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Mamta’s journey from stardom to sanyas

The Nepal Weekly
February 4, 2025
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Mamta Kulkarni has entered to a spiritual journey. The actress, renouncing the glitz and glamour, now assumed a new identity of ‘Mai Mamta Nand Giri. Mamta has been honoured with the title of Mahamandaleshwar. She even performed her own Pind Daan, a symbolic ritual signifying the renunciation of worldly ties.

For the unversed, the Kinnar Akhara is a spiritual order established by eunuchs and functions under the Juna Akhara, one of the largest and most prominent Akharas in Hinduism.

As Mamta has taken a significant step in her life, it would be worth exploring her personal life, debut project, top 5 films, her final movie and the reasons behind her new decision.

Born in 1972, Mamta never got married. Over the years, there were rumours linking her to Vicky Goswami. Several reports also claimed that the two were married.

In a candid conversation with India Times last year, she dismissed these speculations, labelling them as “completely untrue.”

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Mamta Kulkarni said, “People should be more mindful about speaking negatively about someone they know little to nothing about.”

Mamta made her debut in 1991 with the Tamil film Nanbargal. In the Shoba Chandrasekhar directorial, Mamta was paired opposite Neeraj. Interestingly, Nanbargal was later remade in Hindi as Mera Dil Tere Liye, which served as Mamta Kulkarni’s entry into Bollywood.

Tirangaa, Karan Arjun, Kabhi Tum Kabhi Hum, Ashiq Awara and and Bazi are her top five movies. After over a decade of delivering hit projects, Mamta Kulkarni bid farewell to acting in 2003. Her final appearance was in the Bengali film Shesh Bongsodhar.