Zeenat is from the Arabic *zīna* (زينة — beauty, adornment, ornament). **A modern American baby name in the broader Arabic-Indian heritage aesthetic**. **Zeenat Aman (born 1951)** — **iconic Indian Bollywood actress**; widely considered **one of the foundational figures of the iconic 1970s Indian cinema golden age**; widely credited with transforming the broader Indian cinema feminine aesthetic toward the foundational Western-influenced modern Bollywood actress archetype; **Femina Miss India 1970** and **Miss Asia Pacific 1970** — first Indian woman to win the international Miss Asia Pacific pageant; her foundational films include the iconic ***Hare Rama Hare Krishna* (1971)** — directed by Dev Anand — **Filmfare Best Supporting Actress** — widely considered one of the foundational works of the Indian counterculture cinema — ***Yaadon Ki Baaraat* (1973)** — one of the foundational Bollywood films of the 1970s — ***Don* (1978)** opposite Amitabh Bachchan — widely considered one of the foundational Bollywood action films — ***Qurbani* (1980)**, ***Insaaf Ka Tarazu* (1980)** — **Filmfare Best Actress**, and ***Satyam Shivam Sundaram* (1978)** directed by Raj Kapoor; **Padma Shri (India's 4th-highest civilian honor) — 2018**; over 1 million Instagram followers; widely considered **the foundational style icon of 1970s Bollywood**. **Princess Zeenat** — Arabic-Indian heritage naming.
Featured throughout Indian cinema.
Zeenat reduces to one.