Mamta Kulkarni 90's diva disappeared from silver screen since 2002

In the 90's, Mamata Kulkarni was considered one of the most famous actresses in Bollywood. In just over a decade, she gave several hits and was the sole reason for many theatres going housefull.

Mamata started her career in 1991 with the Tamil film Nunbargal. She made her B-Town debut in 1992 with the film 'Tiranga'.

Mamata Kulkarni made her Bollywood debut in 1992 with the release of 'Tiranga'. Mamta had a small role in this movie. The movie 'Aashiq Awara' was released in 1993, which made her immensely popular.

She was awarded the Filmfare New Face Award for this film. After this she appeared in films like 'Waqt Hamara Hai', 'Krantiveer', 'Karan Arjun', 'Baaji'. Her last movie was Kabhi Tum Kabhi Hum in 2002, after which she did not appear in movies.

Meanwhile, Mamata Kulkarni did a topless photoshoot. The photoshoot did not interest her fans. Many had also criticized Mamata Kulkarni for her photoshoot. There were angry reactions from these photos.

Not only that, some people even threatened to kill Mamata Kulkarni. While looking for new faces for the cover shoot of Stardust magazine, many actresses refused.

As soon as the magazine was published, there were protests against Mamata. On the one hand, the audience was angry, but on the other hand, actors like Aamir Khan, Salman Khan, however, praised Mamata's photoshoot and courage.

Mamata, who has been away from the limelight for the last two decades, has now chosen the path of spirituality. She also published a book in 2013.

Be it her association with International drug lord Vicky Goswami or her name popping as a prime accused in a drug trafficking case, several incidents kept Mamta Kulkarni in the headlines. Due to reasons not known to anyone, Mamta has remained lowkey in the last two decades and have tried to stay away from the media glare.

After going through a number of hardships and struggles, she turned to spirituality and even wrote a book called 'Autobiography of an Yogin' in 2012.