The last time Zeenat Aman appeared in a play was as Mrs Robinson, the knowing older woman who sleeps with Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate. Now, she’s returning to the stage as Kasturba Gandhi, wife of Mohandas Gandhi, in Saif Hyder Hasan’s Dearest Bapu, Love Kasturba. Aman laughs when I ask her about the leap she’s making. We are at the Bookmyshow office—the company is producing the multi-city festival along with presenters RBL Bank—in Andheri, Mumbai. He wrote it as a solo performance and approached Aman, who was initially daunted.

Source: Mint February 21, 2020 08:48 UTC