Zeenat Aman | |
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.jpg) Aman in 2018 | |
| Born | Zeenat Khan 19 November 1951 Bombay, Bombay State, India |
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| Works | Full list |
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| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | See Murad–Rai-Aman family |
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Zeenat Khan (born 19 November 1951), better known as Zeenat Aman, is an Indian actress and model. She first received recognition after winning the Femina Miss India pageant and the Miss Asia Pacific International pageant in 1970. She began acting that same year, appearing in the films The Evil Within (1970) and Hulchul (1971). Her breakthrough came with Dev Anand's drama film Haré Rama Haré Krishna (1971), which won her the Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Actress and the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.
Aman rose to prominence in the 1970s, playing leading roles in films such as Yaadon Ki Baaraat (1973), Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (1974), Ajanabee (1974), Warrant (1975), Chori Mera Kaam (1975), Dharam Veer (1977), Chhailla Babu (1977), Hum Kisise Kum Naheen (1977), and The Great Gambler (1979). She also starred as Roma in the action film Don (1978), and was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress for the controversial film Satyam Shivam Sundaram (1978). Also in 1978, she married Sanjay Khan; after suffering a highly-publicized domestic violence incident to Khan, the marriage was annulled in 1979.
In the early 1980s, Aman had leading roles in Abdullah (1980), Alibaba Aur 40 Chor (1980), Qurbani (1980), Dostana (1980), and Insaf Ka Tarazu (1980), the lattermost of which earned her a nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actress. She continued acting in films throughout the early 1980s, with roles in the films Laawaris (1981), Teesri Aankh (1982), Mahaan (1983), Pukar (1983), and Jagir (1984). After her marriage to actor Mazhar Khan in 1985, she began acting less frequently in films. After appearing in the courtroom drama film Gawaahi (1989), she took a hiatus to focus on her marriage which lasted until Khan's death in 1998.
In 1999, Aman returned with a minor role in the film Bhopal Express. After another brief hiatus, she appeared in the film Boom (2003). She has since had roles in several independent films, including Ugly Aur Pagli (2008), Dunno Y... Na Jaane Kyon (2010), Chaurahen (2012), Strings of Passion (2014), Dunno Y2... Life Is a Moment (2015), Dil Toh Deewana Hai (2016), and Sallu Ki Shaadi (2017), and the war film Panipat (2019). In addition, she made her theatre debut with the play The Graduate (2004) and led the web series Love Life & Screw Ups (2017).