Meet actress whose mother made her a superstar, rebelled against her for marriage, had an affair during pregnancy, her name is…

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24-06-2025

This famous actress lit up the film world with her elegance and vigor while giving notable performances with stalwarts of Indian Cinema. While she was showered with appreciations and adulations for her roles, in reality, her life was far more complex with unexpressed emotions, painful relationships, and unresolved bonds. Throughout the pain below the surface, she kept an unmatched grace which turned her into one of the symbols of cinema and also a symbol of dignity in fortitude, defying life's unexpected saga. The Veteran Actress Of Bollywood
Here we are talking about actress Zeenat Aman, who is regarded as the most legendary actress in the industry. She became known for opposing societal norms in Bollywood during her time, but her personal life was less glamorous than she envisioned. At the peak of her success, she married actor-producer Mazhar Khan, even though it went against her desires. Regrettably, this marriage became one of most troubling periods in Zeenat Aman's life that also broke her strong bond with her mother.
Zeenat had shared an anecdote a year ago. In this, the actress told how she broke her mother's heart by running away from home. When Zeenat decided to become an actress, her mother had to leave her job so that she could stay with her on the set and take care of her.
Zeenat's mother's name was Vardhini Sharwachar and her father's name was Amanullah Khan. In this post, she remembered her mother and wrote, 'Every Sunday, a well-wisher sends me lovely pictures from his archive, which you can call memories of Zeenat Aman. This Sunday, I received two pictures of my mother, in which she is with my biological and stepfather. There is no woman more extraordinary than my mother in my life. She took great care of me. She was ahead of her time, beautiful and graceful too.' 'I Felt Secure With Her'
In the same post, Zeenat further mentioned, 'Mother got separated from father around 50s and started working, sent me to boarding school, mother used to come to meet me and bring gifts, I decided to become an actress and mother left her job to protect me, dealt with all my projects herself, managed my earnings, my tiffin, even taught me dialogues and boosted my confidence, but mother's heart was broken when I ran away from home, mother used to say that she could not find any boy suitable for me, when my son was born on mother's birthday, things got better, mother passed away in 1995, so I felt that my protective shield was removed, I was incomplete without mother, because I felt secure with her. When Zeenat Made Revelation On Her Pregnancy
In an interview with Simi Garewal on her chat show Rendezvous with Simi Garewal, she revealed about getting pregnant before marriage, 'In the first year of my marriage, I realized that I had committed a mistake. Nonetheless, as I had decided this despite everyone's warnings, I opted to ensure it succeeded. During that initial year, I became pregnant with my first baby, and Mazhar was absent during that period. As per India Today, during pregnancy Zeenat was involved in an alleged relationship with actor-director Sanjay Khan, while Mazhar was allegedly in relationship with Dilip Kumar's niece Rubaina, whom he had already divorced before marrying Zeenat Aman.