Zeenat aman had fun with the hippies in dum maaro dum actress said – she was not in position to go to the hotel | Zeenat blew pipe to make the scene natural: Mother had reprimanded the team members, Dev Anand had given the suggestion

Zeenat Aman got a different identity in the industry with the song ‘Dum Maaro Dum’ from Dev Anand and Zeenat Aman’s film ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’. In this song, Zeenat was shown blowing a pipe. Usually stars just act drunk for such shoots, but Zeenat was really drunk for this song. The actress herself has revealed this. He told, ‘When my mother came to know about this, she was furious.’

The actress shared the story on social media

Actually, Zeenat Aman shared a photo of the song ‘Dum Maaro Dum’ on Instagram. In the caption of which he has told an anecdote related to this song. Zeenat wrote, ‘We were shooting ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’ in Kathmandu. Dev Saheb had collected a group of hippies from the streets for the song ‘Dum Maro Dum’. The hippies were also excited to do this because they were getting a chance to pack a pipe with hashish in Nepal. Second was getting free food for working in a Bollywood film. Besides, he was also getting money for this.

I actually blew the pipe for the song

Zeenat told, ‘Dev Anand wanted to make this scene completely real. They had to make my character Janice look really drunk. The easiest way to do this was to get drunk with hippies. I was a teenager at that time. For this song I continuously took long puffs from the pipe. In such a situation, by the time our shoot was over, I was already drunk. I was in no condition to go to the hotel, so some people from the team took me to a beautiful place. Where I felt good and then gradually I came to my senses.

Mother had reprimanded the senior crew members

Zeenat further said, ‘When my mother came to know about this later, she was very angry. He also severely reprimanded the senior crew members. However, I was lucky that I was saved from his anger. Well, what can I say, it was the 70s, and I was a flower child.

Zeenat was not the first choice for the film

Let us tell you, the film ‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’ was released in 1971. This film was directed by Dev Anand himself. He also worked as a lead actor. This film proved to be the biggest hit of its time. It is said that not Zeenat Aman but actress Zahida Hussain was the first choice for this film. According to media reports, Zaheeda wanted to be Dev Anand’s girlfriend in this film and not his sister, who was Mumtaz.

who are hippies

Hippie culture was rampant in America in the 60s and 70s. These people preferred to live away from society for various reasons. Those who followed hippie culture did not use industrial products. In many places, people following hippie culture lived in groups.

These people claimed to be very close to nature. However, even today there are people who follow hippie culture to some extent in different countries. These people also keep organizing their events from time to time. In which some outsiders also get a chance to live with them.