Zayed, Sussanne Khan's mother Zarine Katrak wasn't Hindu or Muslim, here's truth about her faith

 

by IANS |

Mumbai, Nov 8 (IANS) Questions about the faith of actor Zayed Khan’s mother, Zarine Katrak, surfaced after her last rites were held on November 7. In an earlier conversation with Simi Garewal, Zarine had shared that she was a “Zohrastrian girl”.


Zarine Katrak passed away aged 81 after suffering from age related ailments. As per sources, Zarine Katrak, who was the mother-in-law of Hrithik Roshan was suffering from age-related ailments for a while now. She breathed her last on November 7 at her residence in Mumbai.


In an old interview in the show “Rendezvous With Simi Garewal”, Zarine and her husband Sanjay Khan talked about how they fell in love and got married.


Sanjay said: “When I met Zarine I knew I found the girl I wanted to marry. I felt comfortable. I enjoyed looking at her face. Those lovely eyes… She had juicy lips… she had the most scintillating smile and terrific figure. She was pink.”


“She used to eat like a boy and my mother made her eat and she used to love the food in our house. She would be like a shadow with me. I would feel the most comfortable with her.”


Zarine Katrak then had shared that she and Sanjay were “total opposites.”


“He wore a white shirt, pants with Kolhapuri chappals and a book of Tolstoy in his hand, very serious and charismatic and I was the modern Zohrastrian girl skirts and rock and roll shoes,” she had said.


Talking about the cremation part, the process of cremation in Zoroastrianism is called Dokhmenashini. The body is kept in the Tower of Silence or Dakhma, a circular building where the body is kept in the open, in sunlight. After this, birds like vultures, eagles, and crows eat the body.


However, in recent times Zohrastrians have resorted other ways due to the precipitous decline of vultures in India. Even iconic industrialist Ratan Tata’s last rites were performed in a crematorium in Mumbai.

Latest Cinema Updates
The first thing I'd do was fight with God, says actress Bhagyashrii Borse Fri, Dec 05, 2025, 06:27 PM
Actress Mehreen Pirzadaa tells IndiGo Airlines: The chaos you've created is outrageous! Fri, Dec 05, 2025, 06:22 PM
Prabhas attends his 'Baahubali: The Epic' special screening in Japan Fri, Dec 05, 2025, 06:19 PM
Selena Gomez preps for her first Christmas with Benny Blanco as a married couple Fri, Dec 05, 2025, 06:10 PM
George Clooney says his daughter 'rolls her eyes' at him Fri, Dec 05, 2025, 03:47 PM
Shah Rukh Khan says he had no idea 'DDLJ' would become this phenomenon Fri, Dec 05, 2025, 03:42 PM
Krystle D'Souza on dancing with 'powerful performer' Ranveer Singh: You automatically level up Fri, Dec 05, 2025, 03:35 PM
Alia Bhatt's November dump is all about celebrating your loved ones Fri, Dec 05, 2025, 02:21 PM
Allu Arjun celebrates the unforgettable journey of 'Pushpa 2' as the Sukumar directorial turns 1 Fri, Dec 05, 2025, 02:16 PM
Kajol says 'DDLJ has become kind of a touch stone for Indians living abroad' Fri, Dec 05, 2025, 02:15 PM
Kareena Kapoor: Wrapping 'Daayra' feels like closing a powerful chapter Fri, Dec 05, 2025, 02:10 PM
Raj Nidimoru's ex-wife says 'not looking for attention, sympathy’'post his wedding to Samantha Thu, Dec 04, 2025, 04:24 PM
Sonam Kapoor marks eight years since she got 'engaged' to Anand Ahuja in NY Thu, Dec 04, 2025, 04:18 PM
Deepti Naval heads for lunch at a 5-star hotel in an auto rickshaw Thu, Dec 04, 2025, 04:12 PM
Makers of Virat Karrna's pan-Indian film 'Nagabandham' begin filming expensive climax sequence Thu, Dec 04, 2025, 03:16 PM
Priyanka Chopra to husband Nick Jonas: 'Cementing' your legacy in Hollywood was a proud moment for me Thu, Dec 04, 2025, 03:03 PM
Sobhita Dhulipala, Naga Chaitanya celebrate 1st wedding anniversary with a beautiful BTS wedding reel Thu, Dec 04, 2025, 02:55 PM
Sonam Kapoor marks eight years since she got 'engaged' to Anand Ahuja in NY Thu, Dec 04, 2025, 01:27 PM
Veteran Tamil film producer AVM Saravanan passes away Thu, Dec 04, 2025, 12:34 PM
Tamil film industry plunges into gloom as veteran producer AVM Saravanan passes away; TN CM Stalin pays respects Thu, Dec 04, 2025, 12:31 PM