10 Talented actresses who quit Bollywood post their marriage
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01/1110 Talented actresses who quit Bollywood post their marriage
Bollywood actresses who have made their mark in the industry had to call it quits after they got married. But these days’ actresses no longer see the married tag to do any harm to their careers in any way. However, our film industry has had its share of actresses who bid goodbye to films after getting married. These actresses were successful in their in their career but still choose to leave their acting career post marriage. Some people enjoy a long journey and some are only for a short period in the industry. One of the most common reasons for the Bollywood Actresses to quit their journey in the B-Town is marriage. There are many Bollywood actresses who ruled the industry with their charm, beauty and acting skills but quit the industry once they tied the knot. Here are 10 actresses who called it quits after getting married.
02/11Twinkle Khanna
Twinkle Khanna is also an author, newspaper columnist, film producer, former film actress and interior designer. Her first book ‘Mrs Funnybones’ sold over one hundred thousand copies, making her India's highest-selling female writer of 2015. She repeated the success with her second book, ‘The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad’, which also went on to sell over 100,000 copies by August 2017. After leaving the acting profession in the same year, she ventured into interior designing. She does not have a professional degree and learned the skills by working with an architect for two years. She is the co-founder of the production company and has co-produced six features including the Marathi language drama 72 Miles. Now she has produced ‘PadMan’ and her husband was in the lead along with Sonam Kapoor and Radhika Apte. Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna got married on 17 January 2001. They have a son named Aarav and a daughter Nitara.
03/11Saira Banu
She is one of the most popular Indian Hindi film actresses and the wife of the film actor Dilip Kumar. She acted in many Bollywood films between 1961 and 1988. Saira Banu was 16 years old in 1960, the year she made her debut to Hindi films. She said in a programme that she had basic talent and little dancing experience. Her peers all were classically trained which was why she wasn't put in the top league. Saira started taking Kathak and Bharata Natyam lessons with success and trained herself professionally. Soon she became a dancer, and her films flaunted more of her dance. Banu made her acting debut opposite Shammi Kapoor in the 1961 film ‘Junglee’, for which she earned her first Filmfare nomination as Best Actress. The famous song from this movie ‘Yaahoo!!’ Saira Banu married actor Dilip Kumar in 1966. Saira Banu was the third highest paid actress in Hindi Cinema from 1963 to 1969 and the fourth highest paid actress from 1971 to 1976.
04/11Genelia Deshmukh
Genelia is an actress and also a model. She has appeared in South Indian cinema and Bollywood films. Genelia began her acting career with the box-office hit ‘Tujhe Meri Kasam’ in 2003. She was recognized for her role in ‘Boys’ the same year and later established herself in Telugu cinema by acting in several Telugu films during 2003–2012. Genelia received her first Filmfare Award in 2006 for her performance in the Telugu romantic film, ‘Bommarillu’, which earned her critical acclaim. In 2008, she gave critically acclaimed performances in Santosh Subramaniam, a Tamil remake of ‘Bommarillu’, and the Bollywood movie ‘Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na’. Having acted in several commercially successful movies in Telugu and Tamil, Genelia has established herself as one of the leading actresses of the South Indian film industry. Genelia did her first modeling assignment at the age of 15; she was selected for a pen commercial with Amitabh Bachchan. In an interview with The Times of India, she had said, "I keep a Novena every Wednesday at St. Michael's Church in Mahim." Genelia and Riteish eventually got married on 3 February 2012, according to Marathi marriage traditions in a Hindu wedding ceremony; they had a church wedding the next day. The couple's first child, a son named Riaan, was born on 25 November 2014 and their second son was born on 1 June 2016.
05/11Namrata Shirodkar
Namrata Shirodkar is an actress, producer and former model known for her works in Bollywood. She was awarded the Femina Miss India in 1993. She is best known for her works in films such as ‘Kachche Dhaage’ (1999), ‘Ezhupunna Tharakan’ (1999), ‘Vaastav: The Reality’ (1999), ‘Pukar’ (2000), for which she was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Award, ‘Astitva’ (2000), ‘Dil Vil Pyar Vyar’ (2002), ‘LOC Kargil’ (2003), and the crossover cinema ‘Bride and Prejudice’ (2004), which was a hit overseas, particularly in the UK. She married Telugu actor Mahesh Babu on 10 February 2005, and the couple has a son and a daughter. Shirodkar worked as a model and was crowned Miss India in the year 1993. She represented India in the Miss Universe pageant and came in fifth place. The same year, she also represented India in the Miss Asia Pacific contest and was chosen as first runner-up. Their first child, a boy named Gautam Krishna Gattamaneni was born on 31 August 2006 and their second child, a daughter Sitara was born on 20 July 2012.
06/11Asin Thottumkal
The actress made her acting debut with Sathyan Anthikkad's Malayalam film ‘Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka’, Asin had her first commercial success with the Telugu film ‘Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi’ in 2003, and won a Filmfare Best Telugu Actress Award for the film. M. Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi (2004) was her debut in Tamil and a huge success. She received her Filmfare Best Tamil Actress Award for her most noted critically acclaimed performance in her third Tamil film, ‘Ghajini’. She then played the lead female roles in many successful films, the most notable being the action ‘Sivakasi’, the dramatic thriller ‘Varalaru’, the action thriller ‘Pokkiri’, the romantic drama ‘Vel’ and ‘Dasavathaaram’ opposite Kamal Haasan and Kaavalan, and hence established herself as the leading actress of Tamil cinema and was also honoured by the Tamil Nadu government with the Kalaimamani award for her excellence in the field of art and literature. The actress can speak seven languages; being well-versed in Malayalam (her mother tongue), Tamil, Telugu, Sanskrit, English, Hindi, and French. She married co-founder of big mobile brand Rahul Sharma in January 2016. She welcomed her first child on October 24, 2017.
07/11Meenakshi Seshadri
She was Indian model, film actress and dancer who mainly appeared in Hindi films. She was one of the highest paid actresses of her times. Her appearance in a Tamil film, paired with Prabu fetched her more credits. Meenakshi has appeared in a range of movies from comedy, drama, and action to romance. After the release of her film ‘Ghatak’, she left the film industry to raise her children and resides in the US, with her husband and children. She has been partially active in the US, where she runs her dance school ‘Cherish Dance School’. Recently, a documentary was also made on her life called ‘Meenakshi Accept Her Wings’. She appeared in many critically acclaimed films in 1986, mainly ‘Swati’, a woman-centric art house film; she performed the title role amongst an ensemble cast. The film gained immense critical acclaim and many critics said Meenakshi Seshadri has acted in ‘Swati’ the way Amitabh Bachchan acts in his films. Her pairing with Mithun Chakraborty one as both were great dancers and complimented each other in ‘Aandhi Toofan’, ‘Main Balwan’, ‘Dilwaala, Parivaar’, ‘Bees Saal Baad’, ‘Pyar Ka Karz’ and ‘Shandaar’. She also had the privilege to work with Dilip Kumar in his directorial debut ‘Kalinga’. Meenakshi was chosen by Dilip Kumar to enact the main role in the film. After a few years of her marriage, she shifted her base to the US.
08/11Babita
Kareena and Karisma Kapoor’s mother Babita made her debut in film ‘Raaz’, opposite Rajesh Khanna. From 1966 to 1973, she starred in nineteen films as the lead heroine, including the box office successes ‘Dus Lakh’, ‘Haseena Maan Jayegi’, ‘Farz’, ‘Kismat’, ‘Ek Shriman Ek Shrimati’, ‘Doli’, ‘Tumse Achcha Kaun Hai’, ‘Kal Aaj Aur Kal’, ‘Jeet’, ‘Banphool’ and ‘Ek Hasina Do Diwane’. Following her marriage to actor Randhir Kapoor in 1971 post that she decided to leave her film career. Babita was born to actor Hari Shivdasani, who was of a Hindu Sindhi family which had migrated from Pakistan to India after the partition and a British Christian mother. The famous actress and her contemporary Sadhana is her first cousin.
09/11Amrita Arora
The actress married Shakeel Ladak, a businessman from the construction industry in 2009. Amrita Arora made her Bollywood debut in 2002 opposite Fardeen Khan in the film, ‘Kitne Door Kitne Paas’, which was not successful at the box office. Her first successful film was the action comedy, ‘Awara Paagal Deewana’. A series of flops followed, among them the controversial ‘Girlfriend’ (2004), about a lesbian relationship, in which she appeared opposite Isha Koppikar. In 2007, she made a special appearance in Farah Khan's film, ‘Om Shanti Om’ in the song ‘Deewangi Deewangi’ with her sister and Arbaaz Khan. In the same year, she appeared in Speed and Red: The Dark Side, also starring Aftab Shivdasani and Celina Jaitley. The films received mixed reviews at the box office. In 2009, her releases were ‘Deha’ and ‘Team the Force’. The same year, she appeared in a supporting role in ‘Kambakth Ishq’, produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. She was also a part of Rohit Shetty’s ‘Golmaal Returns’ film.
10/11Sonali Bendre Behl
The actress is an Indian film actress and model who predominantly worked in Hindi films. She has also appeared in Telugu, Tamil, Marathi and Kannada films. She married film director Goldie Behl on 12 November 2002. On 11 August 2005, she gave birth to her son, Ranveer. In an interview, she mentioned that her son's favourite language is Tamil. She was invited to Mumbai and received training from a variety of top actors and performers of the Indian film industry. Her first role was in ‘Aag’ opposite Govinda. She got two awards for Filmfare Award for New Face of the for Most Promising Newcomer, she was eventually given critical acclaim for her performances in ‘Diljale’ in 1996, followed by ‘Bhai’, ‘Sarfarosh’, ‘Zakhm’, ‘Duplicate’, ‘Kadhalar Dhinam’ (Tamil film), ‘Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United’, ‘Tera Mera Saath Rahen’ and ‘Anahat’ among others. She is also known for being one of the few actresses who acted opposite all four Khans Salman, Aamir, Shahrukh and Saif. She has also starred opposite Bollywood actors such as Akshay Kumar, Sunil Shetty, and Ajay Devgn. She also starred opposite Telugu matinee idol Chiranjeevi in films such as ‘Indra’ and ‘Shankar Dada M.B.B.S.’ She had also welcomed Michael Jackson on his arrival in India in a traditional Maharashtrian nauvari sari and she performed aarti for Jackson on November 1, 1996.
