Veteran actor Zeenat Aman is an icon, particularly amongst children who are sometimes drawn to the concepts about love, relationships and marriage that she shares on social media. The actor was additionally a trailblazer in her prime, difficult the traditional picture of a Bollywood heroine together with her daring roles and unconventional display presence. Regardless of being a vastly profitable star, Zeenat’s private life was ridden with difficulties, together with a troubled marriage to late actor Mazhar Khan.
‘The primary 12 months after marriage, I realised I had made a mistake’
In a 1999 interplay with Simi Garewal, the actor spoke at size about her troubled marriage with Mazhar Khan and the way she stayed within the relationship for 12 years regardless of figuring out about her husband’s infidelity.
She mentioned, “The primary 12 months after marriage, I realised I had made a mistake however since I had made the choice and achieved it towards everyone’s will, I made a decision to dwell by it and make it work. I’m not essentially saying that it was the very best factor for him both. It was a tough time for the reason that first 12 months as a result of I used to be pregnant with my first little one and Mazhar was not there. There was an enormous article in Stardust journal at the moment in regards to the lady that Mazhar was seeing. It’s actuality.”
Zeenat stayed in marriage for 12 years, cared for her grievously in poor health husband
Zeenat had married Mazhar in 1985, and the couple went on to have two sons, Azaan and Zahaan. She later revealed that she needed to finish the wedding quickly after the beginning of her first son however selected to remain for the sake of her youngsters. She later had their second son and was decided to depart the wedding and return to her profession when her youthful son turned 5. Nevertheless, round that point, Mazhar fell grievously in poor health.
Zeenat determined to remain within the marriage to handle him. She spent 5 years battling for his well being and his life and later described these as a few of the “very tough years” of her life.
Zeenat shared that she did not simply keep within the marriage; she gave it her all and tried “every little thing underneath the solar” to save lots of her husband. She revealed that in that point, she was out and in of each hospital in Mumbai, discovered to offer injections and do dressings, and even travelled abroad to search out medical doctors for her husband’s remedy.
She additionally revealed that Mazhar lived with a medical bag outdoors his physique for 18 months and that she discovered the best way to change it. Nevertheless, by the point her husband’s well being drawback was resolved, years of caregiving had taken a toll on her. Zeenat mentioned she was very near a nervous breakdown.
Left marriage after husband received hooked on prescribed drugs
Zeenat’s efforts finally helped Mazhar get well from his well being issues, however one other tough section adopted. He grew to become hooked on prescribed drugs and painkillers, which severely affected his well being and finally his kidneys.
Seeing her husband cease serving to himself and proceed harming his well being in the end compelled Zeenat to depart the wedding. She mentioned Mazhar would take seven painkillers a day regardless of requests from her and their youngsters to cease. His kidneys finally failed, however this occurred after Zeenat had already left the wedding. Mazhar handed away in 1998 attributable to kidney failure.
‘Mazhar’s household took his each final penny’
Zeenat additionally spoke about how alone she felt whereas caring for her husband. She mentioned she spent years caring for him however not often had anybody ask how she was doing. After Mazhar’s dying, Zeenat alleged that his household didn’t enable her to pay her final respects and that ‘his mom and sister took each final penny he had.’ She additionally mentioned there was a time when her sons have been turned towards her and that Mazhar’s household tried to take her youngsters away from her.
Zeenat now shares photographs together with her sons on social media. She, in recent times, has discovered a brand new viewers by way of each her work and her Instagram account. On the workfront, she was seen within the Netflix sequence The Royals in 2025.