Background
Born in Mumbai, she is daughter of Akhtar Hussain, who was film producer and son of director Jaddanbai.
Born in Mumbai, she is daughter of Akhtar Hussain, who was film producer and son of director Jaddanbai.
She acted in several movies such as Anokhi Raat (1968) with Sanjeev Kumar, Gambler (1971) and Prem Pujari (1970) with Development Anand. After that her films like Teen Chor and Prabhat flopped ending her career. Zaheeda also acted in a DD1 serial Aamrapali (television serial) in 2002.