Bollywood veteran Zeenat Aman on Friday recalled being pregnant with her son during the filming of 1987’s Daku Hasina, saying that the crew had to come up with creative shots to hide her baby bump.

Sharing vintage shots and posters of the Ashok Rao-directed film on Instagram, Zeenat wrote, “This was one of the last films I did before my extended hiatus. I became pregnant early on in the shoot, and by the end of filming was well into my third trimester! My svelte figure had naturally ballooned, so to hide my belly the crew came up with various creative shots.”

The actress, however, admitted that some of the creative shots had made her concerned about the safety of her baby. “Some of these involved me riding a horse, which brought its own concerns. I had had a scare on horseback during a previous shoot, when the poor animal had bolted because of the artificial rain and blaring speakers on set. I wasn’t nervous about my own safety, but the safety of the child in my womb was of utmost importance,” she mentioned.

Recalling that her former husband Mazhar Khan also featured in the film, the Satyam Shivam Sundaram actress said that memories were fragile. “While looking up clips from the film, I found that Mazhar, the father of my children, also had a special appearance in it. He’s there in the qawwali number, which I had clean forgotten,” she mentioned.

Daku Hasina revolves around Roopa, a girl orphaned at a young age after her parents are killed by village chiefs. She seeks the help of infamous dacoit Mangal Singh, played by Rajinikanth, to exact revenge on those responsible for her parents’ death. “Under his guidance, she transforms into the ruthless Daku Hasina, and so begins her reign of terror. The police scramble to apprehend her, but ah! There is a twist in the tale. What is the relationship between SP Ranjit Saxena (played by none other than @rakesh_roshan9 ) and the lady dacoit,” the Don actress brimmed with enthusiasm while writing about her film.

Zeenat, who is next going to star in Bun Tikki, wrote that she felt “good to play an ass-kicking role” during a time when feminism was making waves in India.“Daku Hasina released in 1987, and it was quite true to the mood of the time. A feminist storm was sweeping through India in the 80s. Legal reforms and social awareness on gender were the talk of town, thanks to the exceptional women activists of the time. There was a certain air of liberation, not to mention indignation at the horrors of the patriarchy,” the actress said.

Before signing off, Zeenat gushed over her “cool” look in Daku Hasina but admitted that the film didn’t get a good response at the box office.