Top 20 Celebrities Who Dissappeared From The Limelight

Indian Film Industry means stardom, glamour, popularity, scams and scandals, controversies. Sustaining in such a Film Industry sounds too difficult where one has to grasp the positives and cope up with the negatives. Here is the list of few such celebrities who disappeared from the limelight after doing hit movies and have not been heard of in years. Check out the list below.

1. Anu Aggarwal The industry has quite a few examples of ‘one film >> Read More...

The ‘Aashiqui’ actress and model, Anu Aggarwal has done many movies but she is better known for her blockbuster debut Aashiqui. She has done several other films which includes ‘The Cloud Door’, ‘King Uncle’ and ‘Janam Kundali’. Her last work was ‘Return Of Jewel Thief’ in year 1996, after which she met with an accident and recovered from a 29-day coma. She is now residing in Bihar and is single. She practices yoga at Bihar school of yoga. After she met a near fatal accident, she never returned to Bollywood again.

2. Mandakini Mandakini was born as Yasmin Joseph on July 30, 19 >> Read More...

Mandakini, the actress from the early 90’s was the leading lady in the Raj Kapoor Rajkapoor is a film maker and movie director from >> Read More... film ‘Ram Teri Ganga Maili’ in 1985, for which she earned the nomination for Filmfare Best Actress Award. The movie was a blockbuster hit and Mandakini gained popularity. In 1994 rumours of her affair with the dreaded gangster Dawood Ibrahim started circulating and photos added fuel to the rumours. But later she denied the rumours saying that they only had a friendly relation and nothing personal. Her last movie was ‘Zordaar’ in 1996 after which her career suffered a setback. She started quitting movies. She then released two pop albums but neither of them was a hit. She now runs yoga classes, a Tibetan medicine centre and is a follower of the Dalai Lama.

3. Mamta Kulkarni Controversies shrouded Mamta Kulkarni during her t >> Read More...

Mamta Kulkarni made her bollywood debut with the movie ‘Tirangaa’ in 1992. She won Lux Filmfare Award for New Face of The Year in 1993 for ‘Aashiq Awara’. She has done several other films including ‘Waqt Humara Hai’, ‘ Karan Arjun Click to look into! >> Read More... ’, ‘ Baazi Story soon >> Read More... ’ and few more. Things started changing from 1998 when she starred in the movie ‘China Gate’, the release of which was a huge flop. China Gate was the death blow to Mamta Kulkarni’s career. She started quitting movies after her role in ‘Kabhie Tum Kabhie Hum’ in the year 2002 as her role was not considerable.

4. Meenakshi Seshadri Meenakshi Seshadri was born as Shashikala Sheshadr >> Read More...

Meenakshi Seshadri, the winner of Eve’s Weekly Miss India Contest in 1981, is an Indian model turned actress and dancer. Her few bollywood movies are ‘Shahenshah’, ‘ Damini’, ‘ Satyamev Jayate’, ‘Awaargi’ and much more. Her last movie was ‘Ghatak’ in 1996 after which she left the film industry to devote her time to her husband and children in the US where she runs a dance school.

5. Sonam Rai Sonam Rai is a former actress in Bollywood. She ha >> Read More...

Sonam was popularly known for her role in the 1989 movie ‘Tridev’. Her first bollywood debut was in the 1988 film ‘ Vijay As they always say, "it runs in the blood", the sa >> Read More... ’. She was also known for her performance in the song ‘Mitti Aur Sona’. She started quitting films after 1994 to devote time to her married life. She married Rajiv Rai Rajiv Rai is a multifaceted legend in the field of >> Read More... , but their marriage ended in a divorce in 2001. After 1994, she never returned to the Indian Film Industry.

6. Giselli Monteiro Giselli Monteiro is a Bollywood actress and a Bra >> Read More...

Do you remember the movie ‘ Love Aaj Kal Click to look into! >> Read More... ’? Yes, ‘Love Aaj Kal’ is the movie from where Giselli started her acting career portraying the role of a Punjabi girl. Her next movie was ‘ Always Kabhi Kabhi Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ in the year 2011. She has been featured on the covers of a few well-known magazines. She has done only two films and is not to heard of in recent years.

7. Sandali Sinha The charming and attractive Indian Bollywood actre >> Read More...

Sandali Sinha made a mark in bollywood with her debut film ‘Tum Bin’. Her other works include ‘Punjar’, ‘ Om Om is a Kannada TV show which aired on TV9 Kannada >> Read More... ’, ‘ Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo Click to look into! >> Read More... ’. Her last film was ‘Main Ronee Aur Jony’ in the year 2007 after which she has never appeared on the screen again.

8. Tanushree Dutta Tanushree Dutta is an actress and model from India >> Read More...

The former Femina Miss India Pageant 2003 winner, Tanushree Dutta was the leading lady of the movie ‘Aashiqui Banaya Aapne’. Her other film was ‘ Chocolate Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ but both flopped. Her last work was ‘Ramaa: The Saviour’ after which she suffered from depression and quit films.

9. Fardeen Khan Fardeen Khan is a former film actor, known for doi >> Read More...

Fardeen Khan started his acting career with the movie ‘Prem Aggan’ in 1998. He impressed the movie-lovers with his work in ‘ All The Best All the Best is a vintage-era Tv program in Hindi >> Read More... ’, ‘ Heyy Babyy Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ and ‘ No Entry Click to look into! >> Read More... ’. His last movie was ‘All The Best: Fun Begins’ in 2009 after which his acting career nose-dived and he was never seen on the screen again.

10. Kumar Gaurav The 60’s and 70’s most popular Bollywood star Raje >> Read More...

Kumar Gaurav first appeared in the movie ‘ Love Story ‘Love Story’ was a series that was telecast on SAB >> Read More... ’ in the year 1981 which was a great success. He has done several other hit movies including ‘Teri Kasam’, ‘Janam’, ‘ Naam Story coming soon... >> Read More... ’ and few more. But after doing ‘Naam’ his acting career started declining as his roles were not substantial. He took a break from his career and returned in the 2002 film ‘Gang’ which was a great success after which he never returned to the screen.

11. Chandrachur Singh Chandrachur Singh had a very promising start to hi >> Read More...

Chandrachur Singh started his acting career in 1996 with ‘ Tere Mere Sapne Tere Mere Sapne is a TV series that ran from 2009 >> Read More... ’. He has done many blockbuster hits which helped him in gaining popularity among the audiences. His few more hit movies are ‘ Maachis Maachis is a Pakistani television reality show air >> Read More... ’, ‘ Josh Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ and ‘Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiyaa’. ‘Maachis’ earned him the ‘Best Male Debut’ Award. He then quit films and returned in 2012. His last film was ‘Zilla Ghazibad’ in 2013 after which his acting career suffered a setback.

12. Rajiv Kapoor Rajiv Kapoor is a well-known personality in the In >> Read More...

Rajiv Kapoor, the actor from early 90’s started his acting career with ‘Ek Jaan Hain Hum’ in 1983. Next the audience appreciated his work in the blockbuster movie ‘Ram Teri Ganga Maili’ in 1985 where he acted as the leading male actor. He appeared last in 1990 in ‘Zimmedaar’ after which he engaged in producing films rather than acting thus putting an end to his acting career. But after 1999, he put an end to his producing career also. He has now totally ended his career in the film industry.

13. Tanishaa Mukerji Tanishaa Mukerji is the popular actress who hailed >> Read More...

Tanishaa Mukerji, better known due to her elder sister ‘Kajol Devagn’, stepped into the Indian Film Industry with ‘Neil N Nikki’ which failed to gain success in audience’s heart. However, she later appeared in Bigg Boss Bigg Boss Tamil is the Tamil language version of t >> Read More... 7 and Khatron Ke Khiladi as a participant but stopped appearing in movies which meant the end of her acting career.

14. Esha Deol Esha Deol is an Indian film actress, who was born >> Read More...

Esha Deol is well-known for her parents Hema Malini Hema Malini is perhaps the only dream girl of the >> Read More... and ‘ Dharmendra Dharmendra Singh Deol was born on 8th December 193 >> Read More... ’. She stepped into the Indian Film Industry with ‘Koi Mere Dil Se Poochhe’ which earned her numerous nominations and awards which include the Filmfare award for Best Female Debut. But her acting career started ending gradually and now has come to an end thus her disappearance from the limelight.

15. Urmila Matondkar Urmila Matondkar is an Indian actress born on 4th >> Read More...

Urmila Matondkar is an Indian actress and a dancer too. She gained popularity from both her acting skills as well as her dancing skills. She stepped into the film industry in her childhood with ‘ Masoom Click to look into! >> Read More... ’. Later she has done many hits including ‘ Chamatkar Chamatkar is a very old and highly famous show, wh >> Read More... ’, ‘ Rangeela Click to look into! >> Read More... ’, ‘Judaai’ and many more. She has earned many nominations and awards. She had a successful acting career till 2005 after which her acting career started declining and she was never seen again in bollywood movies.

16. Neelam Kothari During the mid 80s Neelam Kothari had a successful >> Read More...

Neelam stepped into the Indian Film Industry in 1984 with the movie ‘Jawaani’, but the movie was a flop which meant a bad sign for her career at an early stage. But later she has done several movies most of which were blockbuster hits. However, her luck was not with her from the very beginning, as she stopped receiving offers from 1995 which marked an end to her acting career and disappeared from the limelight forever.

17. Karisma Kapoor Karisma Kapoor is a well known face from the famil >> Read More...

Who doesn’t know this talented actress, Karisma Kapoor, the elder sister of Kareena Kapoor Khan Kareena Kapoor is a super hit actress working in I >> Read More... . She is immensely popular among the audience but her roles were not so substantial due to which she stopped receiving offers for movies. She last appeared in ‘Dangerous Ishq’ but it was a huge flop in the Film Industry. After doing ‘Dangerous Ishq’ she was never seen on the screen from the past few years which marked an end to her acting career.

18. Pooja Bhatt This chubby star of Bollywood had a different styl >> Read More...

Pooja Bhatt, daughter of Mahesh Bhatt Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt created a niche for himself >> Read More... and elder sister of Alia Bhatt Alia Bhatt is a trendsetting actress from Mumbai, >> Read More... , started her career with the film ‘ Daddy Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ in 1989. Her hit debut was ‘Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin’. She has acted in many other hit movies, some of which are ‘ Sadak Sadak is an Indian television serial. It aired on >> Read More... ’, ‘Tadipaar’, ‘ Chaahat Story soon >> Read More... ’ and much more. Her last work was ‘Everybody Says I’m Fine!’ in 2001 after which she ended her acting career totally, focussing on directing movies.

19. Faisal Khan Faisal Khan was born in 1999 in Mumbai. His father >> Read More...

Faisal Khan, the brother of Aamir Khan Aamir Khan or Mohammed Aamir Hussain Khan is Bolly >> Read More... , started his acting career with the movie ‘Pyar Ka Mausam’ in 1969. His few hit movies are ‘ Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak is a romantic drama telecas >> Read More... ’ and ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar.’ He started disappearing from the screen after 2005 and diagnosed was with a mental disorder in 2007.

20. Isha Koppikar Isha Koppikar is a Model and an Actress. She has >> Read More...

Isha Koppikar was first seen starring in the movie ‘Fiza’. She has done several other bollywood movies which were a moderate success. She gained popularity by doing few item numbers which also earned her a Stardust Award. Although she earned awards and nominations but stopped receiving offers gradually and from past few years she disappeared from the bollywood industry.

21. Preity Zinta Preity, also known as Preity Zinta is a famous Act >> Read More...

Preity Zinta - the dimple girl, once was a successful artist in the past. She first appeared in ‘ Kya Kehna Click to look into! >> Read More... ’ in 2000 which turned to be a box-office success and earned her many nominations. Her movie ‘Veer Zaara’ was again a great success and was in demand. She has done several bollywood blockbusters. But her acting career started declining. She was a trending topic for the media due to her relation with Ness Wadia but she later ended all her relations with him and is now married to a foreigner. She has not been seen on the screen from the few past years.