamous for copying the tunes of international songs - from Pritam to Anu Malik. However, the iconic song Dum Maro Dum from 1971 film Har¨¦ Rama Har¨¦ Krishna has inspired an international song. The song What's Happenin' by Method Man featuring Busta Rhymes took inspiration from the Bollywood song composed by RD Burman and sung by Asha Bhosle. You can listen to the song below.
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