Raj Kapoor’s actress Mandakini was linked with Mithun Chakraborty, quit acting after marriage
Raj Kapoor’s actress Mandakini was linked with Mithun Chakraborty, quit acting after marriage
Mandakini who made her super hit debut with the Raj Kapoor’s directorial was linked with Mithun Chakraborty, quit acting after marriage.
Meerut born Mandakini as Yasmeen Joseph was the discovery by Raj Kapoor when she was 16 and was given the screen name “Mandakini”. She featured in the Raj Kapoor’s directorial ‘Ram Teri Ganga Maili’ which turned out to be a super hit and catapulted Mandakini to super
stardom.
No doubt, Raj Kapoor’s films have always managed to leave an indelible mark on the minda of the audience.. In the year 1985, he released ‘Ram Teri Ganga Maili’ considered to be one of the best films of his career to date. ‘Ram Teri Ganga Maili’ is also special because it made former actress Mandakini an overnight star after its release.
She also caused major controversy after she appeared partially nude in two sequences of the film. With her first film, Mandakini got such stardom, for which one has to struggle a lot. Amidst this time, her name was also associated with Mithun Chakraborty.
However, regardless having such a blockbuster start, Mandakini quit acting 28 years ago and is now away from the world of glitz and glamour.
Mandakini, throughout her career, acted in a few more successful films, but she could never recreate the success of her first movie. She last appeared in the 1996 film ‘Zordaar’.
In the early 1990s, she was partially linked to gangster Dawood Ibrahim, but she vehemently denied rumours of an affair with him.
Though the exact year is not specified, Mandakini married a former Buddhist monk, Dr Kagyur T. Rinpoche Thakur, and embraced Buddhism. The couple has a son named Rabbil and a daughter Rabze Innaya.
Mandakini embraced Buddhism after her marriage and is a follower of the Dalai Lama. She runs classes in Tibetan yoga and her husband runs a Tibetan Herbal Centre.
News Edit KV Raman
