Raj Kapoor's Satyam Shivam Sundaram, built around a sensual portrayal of Zeenat's character, drew censorship debate and 'obscenity' criticism even as it broke ground for the modern Hindi heroine.
Raj Kapoor's Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978) placed Zeenat Aman's character and body at its centre in a way that provoked argument about decency and the director's gaze. The film was a lightning rod in the same censorship debates that surrounded Kapoor's later work.
For Zeenat, it was of a piece with a career that repeatedly pushed the boundaries of how a Hindi-film heroine could be portrayed — provocative to some, trail-blazing to others.
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