Viveck Vaswani shared his gratitude with actor Zeenat Aman for featuring in his first film Gawaahi in the late 1980s. The actor-producer stated that had he not said yes to the film, his career would not have taken off and “ he wouldn’t be here.” They co-starred in the film directed by Anant Balani in his directorial debut. (Read also: Viveck Vaswani shares a photo of Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan’s ‘Darjeeling honeymoon’. See fig)
Zeenat Aman and Viveck Vaswani in a still from the 1989 film Gawaahi.
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He tweeted, “If this lady hadn’t given me an instant yes to my first film, knowing I was young, the director was young, there was no budget, we were shooting on 16mm, I wouldn’t be here. ! Ever grateful to #ZeenatAman, glad that for the last 40 years I have justified her faith!” The actor also posted a still from the film showing the duo in their younger avatars.
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Fans praised the veteran actor and the film in his post. A fan stated, “Zeenat ji is gorgeous and my all time favorite.” Another added: “There is always a guardian angel who steps in and for you she was her #zeenataman. Salute her spirit and your courage to make things happen.” Another asked, “Are you talking about Gawaahi? A very different film away from mainstream and parallel cinema. Different story, different cinematography. Court scene and the song.”
Gawaahi also starred Tanuja, Shekhar Kapur, Ranjeeta Kaur, Ashutosh Gowariker, Vikram Gokhale along with Zeenat and Viveck. The video film, which was completed in 12 days, was based on Ayn Rand’s 1934 play The Night of January 16th, a courtroom drama. Zeenat played a character named Jhanvi Kaul who was on trial for the murder of her lover and employer, Ranjeet Choudhary, played by Shekhar.
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Zeenat made her social media debut on Instagram in February 2023. Since then, she has been sharing throwback photos of her life and career and revealing stories from her past with personalities like Parveen Babi and Dev Anand. The veteran actor, who was last seen in Ashutosh Gowarikar’s Panipat (2019) in a cameo, is set to return to acting with a role in the upcoming film Margaon: The Closed Case and the web series Showsttopper.
Viveck was last seen in the short film Cuddles in 2021. He is the Dean of the School of Contemporary Media at Pearl Academy.
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