In the 90s and 20s, there were many actors in the cinema world who got stardom from their first or second film. However, even today there are many actors whose luck shines with their very first film. How difficult it is to make your face shine in the industry. It is much more difficult to maintain stardom. In such a situation, today we are telling you about one such actress, who debuted in a flop film but her songs were such a hit that she was noticed. But today she is living a life of anonymity.

The songs of the film are a hit even after 25 years

You will remember these romantic songs of 20s like ‘Kitni Bechain Hoke…’, ‘Dil Mera Tod Diya…’, ‘Zindagi Ban Gaye Ho Tum’. How can you not even remember? The songs were hits even 25 years ago and even today, if they are heard somewhere, old memories get refreshed. We are talking about the film ‘Kasoor’, in which Aftab Shivdasani was in the lead role.

Actually, in the film ‘Kasoor’ released in 2001, actress Lisa Ray was cast opposite Aftab Shivdasani, who is missing from the screen today but remains active on social media. Apart from her acting in this film, the most talked about thing was her look and glamorous style, for which everyone went crazy.

Lisa Ray’s debut film was a flop

Actress Lisa Ray is Canadian. He made his acting debut in the year 2001 with the film ‘Kasoor’. Her beauty and intimate scenes were much discussed in this. She had caught people’s attention because of her sizzling looks. However, his first film itself proved to be a flop.

According to the report of Bollywood Hungama, the India net collection of the film ‘Kasoor’ produced by Vikram Bhatt was 5.31 crores. Whereas its worldwide collection was 8.47 crores. The film flopped badly at the box office. But even though the film flopped at the box office, its songs proved to be chart busters. Its sound track was composed by Nadeem Shravan.

Divya Dutta gave voice

The special thing about the film ‘Kasoor’ is that it does not have the original voice of Lisa Ray. Because Lisa is Canadian. Because of this, her voice was dubbed in the film and the responsibility for it was given to Divya Dutta. He had dubbed for Lisa Ray in the film. But, after years, Divya Dutta broke her silence on this and confessed in Shubhankar Mishra’s podcast that she regretted doing this dubbing.

Lisa Ray is living an anonymous life

However, even though Lisa Ray had come into limelight with the songs of the first film, she could not taste the taste of stardom. Lisa Ray started her acting career in the year 1994 with ‘Hanste Kheleta’. He had worked in many successful films. Along with Bollywood, Hollywood films are also included in this. The actress received an Oscar nomination in 2005 for the film ‘Water’. After gaining popularity from ‘Kasoor’, the actress suddenly distanced herself from Bollywood.

She once shared the reason behind her decision by sharing a post on Instagram and said that she was not able to see herself in the industry the way she actually was. She believed that she was only being seen as a beautiful model. The actress believed that her real voice and personality were suppressed.

Lisa Ray has won the battle with cancer
It is noteworthy that in the year 2009, actress Lisa Ray came to know about cancer. He was suffering from blood cancer called multiple myeloma. After this, he defeated a deadly disease like cancer by undergoing stem cell transplant in the year 2010. Now even though Lisa Ray is not seen in films, she remains very active on social media. The 54 year old actress keeps sharing some post related to herself on Instagram.

Bollywood actress Lisa Ray started her career with modeling. After this, he made his Bollywood debut in 1994 with the film ‘Hanste Khelete’. After this he worked in many successful films, including ‘Kasoor’, ‘Bollywood/Hollywood’ and the 2005 Oscar nominated film ‘Water’. Her image was always that of a glamorous and powerful actress, but in 2001, at the peak of her career, she suddenly distanced herself from Bollywood. Whereas Lisa has revealed the real reason for her decision through an Instagram post for 25 years.

Why did Lisa Ray distance herself from Bollywood?
Through an Instagram post, Lisa Ray said that she was not able to see herself in the industry as she really was. He said, “In 2001, I shunned fame in India, not because work was not available – on the contrary, I had a lot of work. I had many successful films behind me, many offers ahead, and I was clearly aware of how people were seeing me. I was only being seen as a beautiful model. In all this, her real voice and personality were suppressed.”

Time spent amidst music and art in London
She said, “During my break I went to London and stayed at a college there and studied Shakespeare and poetry. I spent time in museums and art and learned about Buddhism and yoga. “I tried to make my life based on learning, soul and curiosity rather than being seen in the public eye.”

Lisa also made films
After this deep self-discovery, Lisa moved towards independent films. He said, “At that time films were usually made on low budget, but my aim was not just to make money. I used to make films with confidence and hope, it was an opportunity for me to know and understand myself. My films included both light-hearted and serious films. I enjoyed discovering my personality through each of these characters.

Talking about old photographs and films, Lisa said, “Even though they remind me of my old beauty, my real aim was never to be famous or look beautiful. For me, the real work was to bring depth to life, to find meaning and to remove the burden of people’s external expectations. Time did not erase me, but revealed my true self. This journey proved to be an experience for me to understand and accept myself.