Meenakshi Sheshadri was one of those actresses of the 80s and 90s who ruled Bollywood for a long time with her beauty, acting and screen presence. People liked his big eyes, simple face and his acting which brought life to every character. But when his career was at the peak of success, he suddenly distanced himself from films. In the meantime let us know the reason for this.

the director fell in love

According to many reports, director Rajkumar Santoshi was in love with Meenakshi Sheshadri. Both of them had worked together in the film Ghayal and in the meantime Santoshi came close to the actress. Meenakshi’s simplicity, beauty and wisdom had impressed him. Gradually this attachment turned into love. There were long conversations between the two, discussions about films and many times they even spent time together. Prince Santoshi started feeling that Meenakshi also liked him.

After some time, he proposed Meenakshi for marriage, but Meenakshi refused him. Santoshi was very saddened by this. Later in an old interview he had said that he loved Meenakshi and wanted to marry her. However, after this incident, distance started growing in their relationship and its effect was visible on their professional relationship as well.

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The director wanted to leave Damini

During the shooting of the film Damini, the tension between them had increased so much that Rajkumar Santoshi wanted to remove Meenakshi from the film. However later Meenakshi completed the film. When the film was released, it proved to be a superhit and his acting in it was highly praised. After this, both of them worked together in Ghatak, but Meenakshi started maintaining distance from the film industry. At that time, big projects were continuously coming his way. Despite this he suddenly decided to quit acting. Both fans and the industry were surprised by his decision.

Meenakshi told the reason

Later in an interview, Meenakshi Sheshadri had told that when the controversies and news started increasing, Yash Chopra and Ajmad Khan came in between and handled the situation. After his explanation, Damini’s shooting started again. At that time Rajkumar Santoshi had decided to leave behind the old things and focus only on the film.

Let us tell you that his acting in films like Hero, Damini, Ghayal and Ghatak are still remembered. At that time, Meenakshi was not only a successful actress but was also counted among the highest paid stars of the industry.

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