Details of his personal life and a full biography of Zinat Aman are of interest to all fans of Indian cinema. And this is not surprising, because the actress in the 70s of the last century was a real sex symbol of Bollywood. She had a bright exotic appearance, thanks to which she repeatedly won various beauty contests.
Zinat starred in several Bollywood films, which made her famous not only throughout India, but also made her recognizable all over the world. It should be noted that the girl is not without intellect and erudition, because at one time she managed to win a scholarship to study in California on her own, without any help. But those who think that the biography of Zinat Aman has always been cloudless, and the life path of this chic woman has always been easy and full of joy, is deeply mistaken. Despite the beauty and worldwide popularity, none of the two official marriages of the actress has developed successfully. Rather, on the contrary, they brought the woman a lot of pain and frustration.
Zinat Aman: biography, family and parents
The future actress was born in Germany, and it happened in November 1951. Her father was a well-known screenwriter - Amanullah Khan. The popularity was brought to him by a written script for a film called Mughal-E-Azam. This tape at one time was recognized as the real classic of Indian cinema. Apparently, it was from his father, Zinat Aman (a biography, a photo of which will be provided in our article) that took over the love of Indian cinema. Amanullah Khan professed Islam, but his wife, mother Zinat, was Hindu.
Losing a father injuring a child
Parents did not get along very well, and when Zinat was little, they divorced. Mother and daughter moved to Bombay, where the biography of Zinat Aman began from scratch - without a father. After the move, the girl saw him very rarely. When she was only 13 years old, Amanullah Khan died. In her interviews, the actress repeatedly recalls that she really did not have enough dad. She missed him madly, and all her conscious childhood felt a certain emptiness that she could not fill with anything.
After some time, the girl’s mother remarried. The future Indian actress Zinat Aman, whose biography is not as cloudless as it might seem at first glance, urgently needed paternal support. The second choice of the mother was a worthy man who managed to find a trip to the girl. Over time, he became a very close person for Zinat, whom the actress spoke with great warmth about in all her adult interviews. But nevertheless, the future world-famous actress Zinat Aman has been saddened all her life due to the lack of her dad nearby.
The actress admitted that many years after the death of her father, she met a man who knew him personally, and he told Zinat many interesting things about Amanullah Khan and what kind of person he was. As an adult woman, Zinat again felt severe anguish, because at that moment she realized that her father passed away too soon, even before her own daughter could recognize him for real.
The youth of a beautiful girl
After the parents divorced, the biography of Zinat Aman continued in Bombay. She entered a school called Saint Xavier, where she always proved to be a talented girl. Zinat was the headman of the class, performed as part of the school basketball team. Dramatic changes in her life began to occur after she was recognized as the best student of the school, and as a reward she was sent to study in America.
This life experience greatly helped the girl in her future life. The American lifestyle made her more relaxed and showed that for a woman the desire to work, pursue a career and earn money is quite normal.
Model experience
After finishing his American studies, Zinat returns home. She tries herself as a model, and it turns out that the girl is quite successful. She takes part in several beauty contests that bring her victory. In 1971, she honestly wins the Miss India 1971 title in the competition of the same name. Soon she won another landmark victory, not only for herself, but for her entire country. Zinat became the first Indian woman in the world to win at MISS ASIA. In the same year, the girl made her film debut.
Initial steps in film career
Zinat Aman, a biography, the filmography of which we consider in this article, starred in a film called The Evil Within. This movie did not receive much success, and the role of the girl remained especially unnoticed by anyone. For this reason, Zinat herself considers two other films, Hulchul and Hungama, to be her debut.
Further, her career as an actress began to develop very rapidly. She starred in more than 75 films, and many believe that in a sense, this actress made a revolution in the Indian cinema. She possessed a special magnetism and pronounced sexuality, and her heroines were always alive, vigorous and looked very believable.
First marriage
Despite worldwide fame and recognition, actress Zinat Aman, whose personal life was not the best, survived a lot of suffering because of her beloved men. Her first choice was Sanjay Khan, an Indian director and actor. Morally, the actress was very attached to this man and psychologically Zinat was also dependent on him.
This relationship was very complicated. Zinat Aman (a photo with her husband can be seen in our article) madly loved this imperious man with a hot-tempered character. At the time of the meeting with Zinat Sanjay, he was already officially married and had children.
Emotionally, Zinat was so strongly attached to her chosen one that this fact did not bother her, and the insanely beautiful woman, an actress recognized throughout the world, agreed to the role of her second wife. The newly-made husband repeatedly allowed himself to raise his hand to his new spouse, often she was jealous and insulted. Zinat, having sincere love and inexplicable affection for the tyrant, humbly endured all his antics.
Their story can be traced well in the film "Abdula", where the couple also play a married couple, and the situation on the screen is fully consistent with the situation in the real life of the actors. It seemed that such self-destruction of Zinat could last forever, but everything is coming to an end. The point of no return was the disgusting scene of the actress's humiliation in a public place, which was witnessed by many outsiders. During one of the social events at which the star couple was present in full force, the first wife of Sanjay hit Zinat. Instead of standing up for Zinat, the man also struck her several blows. Such a woman could not endure and filed for divorce. After 4 days, realizing that this time Zinat would not change her mind and would not return, her husband called the reporters and said that he was leaving her, as if Zinat had been convicted of him in connection with another man.
Second marriage
Zinat decided to get married for the second time only 4 years after an unpleasant story with her first marriage. Her second husband was also a creative person - actor Mazkhar Khan. Despite the fact that this union lasted for almost 12 years, he never made this woman happy. Initially, Mazkhar fell in love with the actress and long sought her attention. For her sake, he left his first family, in which at that time there were already children. After a difficult relationship with her first spouse, Zinat, like any woman in her place, needed support. That is why she agreed to a second marriage, in which she and her husband, by the way, had 2 children.
But time passed, the actress gradually came to her senses and realized that in this union she was truly unhappy. At a certain time, she needed this relationship, and she accepted the love of Mazhar, but over time, Zinat was not enough, and as a result the couple decided to divorce.
Scandal with ex-spouse's family
At the time of the breakdown, Mazhar was ill, he was diagnosed with cancer. Zinat spent a lot of money to help him, but after the death of a man, his relatives did not appreciate the act of the former daughter-in-law. They believed that it was the actress who was to blame for the death of Mazhar, and that his condition worsened largely due to divorce. The conflict reached its climax when the family of the deceased launched a new scandal around the actress. Once they came to the house of Zinat and, verbally humiliating her and accusing her of the death of Mazhar, they beat the woman. The worst and most unpleasant thing in the whole story was that Zinat's own son took part in this reprisal against the mother, whom the relatives of the deceased husband opposed her.
Despite the fact that the personal life of this woman cannot be called successful, she fully realized herself in her work. And, unlike most of the people close to her, millions of viewers around the world recognized her talent and still consider her one of the most beautiful women and the best actresses in Indian cinema.