Zeenat Aman recalls struggle of pushing Amitabh Bachchan in wheelchair scene from 'Don': 'Was awfully difficult to manoeuvre'

From Prabhas to Shah Rukh Khan, several superstars have reprised the 'Don' character on screen, but Amitabh Bachchan's original portrayal leads the pack. Years later, Zeenat Aman has shared a fun behind-the-scenes memory from the 1978 cult classic 'Don'.

The actress revealed that pushing Amitabh Bachchan in a wheelchair during a key scene was far more difficult than it looked on screen.

She posted the vintage clip on Instagram and recalled the challenges of filming that sequence.

Zeenat Aman's Instagram post

Zeenat Aman took to Instagram to share a scene from 'Don'. She wrote, "I presume there's such a thing as vintage video Wednesday? Yes, this is THAT scene from (the original 1978) Don - Roma, ever enterprising and daring, dupes the police and escapes with an unconscious Don from a hospital room."

She added that she was completely at ease during the making of the film because she had already worked with many of the cast and crew in previous productions.

The challenging wheelchair scene in 'Don'The actress recalled the difficulty of the famous hospital escape sequence. She said, "Unfortunately being smooth on set that day wasn't easy! Why, you ask." Zeenat explained, "Because that relic of a wheelchair, with Mr.

Bachchan's dead weight to boot, was awfully difficult to manoeuvre. I had to keep my poker face for the part, while actually pushing with all my might!" The scene required her to push the wheelchair while maintaining composure for the camera.Fond memories of the character Roma in the Amitabh Bachchan starrerZeenat expressed her love for her character Roma, "I also relished Roma's character. She was smart, daring, and smooth.

Who wouldn't want to embody such a woman!" She noted that Roma was enterprising and daring, and the role allowed her to play a clever and stylish woman who outwits the police.Interest in 'Don' rebootZeenat concluded her post by showing interest in another reboot of 'Don'. She said, "I would be quite keen to watch another reboot of Don, as I very much enjoyed the last one too. What do you think?" The original 'Don' was remade by Farhan Akhtar with Shah Rukh Khan in the lead, followed by the sequel 'Don 2'.'Don' was the third highest-grossing Indian film of 1978 and was classified a golden jubilee by Box Office India. It starred Amitabh Bachchan in a dual role, alongside Zeenat Aman, Pran, Iftekhar, Om Shivpuri and Satyen Kappu. There are many remakes of the movie in several languages including Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu.