Recently, Bollywood veteran actress Zeenat Aman shared an adorable throwback photo with her kids Azaan and Zahaan, as well as a heart-touching letter on how she raised her two kids as a single mother. The actor expressed regret and indignation about parents “rejecting their children because of their sexual orientation, choice of spouse, or preferred job.”
In the image, a young Zeenat is seated with her two sons in her lap. She wrote, “My boys are strapping adults in their thirties now, and it feels as though their childhood zipped by before I could catch my breath. So, here are some optional pearls of wisdom for any new parents. Enjoy every moment that you can with your babies, and don’t beat yourself up over the small things. A broken plate here or a teacher’s note there, hardly signal the end of the world. We don’t owe our children perfection, we owe them love, support and guidance.”
Giving parenting advice to the people, she also added, “There’s no guidebook in the world that can really prepare you for parenthood. It’s exhilarating, overwhelming, joyous, and yes, challenging. Once my children were born, they became my sole priority. And as a single mother to two boys, I felt doubly responsible for my babies. More than anything I wanted to protect them, and shape them to be kind and loving men. My approach to motherhood has always rested on the bedrock of unconditional love. I believe this is what each one of us who chooses to become a parent, owes our children. When I hear of people rejecting their kids for reasons such as their sexual orientation, choice of partner or desired profession, it fills me with sadness and anger. We must accept our children for the individuals they are and support them to meet life as they choose to.”
Zeenat Aman is well-known for playing the lead in a number of films, including Don, Satyam Shivam Sundaram, and Hare Rama Hare Krishna. She married actor Sanjay Khan in 1978, but the two got separated. Thereafter, from 1985 till his death in 1998, Aman was married to actress Mazhar Khan. She had two kids with Mazhar Khan: composer Zahaan Khan and director Azaan Khan. Let us know more about her kids.
Zahaan Khan, Zeenat Aman’s son, is a music composer and actor. Zahaan Khan made his Bollywood musical debut in Kapil Sharma’s Dunno Y: Love is Love. Zarina Wahab, Mona Ambegaonkar, and Kitu Gidwani all played important roles in the film.
Azaan Khan is a director, who has directed many films like Bankster, Gang, Dil, and Ek Number Ka Chor.