When Zeenat Aman revealed why she was forced to leave husband Mazhar Khan despite caring, was punished for it: ‘Every penny he owned was taken by his mother, sister’

She explained, “What really happened is that he became addicted to prescription drugs, painkillers. He was at a point taking seven a day and the doctor had said that there was a good possibility that his kidneys would pack up. The children would request him, I would request him, we would tell him don’t do it but he didn’t.”

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She added, “Eventually, his kidneys did pack up and this was after I had opted out. It took me a very long time to do that because when I left, I still cared. I had fought so many of his battles so hard for him. It was very difficult for me to leave even though it was a question of self-preservation.”

Zeenat revealed that after she walked out of her marriage, she was severely punished for taking a stand. She shared her children were turned against her and Mazhar’s sister and mother didn’t let them inherit any of her husband’s properties after his death. She said, “Every penny he possibly had has been taken by his mother and sister. There is nothing.”

In the same interview, Zeenat also revealed that she was not allowed to pay her last respects to her husband after his passing by his mother and sister. “They wanted to punish me for leaving Mazhar”, said Zeenat.

Within the first year of marriage, Mazhar had an affair with another woman. However, Zeenat, who was pregnant with their first child at the time, chose to stay in the marriage despite knowing the reality. She wanted to separate when their child turned five, but stayed as Mazhar fell ill and it took him five years to recover. A year after his recovery, he passed away due to his addiction.