Zeenat Aman reveals her lesser-known Hindu Name, confesses she is not religious: ‘I have seen things very closely’
The world knows her as Zeenat Aman, but the veteran star recently left fans surprised with a little-known revelation about her identity. The actor shared that she also has a Hindu name, Laliteshwari, and revealed that her parents were in an interfaith marriage. Zeenat Aman was last seen in the 2025 series The Royals. Zeenat Aman on her beliefs On Wednesday, Zeenat attended the Amrit Ratna 2026 summit in New Delhi, where she spoke about how she has two different names. Zeenat’s mother, Vardhini, was a Hindu woman. Talking about it, Zeenat said, “My name from my father’s side is Zeenat Aman, but from my mother’s side, my name is Laliteshwari. My mother’s name was Vardhini. She was a deeply religious Hindu woman who would spend two to three hours every day performing puja, and I was largely raised by her.” She was then questioned about whether she herself is a religious person. To this, Zeenat straightaway said no and then explained, “I am not religious because I have seen things very closely. My mother …








