India, July 3 -- Actors Sanjay Khan and Zeenat Aman were the centre of one of Bollywood's most discussed relationships. Their affair, along with claims of domestic violence, continued to spark debate years after it first made headlines. Now, Sanjay Khan's daughter, Farah Khan Ali, has spoken about that chapter for the first time. In a candid interview, she admitted her father's relationship with Zeenat Aman put a strain on his marriage to Zarine Katrak Khan, but firmly dismissed allegations that he ever physically assaulted the actor.

Speaking to journalist Vickey Lalwani, Farah said she was only nine or 10 years old when the controversy happened, so she has very little memory of that phase. Even so, she strongly denied the long-standing...