Zeenat Aman remembers her 'extraordinary' mother, talks about eloping

Zeenat Amans Instagram updates give us insights into her life both personal and professional Fans appreciate her thoughtprovoking content and fashion sense often engaging with her postsRecently the 72yearold actress wrote a heartfelt post about her mothers sacrifices for her acting career and expressed her feelings about her elopementZeenat Aman remembers her motherView this post on InstagramA post shared by Zeenat Aman thezeenatamanShe started her post by acknowledging the beautiful pictures fans send her from yesteryear Every Sunday a dedicated wellwisher sends me old photographs from their archive Zeenat Aman memorabilia if you please This Sunday he sent me these two images of my mother pictured respectively with my father Amanullah Khan and my German stepfather Uncle HeinzZeenat Aman further wrote There has been no more extraordinary woman in the world than my Ma She was my safe harbour She was a woman ahead of the curve She was gracious beautiful and whip smartAfter she and my father separated in the 50s she taught herself business and became a working woman She sent me to the best of boarding schools and never missed a visit whence she would come laden with parcels of tuck When I made up my mind to pursue a career in acting she gave up her own work to be my manager She negotiated my contracts invested my earnings packed my tiffins ran my lines inspired my style and bolstered my confidence to the nth degree All this while maintaining her own exciting social life within the expat community in Mumbai She addedZeenat Aman further wrote Mummy never thought any man was worthy of me she was onto something there and it was the only matter that we ever locked horns on Even then if I were ever low I would crawl into her bed in our apartment off Nepean Sea Road lay by her side and hold her hand No words would be spoken but my turmoil would settle and I would feel secureTalking about how her mother felt when she eloped Zeenat penned Itrsquos true that I broke her heart a little when I eloped but it mended with the birth of my first son who shares a birthday with her When ma died in 1995 I felt as though a veil of protection was snatched off my shoulders These pictures are all the more precious to me now that I can only return to her safe harbour in my memoriesShe concluded her post by asking her fans about their cherished memories Thatrsquos a little about my mother Tell me why yours iswas extraordinary