New Delhi. This 90s actress who made people go crazy with her beauty and acting talent at the beginning of her career. During her time, she also managed to establish herself as one of the boldest actresses in the industry. In a very short time it became a favorite of people and makers too. However, she has been living an anonymous life away from the industry for years.
The actress who married a director 17 years her senior at the age of 19 is none other than the famous 90s actress Sonam Bakhtawar Khan. Saying goodbye to the industry, the actress has been living an anonymous life away from the screen for years. Sonam came into limelight with the Sunny Deol and Madhuri Dixit starrer ‘Tridev’ in 1989. She did a lot of work in the 80s-90s. At the age of just 16, she touched the heights of Bollywood and even got married at a young age. After the marriage, she disappeared from the Bollywood industry and was never seen again.
Best friend of Waheeda Rahman, whose childhood was spoiled by films, the actress’ pairing with Shashi Kapoor was a hit.
Married at the peak of his career
At the peak of the career, the name of the actress was associated with Don Abu Salem. To stay away from the underworld and keep her image clean in the industry, Sonam married director Rajeev Rai, who gave successful films like ‘Tridev’ and ‘Vishwathama’. According to media reports, Sonam and Rajeev became close to each other during the shooting of the film ‘Tridev’ and started dating each other.
The actress achieved great success at a young age.
As soon as she got married, she moved away from the industry
Sonam was known as a bikini girl in the 90s. After marrying Sonam, her husband i.e. director Rajeev also started fearing the underworld. He started receiving threats. It is also said that Abu Salem also planned the attack on Rajiv. Both the husband and wife were so frightened by this that overnight they decided to leave the country and continued to live in different countries with their families.
Love life was full of controversies
Both are said to have left India and shifted first to Los Angeles and then to Switzerland. But after 15 years of marriage, Rajeev and Sonam got separated. The two got divorced and the reason was said to be Sonam’s links with the underworld. Sonam’s personal life was not as successful as her professional life.
Let us tell you that Sonam Khan started her acting career with Yash Chopra’s film ‘Vijay’. In his career he acted in many films like Tridev, Mitti Aur Sona, Ajuba, Akhri Ghulam. After 30 years, she is gearing up to make a comeback on the big screen. During an interview, Sonam Khan said that if she gets a chance, she would like to work on OTT along with films.
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First published: November 12, 2023, 09:31 IST