Sanjay Khan`s wife Zarine Khan, mother of actor Zayed Khan passed away on Friday morning due to a sudden cardiac arrest. Zarine was 81 years old. As per reports, she passed away peacefully today, with her family and loved ones beside her. Her last rites was held in Mumbai on Friday afternoon and was carried out by her son Zayed Khan.
Why did Zarine Khan`s last rites follow Hindu traditions?
Before her marriage with Sanjay Khan, Zarine was a practising Hindu. Her maiden surname was Katrak. Due to this, her family performed her last rites as per Hindu traditions.
Sanjay met Zarine when she was 14
Zarine was a popular model who made her mark in the entertainment industry in the 1960s. She began her career as an actress and appeared in films such as Tere Ghar Ke Samne and Ek Phool Do Mali. She was one of the most prominent faces in the world of modelling. After marrying Sanjay Khan, Zarine shifted her career to interior design and home décor. She also wrote cookbooks and lifestyle articles.
Sanjay met Zarine when she was 14, through his mom, Bibi Fatima Begum Khan. Years later, the duo started dating and got married in 1966. The couple soon welcomed four kids, Sussanne Khan, Simone Arora, Farah Ali Khan, and Zayed Khan. Zarine and Sanjay’s relationship was based on love and trust. She has not only shared the joys of success but also faced the trials and challenges of marrying a superstar.
About Zarine Khan
She is survived by four children: Zayed Khan, Sussanne Khan, Farah Khan Ali, and Simone Arora. She was also the former mother-in-law of Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan, who had married her daughter Sussanne in early 2000. Though not an actor on the professional front, Zarine Khan had essayed the role of Dev Anand`s secretary, Jenny Fernandes, in `Tere Ghar Ke Saamne`, released in 1963.
Khan, over the years, enjoyed her social status of being a star wife and a strong, independent mother to her children. Her daughter Sussanne Khan is a well-known interior designer, and not many know, but Zarine herself was deeply involved in design and architecture.
For the uninitiated, Zarine Khan had stood by her husband, Sanjay Khan, rock solid during his fire accident on the set of the television series `The Sword of Tipu Sultan` in 1990, where he had suffered severe burns.
Recently, Farah Khan and her star cook, Dilip, had visited Sanjay Khan and Zarine Khan’s house to shoot their popular vlog series. It was probably Zarine Khan’s last onscreen appearance.
