When Zeenat Aman revealed husband Mazhar Khan’s household didn’t permit her to attend his funeral: ‘So much bitterness’

Zeenat Aman scripted a hit story as a Bollywood main woman. Often within the information for her look and manner that have been thought of ahead trying within the movie business and India of that point, she appeared in movies equivalent to Hare Rama Hare Krishna, Satyam Shivam Sundram and The Great Gambler. Often known as Hindi cinema’s ‘original glam diva’, she was within the information for her private life in addition to skilled.

Her marriage with actor Mazhar Khan was usually mentioned. Comparatively much less profitable than her, their wedding ceremony in 1985 took folks unexpectedly. It additionally resulted in acrimony as the 2 separated. They have two sons collectively.

While showing on The Rendezvous With Somi Garewal, Zeenat had commented on her marriage and what made her tie the knot. “At that time, I was ready for motherhood, more than anything. I felt my biological clock was ticking and I really wanted to have children. And truly that was the chief reason why I got married because I genuinely believe that the only reason to be married is to have a family. And I felt ready for that at that time. And so I did,” she had stated.

She additionally opened up on Mazhar’s demise in 1998 and what led to their separation earlier than that. She alleged that he had turn out to be hooked on pharmaceuticals. He died on account of a kidney ailment. Zeenat instructed Simi that she was not allowed to attend her husband’s final rites.

“Simi I wasn’t prepared for him to die. I have fought way too hard for him to live. I really believed he would get the kidney, I believed he would live. So his death was…” she had stated, including, “And the worst blow was they would not allow me to pay my last respects. His mother and his sister were trying to punish me for leaving him. It was like a bad Felini film. Because it was somebody I had given so many years of my life to. He was the father of my children and I asked if I can… I was told, ‘No, you cannot come. You cannot come to pay your last respects.’ There was so much anger and bitterness and hatred.”