Fadeouts! Meet 15 Once-Popular Bollywood Actors Who Disappeared After Delivering Hit Movies
Here's a list of celebrities who have gone out of public eye but were never forgotten. It makes an ordinary person a demigod overnight. However, not everyone knows retain the fame and continue to living the dreams forever!
The world of showbiz comprises of money, fame, power and glamour. It makes an ordinary person a demigod overnight. However, not everyone knows how to retain the fame and continue to live the dreams forever!
Most of them make us fall in love with them and steal our hearts, only to make us wonder sometime later as to what the heck happened to them?!
Here's a list of celebrities who have gone out of public eye but were never forgotten. If you have ever wondered what happened to your favourite celebrities, or just to remind you of the stars you once followed when they were a rage, then this one is for you:
1. Ronit Roy
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Popular face on TV, Ronit Roy acted in several Bollywood films like Udaan and Student Of The Year among others. He received several accolades including Filmfare award. In a recent interview with TOI, he revealed that since four years, he has got no work and that his money is drying up.
2. Asin Thottumkal
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Post her wedding, the South Indian actress who gained limelight in Bollywood with movies like Ghajini, Ready and Housefull 2, had announced that she wouldn't take new assignments anymore. She married Micromax founder Rahul Sharma in 2016.
3. Prachi Desai
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The TV actress forayed into the world of films with Once Upon A Time in Mumbai, Rock On and Bol Bachchan. However, it's been long since she faded away into oblivion.
4. Upen Patel
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Upen Patel who debuted in Bollywood with 36 China Town and later featured in movies like Namastey London and Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani, recently revealed that he was cut off and forced to quit Bollywood. He said that he was suddenly not needed.
5. Namrata Shirodkar
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Namrata Shirodkar who is still known for her role in Vaastav in which she shared the screen space with Sanjay Dutt took an exit from the industry after she got married to South superstar Mahesh Babu.
6. Fardeen Khan
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Fardeen Khan delivered some hits like Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya, All The Best - Fun Begins and Heyy Babyy among others. However, he soon faded away from the limelight. He was last seen in Dulha Mil Gaya alongside Sushmita Sen.
7. Zayed Khan
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From his cool dude Avatar in Dus to his long-hair look in Main Hoon Na, Zayed Khan skyrocketed to fame with several films. Remember his song Mohabbat Hai Mirchi? However, he couldn't survive in the industry for long.
8. Sonal Chauhan
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Sonal Chauhan was a part of a huge hit, Emraan Hashmi starrer Jannat in 2008. However, she wasn't seen in the industry much thereafter. In the recent years, she has featured in a couple of music videos and has been working in South Indian movies.
9. Udita Goswami
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Remember the lady in song Agar Tum Mil Jao and Soniye? She became popular after her performance in movies like Zeher and Aksar. She is now married to Mohit Suri. In 2012, she decided to quit movies and follow her passion of becoming a DJ.
10. Tanushree Dutta
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While we all thought that the Aashiq Banaya Aapne actress faded away and left Bollywood, she made an explosive claim last year when she accused Nana Patekar of sexual misconduct on the sets of Horn Ok Please. She said she was forced to quit Bollywood because of that.
11. Rajat Barmecha
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The man who was awarded the best made debut award for Udaan in 2010 has done many cameos and short films but is struggling to find good roles in Bollywood.
12. Rahul Roy
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Apart from Aashiqui, he is also known for appearing in the first season of Bigg Boss, which he won as well. However, since then he is nowhere to be seen.
13. Bhagyashree
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The actress became a household name after her debut with Salman Khan in Maine Pyaar Kiya. However, post her marriage she decided to quit the the industry and take care of her family.
14. Ruslaan Mumtaz
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Ruslaan Mumtaz
Ruslaan Mumtaz became a national crush after his debut movie Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar aka MP3. He did several other movies including Tere Sang, Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai and Dangerous Ishq among others. However, he soon slipped away from the limelight.
15. Imaad Shah
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After making his debut with Naseeruddin Shah starrer Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota, Imaad Shah appeared in many movies like Dil Dosti Etc, Dhobi Ghat and Mira Nair's The Reluctant Fundamentalist among others.
How many of these do you remember?
Garima Satija leads the Entertainment vertical of Indiatimes. A storyteller at heart who enjoys the thrill of writing, she is sometimes found daydreaming about living the lives of movie characters. Also, she hates talking about herself in the third person.
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