zeenat aman is a very popular veteran actress of hindi films. She gave many super-duper hit films in her career. zeenat aman is also credited with setting fashion trends in Bollywood. As successful as Zeenat was in her professional life, her personal life was equally painful. The actress married Mazhar Khan at the peak of her career. This was her second marriage. She was previously married to Sanjay Khan but left him due to the actor's alleged abusive behavior. Zeenat and Mazhar got married in 1985, but in less than a year, their marriage cracked. She decided to leave Mazhar Khan after 12 years of marriage, but due to this decision, her in-laws turned against her.
Why did zeenat aman leave Mazhar Khan?
During a chat show with Simi Garewal, zeenat aman talked about her second marriage and the reason behind leaving Mazhar Khan. She revealed that her husband had become addicted to many things and had "stopped helping himself." The actress said, "Whatever he was doing, he was harming himself more and more and I couldn't stay there and see him do that." She explained the situation and said, "What really happened was that he got addicted to prescription medicines, painkillers. At one point he was taking them seven times a day, and the doctor said that his kidneys would fail because of this." zeenat aman mentioned that she and their children had requested him not to do so, but he was not ready to give up anything.
In-laws wanted to punish Zeenat
The Hare Rama Hare krishna fame actress further revealed that eventually, her kidneys started failing and that's when she decided to leave him. The actress had said, "It took me a very long time to do so because even when I left, I still cared for him. I fought a lot of battles for him. It was very difficult for me to leave, even though it was a question of self-preservation," zeenat aman told Simi Garewal. After deciding to separate from Mazhar Khan, the veteran actress was also 'punished' by her in-laws. The actress revealed that her children had turned against her, and her husband's family did not allow her to inherit his property after his death. Moreover, she was not even allowed to pay her last respects to her late husband. In the same interview, zeenat aman recalled, "They wanted to punish me for leaving Mazhar." Mazhar Khan died in september 1998 at the age of 43.