This veteran star stayed 12 years in troubled marriage despite husband’s affair, nursed him through illness; his family took every penny
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Veteran star Zeenat Aman is an icon, especially among youngsters who are often drawn to the ideas about love, relationships and marriage that she shares on social media. The star was also a trailblazer in her prime, challenging the conventional image of a Bollywood heroine with her bold roles and unconventional screen presence. Despite being a hugely successful star, Zeenat's personal life was ridden with difficulties, including a troubled marriage to late star Mazhar Khan .
Adding to this, Zeenat Aman has openly spoken about her troubled marriage with husband and late star Mazhar Khan. 'The first year after marriage, I realised I had made a mistake' In a 1999 interaction with Simi Garewal , the star spoke at length about her troubled marriage with Mazhar Khan and how she stayed in the relationship for 12 years despite knowing about her husband's infidelity.
Meanwhile, She shared, “The first year after marriage, I realised I had made a mistake but since I had made the decision and done it against everybody’s will, I decided to live by it and make it work. I’m not necessarily saying that it was the best thing for him either. It was a difficult time since the first year because I was pregnant with my first child and Mazhar was not there. There was a big article in Stardust magazine at that time about the woman that Mazhar was seeing. It’s reality.”
Notably, Zeenat had married Mazhar in 1985, and the couple went on to have two sons, Azaan and Zahaan. She later opened up that she wanted to end the marriage soon after the birth of her first son but chose to stay for the sake of her children. She later had their second son and was determined to leave the marriage and return to her career when her younger son turned five. However, around that time, Mazhar fell grievously ill.
As per the latest buzz, Zeenat decided to stay in the marriage to take care of him. She spent five years battling for his health and his life and later described those as some of the “very difficult years” of her life.
In further updates, Zeenat shared that she didn't just stay in the marriage; she gave it her all and tried “everything under the sun” to save her husband. She opened up that during that time, she was in and out of every hospital in Mumbai, learned to give injections and do dressings, and even travelled overseas to find doctors for her husband's treatment.
On top of that, She also opened up that Mazhar lived with a medical bag outside his body for 18 months and that she learned how to change it. However, by the time her husband's health problem was resolved, years of caregiving had taken a toll on her. Zeenat shared she was very close to a nervous breakdown.
Zeenat's efforts eventually helped Mazhar recover from his health problems, but another difficult phase followed. He became addicted to prescription drugs and painkillers, which severely affected his health and eventually his kidneys.
Source: Hindustan Times