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Zeenat Aman: Complex Characters Are My New Focus
24 Aug
Summary
- Zeenat Aman prefers roles with depth over traditional heroines.
- She finds acting in murder mysteries nostalgic and engaging.
- Sylvia, her character, is strong yet filled with secrets and contradictions.
Zeenat Aman, a seasoned actress with over five decades in cinema, now actively seeks roles offering complexity and challenging traditional archetypes. Her acting preferences have evolved from playing unconventional heroines to embracing characters with "wrinkles in their personality."
Aman is slated to appear in "Margaon: The Closed File," an upcoming murder mystery. She will portray Sylvia, the matriarch of an Anglo-Indian family. The character is described as an independent woman, a mother, and an entrepreneur, possessing a blend of strength, secrets, and contradictions.
The actor expressed a fondness for the mystery genre, citing Agatha Christie from her childhood as a source of nostalgia. She finds Sylvia a compelling character because she is not easily understood, offering rich territory for performance.
