Zeenat Aman Shows Off Her Silver Hair: "Being Young Is Wonderful, So Is Being Old"

The veteran actress has shared a picture clicked by her son Zahaan Khan

Zeenat Aman, as her Instagram bio, reads, is an “actor. Mother. Maverick.” The veteran actress, who joined the social media platform less than a week ago,  is simply keeping us hooked to her timeline. Well, it's time to take a look at her post number seven. The veteran actress has shared a picture clicked by her son Zahaan Khan. She is sitting in a garden area with her back facing the camera. In the caption, Zeenat Aman said that “being young is wonderful, but so is being old.” Pointing at her silver bob hairdo, the veteran actress wrote, “As women, we are told that our social worth lies in youth and physical beauty. If not explicitly, then in a thousand subliminal ways. This is especially true for the entertainment industry. In general, as we age, men are bequeathed gravitas but women are at best offered sympathy.” She continued, “I was initially reluctant to stop dyeing my hair, and was strongly advised against it. Some well wishers even said it would negatively impact my work opportunities. It was only once I contemplated upon my own hesitations that I realised I really don't care to buttress our society's idolisation of youth.”

Zeenat Aman added, “Being young is wonderful, but so is being old. It thrills me to see more and more silver-haired women (of all ages) challenge the status quo. My son Zahaan Khan took this image of me (and my silver bob) a few weeks ago at a friend's home near Alibag.”