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Zeenat Aman’s Son Zahaan Recalls Being Surprised By Her International Fame: ‘It Hit Me Later…’

Zeenat Aman’s Son Zahaan Recalls Being Surprised By Her International Fame: ‘It Hit Me Later…’

Last Updated:May 23, 2025, 22:46 IST Zahaan Khan, the son of Bollywood legend Zeenat Aman, opens up about his private upbringing, global fan encounters, and when he finally grasped the true scale of his mother’s fame. Zahaan Khan, son of Zeenat Aman, shares how he only understood the depth of his mother’s global legacy in his 20s. He opens up about fan encounters, fashion, and life with a legend. Zahaan Khan, the younger son of legendary Bollywood icon Zeenat Aman, has spent much of his life away from the glare of the spotlight. Now 35, the culinary arts graduate and freelance music composer recently offered a rare glimpse into what it was like growing up with a mother who shaped an era in Indian cinema. In a conversation with Vogue, Zahaan reflected on his unconventional upbringing, where the glitz of fame was a quiet, constant presence. Although Zeenat had stepped back from films to focus on raising Zahaan and his brother, her presence in public still commanded attention. “As a child, I was so used …

When Zeenat Aman Had “Deep Conversations” With Sons About “Men, Women And The Ways Of The World”

Zeenat Aman shared this image. (courtesy: ZeenatAman) New Delhi: Zeenat Aman‘s latest Instagram entry deserves your undivided attention. The veteran actress shared a throwback picture featuring herself with her sons, Zahaan and Azaan Khan. In the snapshot, a young Zeenat is seen sitting with her beloved sons nestled in her lap. Accompanying the picture is a detailed caption where Zeenat reflects on the challenges her sons faced while growing up in the shadow of her fame. She wrote, “I’m much too jaded to imagine a perfect world, but I’m also enough of a dreamer to believe that it can get better. It couldn’t have been easy growing up as my sons. Though I had stepped away from the limelight by the time they were in school, they weren’t immune to the occasional crude comment, vulgar question or salacious news article about me.” Sharing an incident from her kids’ childhood, Zeenat Aman added, “It was late afternoon in Bandra in the 90s. The boys were playing at the entrance of the building with the neighbourhood kids. …