Veteran actress Zeenat Aman, one of the most successful stars in the Hindi film industry, starred in several successful Bollywood films like Don, Satyam Shivam Sundaram, Roti Kapada Aur Makaan and more. However, she often made headlines for her controversial love life. From marrying actor Sanjay Khan, who was already married and father of three children, to her relationship with Imran Khan, the Hare Rama Hare Krishna actress’ personal life always made it to the pages of tabloids.

Zeenat Aman got hitched to Mazhar Khan in 1985. The duo became parents to two sons – Azaan Khan and Zahaan Khan. Mazhar died of kidney failure in September 1998 and his estranged wife Zeenat Aman was denied entry to his funeral. 

In a chat with Simi Grewal, she had revealed why Mazhar’s family had not allowed her to pay her last respects. Talking about how devastating his death left her, she said, “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…”

The actress then made a shocking revelation and added, “And the worst blow was they would not allow me to pay my last respects. His mother and his sister. they were trying to punish me for leaving him. It was like a bad felony 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.”

Zeenat Aman never shied away from talking about the struggles she went through in her abusive relationship and her marriage with Mazhar. In the same interview, she had also opened up about her husband cheating on her, going through physical abuse and violence.