/> Not too many people remember Vijay Arora. He was in the early 1970s pitched against the mighty Rajesh Khanna as the future superstar. But when intended biggies like Mera Bhaiyya, Zaroorat and, Jeevan Jyoti floundered Vijay Arora simply faded away to live in seclusion.

His co-star Zeenat is surprised by Vijay's demise. "I really didn't have any clue where he was. I confess I lost touch with him completely after we worked together in Nasir Husain's Yaadon Ki Baraat."

The film is to this day remembered for Vijay Arora wooing Zeenat with R.D. Burman's Meri soni meri tamanna, and Zeenat wooing him back with the evergreen Chura liya hai tumne jo dil ko. The person I most remember in Yaadon Ki Baraat is the director Nasir Saab."

"Yes," laughs Zeenat. "Those were the days. Both Vijay Arora and I were totally focused on our works. We were both trying to find our bearings in Bollywood. Over the years all of us tend to get involved in our own lives. It was sad to hear he passed away.

I don't know what happened to him. But I do remember him as a quiet newcomer, anxious to go with what the director told me. He was constantly around eager to be on camera. By then my Hare Rama Hare Krishna had come....Then my whole career took off, and I guess I just moved on."

She's delighted about the popularity of the Chura liya hai tumne. "It's being done and re-done in so many re-mixes, people remember me through that song. "

Zeenat remembers Aamir Khan as a child in Yaadon Ki Baraat. "Today I'm playing his youngest brother Haider Ali's mum in Raja Bundela's Sirf Romance Love By Chance. I just have a guest appearance. You know, these are kids who've grown up in front of one's eyes, so that's fine."

She was seen recently with old co-star Rajesh Khanna in Jaana. A film that hardly did her proud. "There aren't too many roles going for an actress my age. But I'm happy in my own world. My two sons are with me. One of them was studying overseas. But he's back with me. Really, I'm quite happy in my own world. But I wish I had kept in touch with Vijay Arora."