India, Nov. 8 -- On Friday, the Hindi film industry mourned the passing of a beloved mother and friend, 81-year-old Zarine Khan. She is survived by three daughters, Farha, Sussanne (ex-wife of actor Hrithik Roshan) and Simone, and actor-son Zayed.

Zarine died after she suffered a heart attack in the wee hours of Friday, in her home, Sanjay Plaza, in Juhu. A source said, "Zarine aunty retired to bed as usual on Thursday night and locked the bedroom door behind her.''

Drawn to Bollywood, a teenaged Zarine, nee Katrak, had a blink-and-miss tryst with the silver screen. She played miniscule roles in Tere Ghar Ke Samne (1963) and a couple of other films, all because she fell in love with '60s superstar, Sanjay Khan. They married in 1966. Fro...