Updated On: 07 November, 2025 09:29 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Sanjay Khan’s extramarital affair with Zeenat Aman during Zarine Khan’s pregnancy made headlines in the 1980s. Years later, Zarine opened up about that difficult phase, saying she always believed her husband would return

Sanjay Khan, Zarine Khan and Zeenat Aman
Veteran actor Sanjay Khan’s love affair with his Abdullah co-star Zeenat Aman is no secret. They met on the sets of the film in 1980, when Sanjay was already married to Zarine Khan. When Zarine learned about the affair, she was pregnant with their son Zayed Khan and gave Sanjay an ultimatum.
Zarine and Sanjay publicly addressed this phase of their lives when they appeared on the chat show Rendezvous With Simi Garewal. When host Simi Garewal asked if the rumours of his relationship with Zeenat were true, Sanjay replied, “It could have happened.”