veteran actor zeenat aman is enjoying instagram fame like any other celeb after making her debut on sunday on the social media site the actor shared a rare photo of her mother to the world with a hearttouching note on mondayzeenat posted a blackandwhite picture with her mother vardhini scharwachter she told the world that she owes her free spirit to her motherif i have lived an extraordinary life its because i was brought up by an extraordinary woman my mother vardhini scharwachter was what youd call a pataka elegant intelligent feisty and my pillar of support she was a practising hindu and she epitomised the ideas of tolerance love and empowerment her faith did not stop her from marrying my father amanullah khan later after they had separated she fell in love with and married a wonderful german man whom i called uncle heinz she taught me to stand on my own two feet and to live life on my own terms she was truly the wind beneath my wings i lost most of my family photographs in the mumbai floods of 2005 and so the few that i can find are all the more precious to me wrote zeenat in the caption fans and celebs hail this motherdaughter bond with lovely messagescomedian mallika dua wrote its so lovely to have you here thank you for sharing these with us they are indeed preciousone fan wrote she is always with you through her loveanother one wrote how beautiful it is to see you through your own eyes and wordson sunday zeenat uploaded a close picture of herself along with a long note the note read in the 70s the film and fashion industry was absolutely maledominated and i would often be the only woman on a set over the course of my career i have been photographed and filmed by many talented men a womans gaze though is different she is elated to find female photographers who are working with passion