Zeenat on her mother's heartbreak when she ran away

Veteran actress Zeenat Amanwhich has been making headlines for encouraging young people to choose live relationshipshas now opened up about how his decision to run away and marry her husband Mazhar Khan initially caused hurt To your mother. However, the arrival of her first child, who shares her birthday motherit brought renewed joy and connection.
She took to Instagram to share throwback photos of her parents and recalled her mother's resilience and determination after her father's separation in the 1950s. Despite the challenges, her mother embraced independence, becoming a successful working woman and securing Aman's education at prestigious boarding schools.
She wrote: “Every Sunday, a dedicated supporter sends me old photos from their archive. Zeenat Remembrances of Aman, please. This Sunday he sent me these two images of my mother, portrayed respectively with my father Amanullah Khan and my German stepfather Uncle Heinz.
There was no more extraordinary woman in the world than my mother. She was my safe haven. She was a woman ahead of the curve. She was graceful, beautiful and very intelligent.

After she and my father separated in the 1950s, she taught herself business and became a working woman. She sent me to the best boarding schools and never missed a visit, from where she came loaded with packets of food. When I decided to pursue an acting career, she gave up her own job to be my manager. She negotiated my contracts, invested my earnings, packed my tiffins, managed my lines, inspired my style and boosted my confidence to the nth degree. All this while maintaining her own exciting social life within the expat community in Mumbai.

Mom never thought any man was worthy of me (she was right), and it was the only issue we discussed. Still, if I was feeling down, I would go to her bed in our apartment. Nepean Sea Road, lie down next to her and hold her hand. No words would be spoken, but my turmoil would resolve and I would feel safe.
It's true that I broke her heart a little when ran awaybut it got better with the birth of my first child, who shares her birthday.

When my mother died in 1995, I felt as if a veil of protection had been ripped from my shoulders. These photos are even more precious to me now that I can only return to their safe haven in my memories.”