Lesser known facts about Zeenat Aman

– Zeenat Aman was the second runner-up at Miss India pageant.

– Zeenat Aman is the winner of Miss Asia Pacific 1970.

– Zeenat is the first South Asian woman to win a title like this.

– Her father, Amanullan Khan, was a scriptwriter and has written scripts for movies such as Pakeezah and Mughal-e-Azam.

– Zeenat Aman was one of the highest-paid actors between 1976-1980.

– Zeenat Aman dressed up as a village girl with a half-burnt face and went to Raj Kapoor’s office when he was finalising his heroine for Satyam Shivam Sundaram. Raj Kapoor was very impressed with Zeenat's dedication and signed her for the movie, right then.

– Reportedly, Sanjay Khan and Zeenat Aman fell in love during the shoot of Abdullah.

– Rumour has it that Zeenat was in a relationship with the famous Pakistani cricketer, Imran Khan.

– Their relationship came to an end after Zeenat married Mazhar and Imran married Jemima Goldsmith.

– Zeenat got married to a very less-popular actor, Mazhar Khan, in 1985.

– The marriage was bitter for Zeenat, as her husband used to beat her. After 12 years of marriage, Zeenat later filed for divorce and they got separated.