Oh, Zeenie baby. India's most ravishing actress studied in Los Angeles, returned to Mumbai and joined Femina as a journalist before moving to modelling and beautyqueendom.
Her big break came in Dev Anand's Hare Rama Hare Krishna, where she played a pot-smoking flower child -- and immediately floored the masses.
A slew of unconventional roles followed -- she was playing progressive women and conflicted, flawed characters while her contemporaries were busy being 'nice' on screen.
Her marriage to actor Mazhar Khan ended in tragedy when he passed away from a liver disease and Zeenat was severely traumatised following his death. Bollywood's real 'bad girl' deserves a biopic, for sure.
An actress consistently stereotyped into roles about her killer bod and sex appeal? Why, this one's a Mallika Sherawat role all the way, right down to the outspoken soundbytes.
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