Overview
- Zayed Khan, in a Zoom interview published Monday by multiple outlets, said his mother asked for her ashes to be immersed in a river and that the family honored that request.
- The family held Hindu cremation rites in November 2025 even though Zarine Khan was Parsi by birth and married to Muslim actor Sanjay Khan, which drew online criticism.
- He described the Khans as a secular household and said “insaaniyat,” or humanity, is their first religion.
- Daughter Farah Khan Ali earlier wrote that her mother was born Parsi, married as a Muslim and cremated by Hindu rites, which she said reflected a life anchored in kindness.
- The episode shows how interfaith funeral choices in India can face public scrutiny once images spread on social media.