page_title: Zeenat Aman
section_title: Acting comeback and theatre debut (1999–present)
hierarchical_section_title: Zeenat Aman / Life and career / Acting comeback and theatre debut (1999–present)
caption_attribution_description: English: Zeenat Aman at Esha Deol's wedding reception
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.
context_section_description: After 10 years of being inactive in the industry, Aman appeared in a cameo role in the film Bhopal Express (1999). However, she didn't appear in another film until 2003, when she appeared as Alice in the film Boom. The film turned to drastically under-perform at the box-office, creating a set of financial problems for the film's crew, including the producer Ayesha Shroff, who had discussed about it. In 2004, she appeared as Mrs. Robinson in the play The Graduate staged at St Andrew's auditorium in Mumbai. She had also made an appearance along with actress Hema Malini in the popular show Koffee with Karan hosted by Karan Johar. Aman then had roles in the films Maksham (2005), Jaana... Let's Fall in Love (2006) as Raju's mother, and in Chaurahen which was released in 2012 but had originally been filmed and shelved in 2007. In 2008, Aman starred in the feature film Ugly Aur Pagli in a special appearance. In the year following, she starred in the film Geeta in Paradise (2009).
  In 2008, Aman received a Lifetime Achievement Award during the Zee Cine Awards function in 2008 as a recognition of her contribution to Hindi Cinema. She also received an "Outstanding Contribution to Indian Cinema" award at the IIFA awards 2010 held at Colombo, Sri Lanka. In 2010, Aman starred as Rebecca in the film Dunno Y... Na Jaane Kyon. The film was originally aired at film festivals nationwide, and drew an immense amount of controversy. The film had been panned by critics for its gay stereotypes, however, the film achieved success throughout festivals and achieved a theatrical release as well throughout many other countries. The movie was also the first to have a gay kiss and lovemaking included. In the film, Aman performed her hit songs Aap Jaisa Koi and Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo. It won various awards, and later spawned the sequel Dunno Y2... Life Is a Moment which was released in 2014, which Aman had also starred in. In 2012, Aman was cast as the main role of Roma in the film Strings of Passion.
  Aman had roles in the films Dil Toh Deewana Hai (2016) and Sallu Ki Shaadi (2017). Sallu Ki Shaadi was a tribute to the actor Salman Khan, and later received highly negative reviews, criticised by critics for its B movie elements. In 2017, Aman was cast in the short-lived web series Love Life & Screw Ups, in which she played the main role of Joanna, a spinster with a drastic love life and personal problems, who frequently mingles with younger people. The show was featured in international film festivals, being the first Indian web series to be shown at a festival in Poland. The series, being viewed negatively at first, was eventually received positively, with Aman's performance being praised. 
  In February 2018, Aman filed a rape case against businessman Aman Khanna, better known as Sarfaraz. After stalking, harassing, and robbing Aman, as well as allegedly raping Aman various times, charges were pressed against Khanna in which he was then incarcerated. The incidents described were said to have taken place between 2011 and 2016. In June 2019, it was announced that Aman joined the main cast of the film Panipat as Sakina Begum, alongside Sanjay Dutt, Kriti Sanon, Arjun Kapoor and Padmini Kolhapure. It was released theatrically on 6 December 2019 in India, but was commercially unsuccessful. In February 2020, it was announced that Aman is staging a comeback in theatre, appearing in a play on Kasturba Gandhi.
caption: Aman in 2012
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