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Zeenat Aman
Zeenat Aman | |
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.jpg) Aman in 2018 | |
| Born | Zeenat Amanullah Khan 19 November 1951 Bombay, Bombay State, India |
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| Years active | 1970–present |
| Works | Full list |
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| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | See Murad–Rai-Aman family |
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Zeenat Amanullah Khan (born 19 November 1951), known professionally as Zeenat Aman, is an Indian actress and model who mainly works in Hindi films. One of the leading actresses of Indian cinema,[1] she established herself as one of the highest paid actresses of her time and is cited in the media as a sex symbol.[2] She is the recipient of a Filmfare Award from three nominations.
Aman first received recognition after winning the Femina Miss India pageant and the Miss Asia Pacific International pageant in 1970. Aman began acting that same year, appearing in the films The Evil Within (1970), Hungama (1971) 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. She continued to rise 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 from 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).
- ^ "Top heroines of Bollywood". India Today. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "75 Bollywood Actresses Who Ruled The Silver Screen With Grace, Beauty And Talent". Outlook India. 16 August 2022. Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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