10 celebrities who just vanished after stardom

In Bollywood, not all the celebrities became as successful as Amitabh Bachchan. At a point of time, these celebrities either because of their failure in Bollywood or personal lives went on a sabbatical and never returned. All these vanished actors leave us pondering what happened and why. Here is a list of 10 such celebrities who just vanished after stardom:

Celebrities Who Vanished After Stardom

1. Mamta Kulkarni

Joining Bollywood at an age of 20; Mamta Kulkarni got an awesome debut with Aashiq Awara. After that the actress climbed the ladder of success with movies like Krantiveer and Karan Arjun. However, she landed in controversies with the topless cover image for Stardust and also when she was linked with Vicky Goswami, the drug Kingpin.

 

 

2. Farha Naaz

Being the elder sister of Tabu and the niece of Shabana Azmi; Farha’s talent is not fully utilized. She acted with all the big actors of her time in great movies like Faasle, Imandaar, Naqab, etc. She married to Vindu Dara Singh at the age of 22 and retired from her career. However, later on the couple got divorced.

 

 

 

 

 

3. Kimi Katkar

Kimi is often remembered for the song Jumma Chumma De De. She had worked in some great movies like Tarzan and Hum. But later on, she married to ad-filmmaker and photographer and shifted to Australia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Mandakini

Mandikini in her debut film, Ram Teri Ganga Maili created stir in the industry. After this successful start, the light eyed beauty went on to do some named movies like Dance Dance, Pyaar Karke Dekho, etc. But her career got affected drastically after the news of her alleged relationship with Dawood Ibrahim, an underworld Don.

 

 

 

 

 

5. Bharat Bhushan

The biggest Bollywood superstar of the 1940s; Bharat Bhushan in the initial years of his career achieved a great success. He did great named films like Chitralekha, Mirza Ghalib, Baiju Bawra, etc. However, after that he even worked as a watchman and later on died in 1992 in a rented flat.

 

 

 

 

6. Sonam

Remembered as the ‘Oye-Oye Girl’; Sonam did some great movies like Tridev, Vishwatma, Ajooba, etc. But she left the industry after her marriage and later on, fled India after the threats from Abu Salem.

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. Somy Ali

Once girlfriend of the superstar Salman Khan; Somy Ali acted in nine movies including Andolan, Anth, etc. But, after her break up with Salman; Somy returned to USA and never came back again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. Sonu Walia

Sonu Walia won the Miss India title and remembered for her brilliant performance in Khoon Bhari Maang movie. She married to an NRI and then settled in USA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9. Meenakshi Sheshadri

Meenakshi is the youngest Miss India winner and also one of the most successful actresses of the 1990s. She did great work in movies like Ghayal, Ghatak, Damini, etc. Later on, she quit the Bollywood industry to take care of her children.

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. Ayesha Jhulka

Ayusha Jhulka is not only known for her beauty; but she also did some tremendous work in movies like Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander, Khiladi, Masoom, etc. Later on, Ayesha married to Sameer Vashi, a construction tycoon and last appeared in movies like Socha Na Tha and Umran Jaan.

 

 

 

 

 

Apart from all these celebrities; there are other celebrities also who just vanished after stardom. They include Raj Kiran, Anu Agarwal, Salma Agha and Vimi.

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