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Film still of Zeenat Aman in Satyam Shivam Sundaram

1978

Museum of Design Excellence

Museum of Design Excellence
Mumbai, India

Zeenat Aman in Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978). Responsible for bringing western fashion into Indian cinema, she wore bikinis with a carefree attitude that made showing skin natural. But when she bared her breasts in a sheer half saree, with only her face partly covered, the way a saree was seen -- and shown -- changed forever. It became in equal parts a symbol of purity and a tool of seduction and exploitation.

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  • Title: Film still of Zeenat Aman in Satyam Shivam Sundaram
  • Date Created: 1978
  • Type: Photograph
  • Contributor: MoDE
  • Original Source: Raj Kapoor (Producer)
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