Zeenat Aman reveals wearing a burkha to watch her films incognito

For movie enthusiasts the experience of watching a film in a theatre is always unique This sentiment is shared not only by fans but also by actors with many Bollywood celebrities expressing their affection for the big screenZeenat Aman reveals wearing a burkha to watch her moviesZeenat Aman known for sharing intriguing stories from her life on Instagram recently posted another tale about her fondness for watching movies in theatres In her revelation she shared how she would discreetly conceal her identity to enjoy the experience of going to theatresZeenat exclaimed Oh the magic of cinema Sunday was movie day at my boarding school in Panchgani It was an eagerly anticipated weekly treat We girls would pile into the gymnasium where the movies were screened ready to be swept into alternate worlds I must have been a preteen when I developed my first silver screen crush It was a dashing Paul Newman in The Silver Chalice and I wasnrsquot the only girl to feel my heart flutter when he came on screenZeenat Aman reveals wearing a burkha to catch her movie in the theatre take a lookView this post on InstagramA post shared by Zeenat Aman thezeenatamanTalking about her foray into Bollywood and her undying love for movies Years later I entered the film industry by chance more than design There is of course a thrill to being in front of the camera but I still wager that being a member of the audience is more fun In my early years as an actor I would buy tickets for ldquomyrdquo films and watch them incognito to gauge the audiences reaction Often this involved wearing a burkha to avoid being recognised When I grew too mature for this trick I would enter the cinema late once the film had started and exit early to avoid being mobbedNoting the rise in the amount of content we consume Zeenat said I suspect the sheer glut of content available now has blunted the thrill of movie watching But my older followers will remember how novel exciting and entertaining cinemagoing used to beThese two images taken some 40 years apart show me as a member of the audience Demure and a tad selfconscious at a theatre in Calcutta sometime in the late 70s raucous and carefree at a screening of ldquoMyrdquo Don at Regal Cinema just last year So if yoursquove felt the magic of cinema tell me about your favourite film or filmwatching experience in the comments She concludedZeenat Aman as usual managed to capture the magic that is the experience of going to watch a movie accurately using her words The icon always manages to leave one spellbound