Zeenat Aman did not mince her words in her latest Instagram post, as she called out shady proposals and barrage of collaboration requests from brands. The veteran actor, without taking any names, shared how she was shocked at the ‘impudence’ of a multimillion dollar brands who expected her endorsement in exchange of a low fee. (Also read: Zeenat Aman shares old clip talking about being typecast in commercial films: ‘I was bowing out of the public eye’ ) What Zeenat wrote Zeenat shared a bunch of pictures from a recent photoshoot and wrote a lengthy caption along with it.
She began: “Thank you, but no thank you. I can’t tell you my precise worth, but I do know when I’m being undervalued. Amidst the barrage of collaboration and appearance requests that materialise in my inbox each day, there are some that stand out for unpleasant reasons.
Last minute invitations that the organiser forgot to edit (and which are addressed to another celebrity who must have declined) are mildly insulting. Impolite emails with minimal details and brusque “share commercials” are infuriating. And shady proposals to post stories or comments without the paid partnership tag are distasteful.
” A post shared by Zeenat Aman (@thezeenataman) She went on to highlight a particular case in these requests, and said: “Yet none of these compare to the impudence of multimillion dollar brands that expect my endorsement in exchange for “brand association” and a ludicrously low fee. Such lux.