page_title: Zeenat Aman
section_title: Works and accolades
hierarchical_section_title: Zeenat Aman / Works and accolades
caption_attribution_description: English: Zeenat Aman at BIG Awards Jury Press Meet. Photo: FilmiTadka
context_page_description: Zeenat Khan, better known as Zeenat Aman, is an Indian actress and model. One of the highest paid actresses throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, Aman is best known for her work in Bollywood films, and is widely considered to be a highly influential actress in Indian cinema. Before acting, Aman began her career as a short-lived journalist for Femina magazine. She also began to take up modelling, and at the age of 19 went on to participate in beauty pageants, winning both the Femina Miss India pageant and the Miss Asia Pacific International pageant in 1970. Continuing in fashion, she had also appeared in many magazine and magazine covers throughout the 1970s and 1980s.
  Aman began acting in 1970, and her early works included the films The Evil Within and Hulchul. Her breakthrough came with the film Hare Rama Hare Krishna, in which her performance was praised, and she won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for her performance.
caption: Zeenat Aman at BIG Awards Jury Press Meet