Happy birthday, Zeenat Aman: Did you know this about the evergreen star?

Zeenat Aman was born in Mumbai, but did her schooling in Panchgani. She pursued her higher education at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles

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Zeenat made her film debut with the film Hulchul in 1971

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Zeenat Aman worked as a journalist for Femina magazine before becoming an actress

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Zeenat was the second runner-up in the Miss India pageant (1970). In 1970, she was Miss Asia Pacific, becoming the first person from South Asia to do so

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Along with Hema Malini, Zeenat was the highest paid Bollywood actress from 1976 to 1980

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Zeenat's father, Amantullah, died when she was 13. She changed her last name to Aman after he passed away

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Wishing the evergreen actress a very happy birthday

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