Mandakini

Mandakini (born 30 July 1963, as Yasmeen Joseph) is a former Bollywood actress. She is best remembered for her role in the 1985 movie Ram Teri Ganga Maili.

Mandakini was born in an Anglo Indian family in Meerut. Her father, Joseph is British and her mother is Muslim.

At 22, she was cast in the lead role in Raj Kapoor's 1985 movie, Ram Teri Ganga Maili opposite his youngest son, Rajiv Kapoor. The movie was a hit, and it earned Mandakini a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress. The film also caused a stir because of two scenes: one in which Mandakini bathes under a waterfall wearing only a flimsy white saree through which her breasts are clearly visible and another in which she is shown breast-feeding a child. Some critics claimed that the scenes were vulgar and exploitative, and were used to get around the Indian Film Censor Board's stringent rules against nudity. Kapoor defended the inclusion of the scenes stating that they were tasteful.

Mandakini acted in a few more successful films, such as Dance Dance with Mithun Chakraborty, Kahan Hai Kanoon with Aditya Pancholi and Pyaar Karke Dekho with Govinda, but never managed to recreate the success of her first movie.

In 1994, photographs began circulating of Mandakini in the presence of dreaded gangster Dawood Ibrahim. Rumours had already been doing the rounds that the two were having an affair, and the photos only served to fuel them. One of the theories put forward was that Ibrahim, who was known to have a keen interest in Bollywood and had financed movies, had pressured Rishi Kapoor into casting Mandakini, and she was his mistress. Later, it was alleged that she had moved to Dubai to be with him.

Mandakini vehemently denied all rumours linking her to Dawood. She was extremely famous. While she admitted to knowing and being on friendly terms with him, she claimed that they did not know each other personally, let alone be a couple.

Mandakini's career suffered a serious setback. She quit movies after Zordaar in 1996 and has lived in Mumbai with her husband and children. Since then, she has made attempts to reinvent herself. She released two pop music albums – No Vacancy and Shambala – neither of which was a success.

Currently, she runs classes in Tibetan yoga and is a follower of the Dalai Lama. With her husband, she runs a centre for Tibetan medicine, which is commonly known as the Tibetan Herbal Centre in the area.

In January 2010 her husband confirmed that Mandakini would be co-directing an English film with him.

In 1990, Mandakini married a former Buddhist monk, Dr. Kagyur T. Rinpoche Thakur. Thakur gained fame in childhood as the baby featured in Murphy Radio advertisements in the 1970s and 1980s. They have a son named Rabbil and a daughter Rabze Innaya Thakur.

Mandakini's Filmography with Super Star Rajsh Khanna :

1. 1990 -  Dushman : as Laxmi (Rajesh Khanna's Special Appearance)
2. 1986 - Om
3. 1985 - Aar Paar (Rajesh Khanna's Special Appearance)

Deepa Sahi

Deepa Sahi is an Indian actress and producer from an Army background, who is best known for her role as Maya in the 1992 movie Maya Memsaab opposite actor Shah Rukh Khan. She made her directorial debut with the movie Tere Mere Phere in 2011.

Deepa Sahi was born Dehradun in an Army background and is the youngest sibling in her family. She grew up in Meerut. Her family later shifted to Canada but she continued to stay in India. She had an elder sister who died at the age of 18. Sahi pursued her education at Indraprastha College for Women, and was a gold medalist in Sociology from Delhi School of Economics. Sahi later joined the National School of Drama with the aim of becoming a director. However she started receiving acting offers from her NSD days which prompted her to shift to acting. Sahi decided to direct her first film in the early days of her career, the film, Nana Karte Pyaar which was supposed to star Nana Patekar and Hema Malini failed to take off due to a recession. She is married to film director Ketan Mehta who is the nephew of freedom fighter Usha Mehta. It was both of theirs second marriage.

An alumnus of National School of Drama, Delhi, Sahi started off with a theater career, with strong Leftist leanings and social activism a core value of the productions she was involved with.

In her early film career she collaborated with noted auteur Govind Nihalani and made her debut with the 1984 film Party. This was well received, and she subsequently acted in Aghaat (1985). Her thespian achievement, however, will always remain her role as the independent-minded and empowered lower-caste Punjabi woman she played in the highly acclaimed television film Tamas (1986).

After marrying film director Ketan Mehta — also was a rising light of alternate Hindi cinema — she acted in several of his films including Hero Hiralal (1988), Maya Memsaab (1992) and Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India (1995). She wrote the screenplay for Oh Darling! Yeh Hai India.

Her other notable films include Hum (1991) and Ek Doctor Ki Maut (1991).

Her last film appearance was in Aar Ya Paar (1998) and she has not appeared in any films since.

In 2005 she co-produced her husband's film Mangal Pandey : The Rising which was a moderate success at the box office.

She got a Filmfare best supporting actress nominee for Hum and National Award(Jury) for Maya Memsaab.

She became a producer in 1993.

Besides this, she has produced 12 TV series and is promoter of Maya Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. one of India's leading animation studio. She was the CEO of Maya Entertainment from 2000 to 2002 and was responsible for the long-term strategy of the company; she made many entries into other animation avenues such as MAAC, etc. After her stint as the CEO of Maya Entertainment, she returned to her first love — cinema. She is currently producing 2 movies: One to be directed by Ketan Mehta and one by her.

Deepa Sahi's Filmography with Super Star Rajesh Khanna :

Dushman (1990) : as Geeta (Rajesh Khanna's special appearance)

Dina Pathak

Dina Pathak (née Gandhi; 4 March 1922 – 11 October 2002) was a veteran actor and director of Gujarati theatre and also a film actor. She also was an activist  and remained the President of the 'National Federation of Indian Women' (NIFW).

A doyenne of Hindi and Gujarati films as well as theatre, Dina Pathak acted in over 120 films in a career spanning over six decades. Her production Mena Gurjari in Bhavai folk theatre style, ran successfully for many years, and is now a part of its repertoire.

She is best known for her memorable roles in the Hindi films Gol Maal and Khubsoorat. She was a favourite of the Art Cinema in India where she played powerful roles in films like Koshish, Umrao Jaan, Mirch Masala and Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!.

Her notable Gujarati films were Moti Ba, Malela Jeev, and Bhavni Bhavai while her well-known plays include Dinglegar, Doll's House, Vijan Sheni and Girish Karnad's Hayavadana, directed by Satyadev Dubey.

Dina Pathak was born in Amreli – Gujarat on 4 March 1922. She was enamoured by fashion and films, and while a teenager started acting in plays and won rave reviews from critics.

At a young age, she joined the Indian National Theatre as an actress. She attended college in Bombay (Mumbai), and became known for her student activism, where Bhavai theatre, a folk theatre form from Gujarat, was used extensively to create awareness about British rule, in the Pre-independence era; this led to her close association with Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA), along with her elder sister Shanta Gandhi and younger sister Tarla Mehta; while in Mumbai, she had an important hand in reviving the Gujarati theatre there, along with fellow Gujarati actors like Kailash Pandya and Damini Mehta.

She created quite a stir with her plays in Gujarat in the 1940s. The audience queued up to watch her play the lead in Maina Gurjari, which is still one of the most popular Bhavai's along with sister Shanta Gandhi's Jasma Odhan. In 1957, when she performed Mena Gurjari in front then President, Dr. Rajendra Prasad at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in Delhi, it became the first and the only Gujarati play to have achieved the feat so far.

Although she made her film debut with a Gujarati film, Kariyawar (1948), she retreated back into theatre after acting just one film, only to return nearly two decades later. Meanwhile, she continued playing to packed audience in plays by Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA) and Shanti Bardhan's Ballet troupe. Later she formed her own theatre group in Ahmedabad called 'Natmandal', even today, she is remembered as a stalwart performer and a theatre activist at IPTA.

At age 44, she made a comeback into films, with Basu Bhattacharya's Uski Kahani (1966), for which she won the Bengal Journalists Association Award. She made four films in the 1960s, including Hrishikesh Mukherjee's classic Satyakam (1969), Saat Hindustani (1969), starring Amitabh Bachchan in his debut role and the Merchant Ivory Productions, The Guru (1969). By the times 1970s, she had become a favourite of art and commercial films alike, playing powerful motherly and grandmotherly roles. It was in these films that she became recognised as the Grand-Old-Mother of Hindi films.

Films that stand out in this era are Gulzar's Mausam (1975), Kinara (1977), and Kitaab (1977), and sweet comedies like Basu Chatterjee's Chitchor (1976), Gharaonda (1977), and also in an art cinema classic, Shyam Benegal's Bhumika (1977), which saw her standing tall alongside another acting legend, Smita Patil, in career best performance.

Just as the 1970s ended, she was seen in the comedy classic, Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Gol Maal (1979), where she essayed the role of Kamala Shrivastava, a middle-aged woman who sportingly plays mother to Amol Palekar, who went on to direct her in his 1985 film, Ankahee. The next decade began with another career best, as a stern disciplinarian matriarch in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Khoobsurat in (1980), closely followed by Bhavni Bhavai (1980). In 1980, she was also awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award. During the 80s she also appeared on the popular TV series, Malgudi Days. In 1984, she appeared in A Passage to India. Though she had far from given career best she gave another powerful performance in Ketan Mehta's Mirch Masala (1985), Govind Nihalani's Tamas (1986) and once again she worked with Gulzar in Ijaazat (1987).

Perhaps her career best came in another comedy, when in 2002 she appeared in Deepa Mehta's Bollywood/Hollywood for which she was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role at the 23rd Genie Awards.

She completed her last film, Pinjar (2003), but died before its release, due to heart attack, following a prolonged illness, on 11 October 2002 in Bandra, Bombay.

She married Baldev Pathak and had two daughters, Supriya Pathak (b. 1961) and Ratna Pathak (b. 1957).

Dina Pathak's Filmography with Super Star Rajesh Khanna :

1. Sachaa Jhutha (1970)
2. Avishkaar (1973)
3. Aap Ki Kasam (1974) – Sunita's mother
4. Anurodh (1977)
5. Thodisi Bewafaii (1980)

 

Shoma Anand

Shoma Anand (born 16 February 1958) is an Indian television and film actress. Although she has played frequently supporting roles or made cameo appearances throughout the 1980s and 1990s, she started her career opposite Rishi Kapoor as lead actress in Pramod Chakraborty's superhit romantic-crime movie Barood, then played a good role in Patita produced and directed by the same person. She had a few other films in which she was the lead, such as Jagir and Coolie in the 1980s. From the late 1990s to present she has played minor and supporting roles in films like Jaise Karani Waisi Bharani, Coolie, Hungama, Kyaa Kool Hai Hum and Kal Ho Naa Ho.

She also was a star on the Indian TV soap Bhabhi and the hugely successful sitcom Hum Paanch. She also played a role in Shararat. She has also worked in Punjabi movies over the years.

She is married to actor Tariq Shah and they have a daughter, Sarah. She stars in the Zee TV drama Maayka as Jeet's mother & Soni's mother-in-law.

Shoma Anand's Filmography with Super Star Rajesh Khanna :

Ghar Parivar (1991) .... as Balwant's Wife

Sitapur Ki Geeta (1987) ......  as Pinky Srivastav

Meenakshi Seshadri

Meenakshi Seshadri (real name "Shashikala Sheshadri") is an Indian model, film actress and dancer who mainly appeared in Hindi films. Meenakshi has appeared in range of movies from comedy, drama, and action to romance. She won the Eve's Weekly Miss India contest in 1981 at age 17.

Seshadri made her film debut in Painter Babu (1983) and received wider public recognition with the film Hero (1983), which was followed by a number of films in the 1980s and 1990s. She was noted for her performances in films, including Bewafai, Meri Jung (1985), Swati (film), Dacait (1987), Inaam Dus Hazaar (1987), Shahenshah (1988), Mahaadev(1989), Jurm (1990), En Rathathin Rathame, Ghayal (1990), Damini (1993), Duet and Ghatak (1996) among others. Whereas she received immense critical acclaim for her films like Swati (1986), Dahleez (1986), Satyamev Jayate (1987 film), Awaargi (1990) and Damini (1993). She went on to establish herself as one of Hindi cinema's leading actresses in the 1980s and 1990s, acknowledged for several of her performances, her beauty, and her accomplished dancing.

After the release of her film Ghatak, she left the film industry to raise her children, since then she has been out of the limelight and does not appear on television and films any more. She resides in the US, with her husband and children. However 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, the documentary depicted the transitional lifestyle of dancer, actress to a homemaker.

Meenakshi Seshadri was born into a Tamil family in Sindri, Jharkhand. She is trained in four Indian classical dance forms, namely, Bharata Natyam, Kuchipudi, Kathak and Odissi. She studied dance under Vempati Chinna Satyam and Jaya Rama Rao. She won the Eve's Weekly Miss India contest in 1981 at age of 17. She represented India at Miss International 1981 held in Tokyo, Japan but did not place.

Meenakshi Seshadri, born as Shashikala Seshadri, made her debut in the flop film Painter Babu, a 1983 Telugu/Hindi bilingual film opposite Rajiv Goswami, brother of Manoj Kumar. After Painter Babu, Seshadri decided to quit acting. She was encouraged by Subhash Ghai who cast her as his leading lady alongside another newcomer Jackie Shroff in Hero. The film went on to become a blockbuster and Seshadri became an overnight star. She immediately after success of Hero, got offers to star with Rajesh Khanna. She then appeared with Rajesh Khanna in Awara Baap in which she appeared in a double role, but the film underperformed. She then appeared in many commercially unsuccessful films mainly Do Gulab, "Love Marriage", "Paisa Ye Paisa","Palay Khan" and Lover Boy. Her next film Bewafai,again opposite Rajesh Khanna and Rajinikanth became one among the highest revenue earning films of the year 1985 and thus established her as one of the highest paid actress from 1985–1996. Some of her films were moderately successful namely Mera Jawab and Aandhi Toofan. She then appeared in the film Hoshiyar alongside Jeetendra, the film was a success further cementing her position in the industry. Subhash Ghai again cast her in his next film, Meri Jung alongside Anil Kapoor which became one of the highest-grossing films of the year.In the same year she acted with Southern Superstar Rajinikanth in Mahaguru.

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 Shaeshadri has acted in Swati the way Amitabh Bachchan acts in his films. Again she appeared in a romantic drama Dahleez alongside Jackie Shroff and Raj Babbar which dealt with a taboo topic of infidelity, the film though underperformed at the box office it became a critical success and Seshadri was acknowledged for her versatility, over the years the film has gained a cult following. In 1986 her other films Dilwaala (1986),Allah-Rakha became successful. In 1987, she appeared in the film Inaam Dus Hazaar alongside Sanjay Dutt. The film was one of the highest-grossing films of the year and her chemistry with Dutt was acknowledged. In Inaam Dus Hazar she played a very difficult role with immense ease further strengthening her position. She also appeared in Dacait, an action drama released in 1987 alongside Sunny Deol, it was a commercial failure. Her next film Parivaar opposite Mithun Chakraborthy was a major success. By this time Meenakshi had become the reigning queen on box office and was giving a tough competition to Sridevi. In 1988, she appeared in Yash Chopra's Vijay, though the film flopped, Seshadri was called the saving grace of the film and Yash Chopra filmed all the songs on her in his trademark Switzerland, all these songs became immensely popular. In 1988, she appeared in Shahenshah alongside Amitabh Bachchan. The film was heavily hyped and became a blockbuster upon its release. After the mega success of Shahenshah, Meenakshi teamed up with Bachchan for films like Toofan, Akayla and Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswati but all three became box-office flops. In 1989, she was directed by Dev Anand in the film Sachché Ká Bol-Bálá. In 1989, she made her Tamil film debut with En Rathathin Rathame which was remake of Hindi film Mr. India opposite Bhagyaraj which was a blockbuster.In 1989, she appeared in the woman centric family drama Bade Ghar Ki Beti in the title role and the family drama Gharana and these 2 films were moderate success and Meenakshi was praised for her intense performance.

Her pairing with Mithun Chakraborthy was the most successful one as both were great dancers and complimented each other in Aandhi Toofan,Main Balwan,Dilwaala,Parivaar, Bees Saal Baad, Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswati, Pyar Ka Karz and Shandaar. Also her pairing and on-screen chemistry with Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Rishi Kapoor, Sunny Deol and Vinod Khanna was often cited by the media as successful. Her successful films with Anil Kapoor include Aag Se Khelenge, Meri Jung, Awaargi and Ghar Ho Toh Aisa but the rest like Love Marriage, Amba, Joshilaay, Vijay and Humlaa were box office duds.

In 1990, she appeared in two films of Mahesh Bhatt, first Awaargi, an art house film. Meenakshi's performance was critically acclaimed and many critics call it her best performance The second film was Jurm, released in the same year. The film was a critical and commercial success. Her role of a wife who has to face problems after her husband gets involved in another woman gained immense critical praise. She received her first nomination for the Filmfare Award for best actress for her role in the film. She also appeared in the woman centric film Ghar Ho To Aisa opposite Anil Kapoor, the film was a hit and Seshadri was noted for her comic timing in the film. She then appeared in Ghayal alongside Sunny Deol. This film started her long association with Rajkumar Santoshi. Ghayal was the highest-grossing film of the 1990s and became a blockbuster upon its release. In 1991, she appeared in Akayla, directed by Ramesh Sippy opposite Amitabh Bachchan, despite being overly hyped the film flopped at the box office. Her on screen pair with Vinod Khanna was widely appreciated and the pair had hits like Satyamev Jayate, Mahaadev,Jurm, Humshakal and Police Aur Mujrim. She acted in family drama Ghar Parivaar in 1991 which became among the highest grossers of the year.She made her Telugu film debut with Brahmarishi Vishwamitra in 1991. In 1992, she appeared in the Telugu film Aapad Bandhavudu opposite Cheeranjeevi. In 1992 her film Aaj Ka Goonda Raaj opposite Cheeranjeevi was huge hit. In 1993, she appeared in the woman centric film Damini – Lightning. Directed by filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi, it also starred Rishi Kapoor, Sunny Deol, Amrish Puri, Tinnu Anand, and Paresh Rawal. The film was based on the sensitive subject of injustice towards a rape victim. Damini received a number of awards including a National Film Award. She was nominated for a Filmfare Award for her role in the film Damini. Her portrayal as Damini was highly praised and she won many accolades for her performance in the film. Damini is regarded as Seshadri's career defining role.

She also had the privilege to work with the thespian Dilip Kumar in his directorial debut Kalinga. Meenakshi was chosen by Kumar to enact the main role in the film. Though 80% of the film was made but unfortunately the film did not see the light of the day and never released.

In 1993, she also appeared in Aadmi Khilona Hai opposite Govinda and Kshatriya opposite Vinod Khanna both the films were moderately successful. In 1994, she appeared in the Tamil film Duet opposite Prabhu Ganeshan directed by K.Balachander. The film was a major critical and commercial success. Meenakshi played the female lead in the 1996 film, Ghatak: Lethal, opposite Sunny Deol. Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi,the film became a blockbuster and one of the highest-grossing films of 1996. This was her last film. After this film, she got married and settled in the United States.

After her marriage she was seen making a rare appearance on Shekhar Suman's talk show. After a few years of her marriage she shifted her base to US. In an interview she stated "belonging from a very Indo-centric background, life abroad shook me, I just could not relate myself with the US environs". However, with the passage of time she has settled there. Now she is successfully running her own dance school in Dallas called "Cherish Institute of Dance", the school is described as "an assembly of talented dancers, a voluntary body to enhance multi-culture, revealing the best talent of people of all ages". Besides running a dance school in US a documentary film was made on her life by Margret Stephens called 'Meenakshi Accept Her Wings' the two-hour musical documentary depicts the transitional lifestyle of dancer, actress to a homemaker. The movie tells about her life after movies and marriage.

She retired from cinema after marrying investment banker Harish Mysore. She had a civil wedding, a registered marriage, in New York. The couple have two children, daughter Kendra and son Josh. Meenakshi lives in Plano, Texas. There, she teaches Bharatanatyam, Kathak and Odissi. She performs with her students at charity events and fundraisers. A philanthropist, Meenakshi and her disciples performed at the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI) convention in California.

Seshadri is not only known for her acting skills, but for her dancing skills as well. Often referred to as "Damini", she is famous for her dance in the song "Tu Mera Hero Hai" from the film Hero. She is also known for her dance sequences accompanying Bollywood songs such as "Pyar Karne Wale" (from Hero), "Jaane Do Jaane Do" (from Shahenshah) opposite Amitabh Bachchan, "Badal Pe Chalke" (from Vijay) opposite Anil Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor, "Bin Saajan Jhula" (from Damini) opposite Aamir Khan, "Sajan Mera Uss Par Hai" (from Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswati), "Mujre Wali Hoon" (from Awaargi), "Jab Koi Baat Bigad Jaye" (from Jurm) and "Badan Main Chandni" (from Ghatak). Her Tandav dance in Damini is considered to be the best and most intense dance performance in Indian cinema.

She relates herself more closely as a dancer than an actress. With a desire to continue the art and extend this culture in a foreign land, Meenakshi with the support of her husband, Harish introduced "Cherish Dance School".

She made few appearances on talk shows and rarely gave interviews. In 1987, she appeared in an interview held in London in which she discussed her personal and professional life.

In 1992 Seshadri featured in a documentary made for television called World of Film: India, the documentary was about the Indian film industry and Seshadri featured with stalwarts like Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan and Mira Nair

In 1997 she made a rare public appearance on Shekhar Suman's talk show Movers and Shakers, this was also her last television appearance before she left the industry to raise her children. She discussed her entire career as well as personal life along with her passion for dance and her stage performances.

In 2006 a documentary was made on her life called Meenakshi Accept Her Wings, which was directed by Margret Stephens the two-hour musical documentary depicted the transitional lifestyle of a dancer, actress to a homemaker. The movie gave a deeper insight to her life after quitting films and her successful marriage.

Awards and recognition

1991 – Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress for Jurm

1994 – Filmfare Nomination as Best Actress for Damini

1993 – Smita Patil Memorial Award for Best Actress

Meenakshi Seshadri's Filmography with Super Star Rajesh Khanna :

1. 1985 - Awara Baap ... as Rupa Double Role
2. 1985 - Bewafai ...  as Vinny
3. 1988 - Vijay ... as Sapna
4. 1991 -  Ghar Parivar.

Huma Khan

Huma Khan's Filmography with Super Star Rajesh Khanna :

1991 - Ghar Parivar : as a Dancer in "Aise Nachungi" song 

Amrita Singh

Amrita Singh (born 9 February 1958) is an Indian film and television actress.

Singh was born to a Sikh family. She is the daughter of Rukhsana Sultana, who was a political activist and army officer Shivinder Singh Virk from a feudal family. Through her paternal grandmother Mohinder Kaur, Amrita is the great-granddaughter of Sobha Singh, OBE, of Hadali, Sargodha, one of the builders of New Delhi, and the great-niece of the late novelist Khushwant Singh.

Her maternal grandmother Zarina Khan, was the elder sister of actress Begum Para. The latter is the mother of actor Ayub Khan. The two sisters, were daughters of Mian Ehsan Ul Haque, who came from a landowning family, was the Chief Justice in the princely state of Bikaner, northern Rajasthan. Her mother Rukhsana Sultana's father was a Punjabi Hindu, Group Captain Madan Mohan Bimbet, but Zarina took her daughter with her after the marriage failed and the child was renamed Rukhsana Sultana and became a Muslim. She inherited most of Ehsan Ul Haque's property.

Singh attended Modern School in New Delhi and is fluent in English, Punjabi and Hindi languages.

Singh made her Bollywood debut in 1983 with Betaab, an immensely successful film in which she was paired with Sunny Deol. This was quickly followed by a succession of hits, such as: Sunny in 1984, Mard (which was the biggest hit of that year) and Saaheb in 1985, Chameli Ki Shaadi and Naam in 1986 and Khudgarz in 1987. Singh made a successful pair in several films not only with Sunny Deol and Sanjay Dutt, but also with Anil Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan, two leading actors of the 1980s.

As well as playing leading roles, she also played supporting negative roles in films such as Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman (1992) and Aaina (1993). She also won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for the latter. These successes did not dissuade her from her resolve to retire into family life and she quit acting after 1993.

Singh returned to acting in 2002 with the film 23rd March 1931: Shaheed, in which she played the mother of Bhagat Singh (played by Bobby Deol). She joined the television industry with Ekta Kapoor’s family drama Kavyanjali aired on Star Plus in 2005. Singh was seen in a negative role in the show that soon gained immense popularity. Later that year, she won acclaim for her performance in yet another negative role for the film Kalyug.

In 2007, Singh played the role of gangster Maya Dolas' mother, Ratnaprabha Dolas, in the Sanjay Gupta film Shootout at Lokhandwala, directed by Apoorva Lakhia. Vivek Oberoi played the role of Maya. Later on she appeared in the anthology film Dus Kahaniyaan, where she appeared in the short story Poornmasi.

Continuing her acting journey, Singh played in the film Kajraare in 2010 and also appeared in Aurangzeb under the Yash Raj Films banner where she was paired with Jackie Shroff after almost two decades. In 2014 she was seen in the film 2 States produced by Dharma Productions portraying the role of co-actor Arjun Kapoor's mother. The film released on 18 April 2014.

In 1991, Singh married film actor Saif Ali Khan in an Islamic wedding ceremony and converted to Islam before marriage.Twelve years younger than her, Khan is the son of former Indian test cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, the ninth Nawab of Pataudi and actress Sharmila Tagore. In 1993, Amrita gave up acting for a family life with her husband. Together they have two children, a daughter named Sara Ali Khan (born September 1993) and a son named Ibrahim Ali Khan (born October 2001). After thirteen years of marriage, they divorced in 2004.

Amrita Singh's Filmography with Super Star Rajesh Khanna :

1991 Rupaye Dus Karod Aarthi Saxena