In Hollywood it is common for married actresses to be successful, but in Bollywood, the tides are yet to change. With Bollywood blooming to the surface with marital vows this year, it seems like finally our actresses no longer see the 'married' tag to be detrimental to their careers.
However, tinsel-town has had its share of actresses who bid goodbye to films after marriage. Some were even at the peak of their career graph. Let’s have a look at such actresses who left the film-industry to happily adopt the role of a homemaker.
She was an ultimate diva whose one sight would take any heart away. Saira Bano, was an established actress but she happily gave up the arc lights to revel in her role as a wife and a homemaker. She was 22 when she married her dream man, the legendary actor Dilip Kumar in 1966. She decided not to work after marriage as she thought their marriage might not work due to Dilip Kumar’s constant travelling for shoots.
In her own words- “I have no regrets of not doing too many films post my marriage.”
She was Bollywood box office gold in the late ‘80s, ruling the roost with films like Hero, Ghayal and Damini. Meenakshi was not just drop dead gorgeous but also a legitimate actress. Her last film was Rajkumar Santoshi's Ghatak opposite Sunny Deol.
Thereafter she married the investment banker Harish Mysore and said goodbye to the glamour world forever. She moved to USA where she now lives with her husband and two kids. A gifted dancer, Meenakshi now teaches various forms of Indian classical dances to students in Sugarland, Texas.
She started her career as a child artist and went to work in many Bollywood films as a lead actress. Neetu Singh was 14 when she started dating Rishi Kapoor and at the age of 21 she tied the knot with him. Their wedding was the biggest and the most awaited extravaganza of the tinsel town at that time. Post-marriage Neetu retired from the films.
In her own words “I wanted to devote all my life to my family.”
Her early claim to fame was with an item song humma humma in film 'Bombay'. In her filmy- career Sonali has worked with all the Khans in Bollywood, however, as an actress her popularity quotient could never get an inch closer to these biggies.
She married film actor-director Goldie Behl on 12 November, 2002 and left the film industry. After marriage Sonali was seen just once on silver screen in 2003, doing a special appearance in ‘Kal Ho Na Ho’. The actress is making her comeback with the film ‘Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai 2’ which in Sonali’s words will probably be the last time we will ever see her again on 70mm screen.
Ask a guy who was in his teens in the late 90s about her and you will get one reply- Oh! she was just perfect! The gorgeous diva made her debut in ‘Maine Pyaar Kiya’ opposite Salman Khan. The film was a huge success and her character ‘Suman’ became the ideal girl for the youth in India. However she broke her fans’ hearts, when she married actor Himalaya at the age of 19.
In her words “I sacrificed for the person I love the most.”
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Another actress who despite working with all the leading Khans of Bollywood could not really make her mark as an actress. Her last film was ‘Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega’. In 2001, she married her beau Akshay Kumar and left the film industry. She is now an interior designer.
Madhuri married Dr. Sriram Nene a UCLA cardio vascular surgeon whom she met through her brother. The two were happily married and settled in the United States till 2011 after which they shifted base to Mumbai. She is blessed with two children Arin and Rayaan Nene.
Salman, Vivek and finally got married to Abhishek Bachhan and having a relaxed life with her hubby and daughter. Aishwarya has done ample amount of movies before her marriage and most of them were a superhit.
1.Saira Bano :
In her own words- “I have no regrets of not doing too many films post my marriage.”
2.Meenakshi Sheshadri :
Thereafter she married the investment banker Harish Mysore and said goodbye to the glamour world forever. She moved to USA where she now lives with her husband and two kids. A gifted dancer, Meenakshi now teaches various forms of Indian classical dances to students in Sugarland, Texas.
3.Neetu Singh :
In her own words “I wanted to devote all my life to my family.”
4.Sonali Bendre :
She married film actor-director Goldie Behl on 12 November, 2002 and left the film industry. After marriage Sonali was seen just once on silver screen in 2003, doing a special appearance in ‘Kal Ho Na Ho’. The actress is making her comeback with the film ‘Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai 2’ which in Sonali’s words will probably be the last time we will ever see her again on 70mm screen.
5.Bhagyashri :
In her words “I sacrificed for the person I love the most.”
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6.Twinkle Khanna :
7.Madhuri Dixit :
8.Aishwarya Rai :
9.Shilpa Shetty :
It was a love at first sight for Raj Kundra for Shilpa Shetty and soon the love affair converted to a grand wedding in 2009 and now blessed with a baby boy.
Director Mohit Suri and actor Udita Goawami tied the knot in a traditional Punjabi wedding on 29th january 2013.The duo fell in love at the launch party of the film Zeher in Goa way back in 2005.Well, we wish best of luck to this lovely couple for beautiful married life ahead.
10.Udita Goswami :
Director Mohit Suri and actor Udita Goawami tied the knot in a traditional Punjabi wedding on 29th january 2013.The duo fell in love at the launch party of the film Zeher in Goa way back in 2005.Well, we wish best of luck to this lovely couple for beautiful married life ahead.
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