India, Oct. 2 -- Veteran actor Zeenat Aman is an icon, especially among youngsters who are often drawn to the ideas about love, relationships and marriage that she shares on social media. The actor was also a trailblazer in her prime, challenging the conventional image of a Bollywood heroine with her bold roles and unconventional screen presence. Despite being a hugely successful star, Zeenat's personal life was ridden with difficulties, including a troubled marriage to late actor Mazhar Khan.

In a 1999 interaction with Simi Garewal, the actor spoke at length about her troubled marriage with Mazhar Khan and how she stayed in the relationship for 12 years despite knowing about her husband's infidelity.

She said, "The first year after mar...