In these years, although she acted in films such as Adamak (آدمک) by Khosrow Haritash, Topoli (تپلی) by Reza Mirlohi and Khastegar (خواستگار) by Ali Hatami; however, in general, according to the conditions of Iranian cinema, it represented a special character (a seductive woman).

In these years, she also appeared in different artistic films known as the New Wave of Iranian cinema, such as Adamak by Khosrow Haritash in 1998, Topoli by Reza Mirlohi in 1999 based on Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, and Khastegar by Ali Hatami in 1999.

In this telephone conversation, Hatami told the Weekly Information reporter: My three-month silence is due to my marriage with Zari, who will be a partner in my work from now on.

I am responsible for half of the capital of this film and Zari is also responsible for the lead role...After the birth of their first and only child, Leila Hatami, on 1 October 1972, Khoshkam practically withdrew from the cinema, and before the Revolution, she appeared in only one more role, that of Ezzat ed-Dowleh, Amir Kabir's wife, in the television series Soltan-e Sahebgharan (1975), directed by her husband.

Later, in 1999, Varuzh Karim-Masihi produced a film called Tehran Roozer No by reassembling parts of the series Hezar Dastan, which also featured Zahra Hatami.

In the same year, their only daughter, Leila Hatami, who after playing small roles in her father's films, had gone to Lausanne, Switzerland for higher education, returned to Iran because of her father's illness, and while acting in the film Leila by Dariush Mehrjui, married her opposite actor, Ali Mosaffa.

In addition to working with Behrouz Afkhami, Khoshkam also collaborated with other directors in an honorary way, among which the film Eshg + 2 (عشق+۲) by Reza Karimi should be mentioned, in which Zahra Hatami is thanked.

After many years, Zari Khoshkam's first serious experience in the cinema after the Revolution, again under the name Zahra Hatami, was acting in the film Portrait of a Lady Far Away, directed by her son-in-law Ali Mosaffa in 2002, which is based on the story of her life.

An elderly engineer who separated from his wife and son and lived alone, paid, and Zari Khoshkam played the role of an Afghan singer named Khursheed.