Bollywood actress Zeenat Aman visits Dubai

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Veteran Bollywood superstar Zeenat Aman talks about the Indian cinema, her priorities in life and possible new projects during her special appearance at the opening of Escapades Stationary in Dubai. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv

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00:00It is a statistic because it's 100 years and it's also a milestone because it's 100 years

00:13and there has been definite progress in the technical aspects of the way films are made.

00:19Of course our inherent sense of drama, music and all of the other nitty-gritties are still

00:27in place. They've changed but they're still relevant even today. But there's also a different

00:33kind of cinema which is being appreciated since the whole multiplex culture has evolved.

00:41So of course there's been a lot of change over 100 years and it is a cause to celebrate

00:47because if you think about it, so many people watch Indian movies, not just in India but

00:53the diaspora all over the world and the numbers are phenomenal. Films that are made are phenomenal

00:59and the numbers of people that watch are pretty staggering. So yes, I think it's a cause for celebration.

01:05I do have a couple of offers, you know, in standby and I have written a couple of scripts

01:10and there's been a delay in there going on the floor. So when they actually do, then

01:15it would be a good time to talk about that. It's just really relevant to what is being

01:18done in view of the film that is being made. Yeah, I mean what is there to say? I mean

01:22in the old times it was the cabaret. A lot of people then used to go to the movies, just

01:26watch Helen's song and then leave the theatre, you know, droves. And now you have the item

01:31girls. So in that sense not much has changed. It's an intrusion. It's a definite intrusion.

01:37It's nobody's business, what I do in my personal life. I think I've earned my stride, especially

01:42now, and the right to have privacy. I can understand, you know, when you're in the throes

01:47of your work and people are really interested. But it always shocks me that people really

01:52want to know what's going on in my life, even now. Quite frankly, I think that it really

01:57is my own personal business. My priorities are my family, my kids, my children and they're

02:03on the brink of their careers. So that is what's most important to me. Subsequently,

02:08you know, if you have a partner later in life, you know, for your sunset years, who cares?

02:15I'm not surprised that anybody's even bothered.

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