When Zeenat Aman said she married Mazhar Khan because she ‘really’ wanted to have kids: ‘Biological clock was ticking’ | Bollywood

Veteran actor Zeenat Aman, in an interview with Simi Garewal in 1999, had opened up about her marriage with actor Mazhar Khan and the way she needed to embrace motherhood on the peak of her profession. 

On her seventieth birthday on Friday, right here’s a flashback of what Zeenat Aman had advised Simi Garewal within the interview. When requested in regards to the timing of her marriage, she stated: “At the moment, I used to be prepared for motherhood, greater than something. I felt my organic clock was ticking and I actually needed to have kids. And actually that was the chief motive why I obtained married as a result of I genuinely consider that the one motive to be married is to have a household. And I felt prepared for that at the moment. And so I did.”

Zeenat Aman married Mazhar Khan in 1985 they usually had two sons, Azaan Khan and Zahaan Khan. Zeenat was married to Mazhar Khan until his loss of life in 1998. 

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When requested in regards to the motive behind marrying Mazhar Khan, who was much less profitable as an actor whereas Zeenat was a star within the 80s, she stated: “Troublesome to say now. I feel in our lives typically, you might be prepared for sure issues. You could be prepared for sure modifications. After which the one that occurs to be there at that time of time in your life, you are attempting to suit into what your wants are. I feel that’s one of the best ways I can clarify it at this level.”

Speaking about her ‘compatibility’ with Mazhar Khan, Zeenat stated: “Oh expensive, tough to say now.”

Zeenat Aman additionally revisited the time when she was anticipated to spend time along with her children as a substitute of specializing in her profession: “At the moment, I wasn’t into evaluation once I was within the marriage. However once I began trying again, I realised that sure… there have been by no means issues that have been stated consciously however there was at all times a component of eager to disconnect the individual from the surface world. To attempt to preserve me residence with the youngsters, you realize, greater than encouraging me to exit and be my very own individual. I feel in a partnership, folks need to nurture and cherish one another and permit one another to develop and be what they wish to be however I by no means obtained that. I used to be by no means allowed to develop and to fulfil my future.”

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Earlier than marrying Mazhar Khan, Zeenat Aman was briefly married to Sanjay Khan. In his biography, actor Dev Anand had written he had romantic emotions for Zeenat Aman after they co-starred within the 1971 film Hare Rama Hare Krishna.