8 Celeb Moms Who Left Bollywood At The Peak Of Their Careers
When motherhood comes knocking for the first time, it can even make the most professionally successful women steer away from their jobs and focus just on their little one. We cannot blame them; no mother would prefer going to work leaving their little bundle of joy at home. The same applies to celebrity mom as well. Time and again we’ve seen the leading actresses of the tinsel town make a happy exit from the silver screens, and chose to stay with their babies and look after them. Be it Sridevi Kapoor, Amrita Singh, Madhuri Dixit Nene, the list can go on and on. Here’s a list of celeb moms who chose to leave their Bollywood journey when it was at its peak and opted for looking after their babies. Let’s have a look.
1. Sridevi
Sridevi tied the knot with Boney Kapoor in 1996 when her Bollywood career was at its peak. She was the most sought after actress in tinsel town. However, when she conceived for the first time, her first daughter Janhvi was born. She took a hiatus and chose to give up her amazing career to take care of her two daughters (Khushi, the second one). Finally, after six years she made a comeback with a television show “Malini Iyer” and then got back to the big screen with English Vinglish in the year 2012. Her talent was such that even after a break which lasted for more than a decade, she was still loved by the audience.
2. Kajol
This Bengali bombshell wooed everybody with her dusky looks and amazingly chirpy persona. She is an actress who sizzled on screen and has the best of blockbusters like Dil Wale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Baazigar, and Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. Her career was flourishing but just then she chose to marry the love of her life Ajay Devgn and decided to retire into family life. She gave birth to Nysa and Yug, and gave her all in being a good mother to them. However, in 2006 she made a comeback with the film Fanaa which was a blockbuster hit. And since then, she has been extremely choosy with her choices and makes sure she is never letting the mother in her take a back seat.
3. Madhuri Dixit Nene
She is known as Bollywood’s dancing diva. There’s no soul who cannot be mesmerized by her performances. She married Dr. Shriram Nene and moved to the US in 1999 at a time when her career was at its prime level. For almost a decade or more she stayed there looking after her husband and her two sons Arin and Ryaan. She came back to India with her family of course and decided to return to the big screen with the movie Aaja Nachle. She has definitely done only a handful of movies since then. She is taking it slowly with very few hand-picked movies like Gulaal, a couple of brand endorsements, and has become a favorite when it comes to being a reality show judge.
4. Sonali Bendre
When it comes to her success rate in Bollywood, Sonali has had a very limited success rate. However, she certainly was the most sought after actress of her time, be it in Bollywood or in the South Indian film industry. She married director, Goldie Behl. And just when she was getting the recognition she deserved in the industry, she chose to say bye-bye to the tinsel town and decided to have kids. She has never done any movie after becoming a mother except for a special appearance in Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobara. Her life revolves around her family now. She is one dedicated mom!
5. Namrata Shirodkar
She rose to instant fame and became every household’s name after doing movies like Vaastav and Bride and Prejudice. In spite of wearing a success belt as a leading Bollywood actress, she decided to leave the tinsel town to marry South Indian megastar, Mahesh Babu. She’s never seen in any movie ever since she became a mommy to her two kids.
6. Amrita Singh
She married the Nawab of Pataudi, Saif Ali Khan in 1991 even though she was 12 years elder to him. They got married against the consent of their families. They had two children, daughter Sara, and son Ibrahim before divorcing after 13 years of courtship. Until the divorce happened, Amrita chose to stay away from films and take care of her children. After the divorce, she was seen playing minor roles in Bollywood and winning back the hearts of her fans.
7. Bhagyashree
Who doesn’t remember this innocent beauty from the movie Maine Pyar Kiya? She went on to become an overnight Bollywood star with this movie. As much as her fan base grew with the release of this movie, sadly, we couldn’t get to see her on the silver screen again. After she married her childhood sweetheart, Himalaya, Bhagyashree took the sabbatical road from movies. Now a mother of two grown-up children, when she was asked if she misses Bollywood, she answers that she loved adorning the thankless job of being a mother and devoting her life for the upbringing of her two children who’ve now grown into beautiful souls. She also put light on how a woman can be ten different things and not just a mother or a movie star. She says that currently, she’s into nutrition, fitness, traveling, and many such things. And we cannot help but fall for her beautiful smile even to this day hoping secretly that she will return to the big screen someday soon.
8. Karisma Kapoor
Karisma aka Lolo married Sanjay Kapur, a Delhi-based businessman in 2003. She was at the peak of her career during this time. However, she slowed down after the marriage and completely stayed away from work after her children came into the world. She got legally separated from Sanjay in 2016 and is now back in the picture. Although she hasn’t acted in any new movies, she makes sure to make the fans feel her presence and elegance on social media.
Isn’t it amazing how mothers whether or not they belong to the celeb tag do for their children? When a child enters their world, their dreams fade away to become family’s dreams. Kudos to women and motherhood! If there is an actress that we have forgotten to mention, let us know in the comments below.
