Raj Kapoor made casteist remark against Zarina Wahab, but meant it as a compliment: ‘He would call Waheeda Rehman the same word’

She added, “When I was leaving, helium stopped maine and asked, ‘Do you cognize wherefore I utilized that connection astir you?’ I said, ‘No, sir.’ He past clarified, ‘I called you that connection due to the fact that that’s what I telephone Waheeda Rehman’. That abruptly lifted my mood. What an astonishing compliment helium gave me. He compared maine to Waheeda Rehman. I was flattered.”

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Zarina past recalled doing thing silly. She said, “I was truthful silly. After each this, erstwhile I went to Mumbai. I met Waheeda ji and told her, ‘I look similar you’. She looked astatine me, and she was similar possibly the jawline is similar me. She was conscionable being kind, we don’t person immoderate similarities. God knows what Raj Kapoor saw successful me.”

Previously, speaking astir the aforesaid incident, Zarina told Amar Ujala, “When I was studying astatine Pune Film Institute, Raj Kapoor utilized to travel determination often to conscionable Shailendra Singh. Shailendra was trying to go an histrion and during this clip helium had besides sung the songs filmed connected Rishi Kapoor successful Raj Kapoor’s movie Bobby. Yes, 1 time Raj Kapoor did accidental to maine that you look similar a sweeper, I asked him wherefore are you saying so? So helium said that I telephone Zeenat Aman besides by the aforesaid name. I spot Zeenat Aman’s representation successful you. This was a large compliment from Raj Kapoor for maine and radical twisted it and presented it arsenic thing else.”