Zarine Khan Funeral

Zarine Khan, a veteran actress and interior designer and the wife of actor-filmmaker Sanjay Khan died on November 7, 2025 at the age of 81. Reportedly, Zarine was struggling with the health problems associated with age. Her death is the conclusion of a family that was one of the most respected and gracious of Bollywood.

She was born Zarine Katrak and she started her career in the entertainment industry as a model in the 1960s before she got into films like Tere Ghar Ke Samne and Ek Phool Do Mali. She also abandoned acting in 1966, having married Sanjay Khan, and made a career of a famous interior designer and writer.

The Love Story of Sanjay Khan and Zarine that has lasted a long time.

The Economic Times termed the relationship between Zarine and Sanjay Khan as a strength, beauty and silent endurance. The couple was able to withstand the difficulties in the world and pressures on their relationship, occurring over decades, and being constantly examined by the media. Zarine was a good wife to her husband in best and worst times all through his life, such as when Sanjay suffered terrible burns in 1990 in the accident on the sets of The Sword of Tipu Sultan.

The resilient love story is rife with faith, and has inspired numerous people in the film industry. In one of her interviews Zarine stated that she used patience and forgiveness as the secrets to the success of her marriage.

Bollywood Mourns the Loss

The Zarine Khan Funeral was held at Juhu Crematorium in Mumbai in which several Bollywood celebrities attended to show their final goodbye. Hrithik Roshan, Bobby Deol, Jackie Shroff and some of his close family friends were spotted in the process of offering condolences and standing in support of the Khan family.

One of the saddest scenes recorded at the ceremony was when Zayed Khan struggled to hold his tears when he was performing the last rites of his mother. The pictures of the Times of India and India Today coverage depict the mood of sadness and recollection.

Last Rites according to Hindu Rituals.

The Zarine Khan Funeral was held according to the Hindu ritual as per her final desires. Although Zarine was adopted into a family of Muslims, a Parsi-born Zarine wanted her final rites to be done according to Hindu rituals, a request her son Zayed Khan complied with. This symbolic act was indicative of her strong admiration of both religions and the spirit of inclusiveness.

Tributes sent by Family and Friends

In an emotional Instagram post, her daughter Sussanne Khan wrote,

So privileged to be your little girl, my beauty mom. Thou hast been my light, my strength, and my peace.

Heartbroken as he was, Sanjay Khan recalled her as a tower of grace and wisdom, who was there to see him through thick and thin. The industry friends remembered Zarine to be elegant, warm, and full of life.

Remembering The Legacy of Zarine Khan

More than she was the wife of Sanjay Khan, Zarine Khan had created her own legacy, as an interior designer, author, and mother of four very successful children, whose names were Sussanne Khan, Zayed Khan, Farah Khan Ali, and Simone Arora. Her input in the areas of lifestyle, art and design has continued to inspire many.

The ceremony at the Zarine Khan funeral was not just a day of mourning but it was a way to pay a tribute to a woman who lived with dignity, love and strength.

Final Thoughts

The life of Zarine Khan makes us aware of the fact that grace and might can coexist. She is gone out of this world but still she is there in her family, her work, and in the lives of her many lives that she touched in the Indian film fraternity.

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