
Zeenat Aman was born to a Muslim father, Amanullah Khan and a Hindu mother, Scinda. Her mother was a Maharashtrian from Pune. Her father, was one of the writers for the blockbuster movies of Mughal-e-Azam and Pakeezah. He died when Zeenat was just 13. Zeenat's mother was a German citizen, and took her to Germany - where Zeenat was very unhappy, returning to India as soon as she turned 18.
.