We have time and again seen people leaving their jobs, family, town, and faith, to make a career in the Bollywood industry. But there have been several Bollywood actors who left their full-fleshed acting careers to move on in their lives. Yes, you heard it right, the Bollywood industry was actors quitting their acting careers for the sake of their families or interest. Sometimes their marriage or sometimes their inner calling made them take this step. Here we bring you a list of the top 8 Bollywood actors who decided to quit acting to work on their personal lives.
1. Imran Khan: The actor who rose to fame with his performance in movies including Jaane Tu Jaane Na or Katti Batti, suddenly disappeared from the industry. With no Bollywood connections or no public appearance, Imran Khan decided to live his life peacefully without acting. Now a few months back, a friend of Imran told the media that he left acting for his good. He further added that Imran might prefer directing movies.
2. Zaira Wasim: Zaira Wasim, the Dangal girl of the Bollywood industry, made actors run for their careers with her performance in Dangal and Secret Superstar. But one day, breaking many hearts, the 18-year-old actress announced that she has decided to leave acting as she felt that the acting is threatening her relationship with her religion.
3. Asin Thottumkal: Asin Thottumkal who not just made a niche for herself in Bollywood but also in Tollywood, bit adieu to acting after marrying her husband Rahul Sharma in 2016. Revealing the reason behind her decision she said “Request people to stop making assumptions about my assignments and work as I'm not doing that at this stage. Had made this announcement before the wedding itself."
4. Amrita Rao: After being a household name with her performance in Vivah, Amrita Rao decided to tie knots with RJ Anmol. And in no time she disappeared from the industry. Talking about her decision of leaving the industry, she told Etimes that “That’s true. Anmol could tell I was turning down big movie roles because I wasn’t comfortable doing kissing scenes and lovemaking sequences on camera. As a result, he decided that now was the time to focus on developing a wonderful personal life and tying the marriage.
5. Mumtaz: Just like many Bollywood actresses, even Mumtaz said goodbye to the industry after tying knots with her husband Mayur Madhwani. Soon after her marriage, she started a new life abroad with the love of his life, a US-based NRI businessman.
6. Tanushree Dutta: Dutta pioneered the #metoo movement in the Indian film industry by calling out her co-actor Nana Patekar who harassed her on the sets of the 2008 movie Horn Ok Pleassss. The injustice she faced in the industry caused her to move to the US and take an indefinite break from Bollywood.
7. Riya Sen: In multiple interviews, Sen admitted that she was sexualized in films and music videos at the young age of 16. The way she was portrayed made her uncomfortable and she decided to stop working in Hindi movies.
8. Sana Khan: To maintain her relationship with her religion, Sana Khan decided to quit her acting career. After tying knots, she revealed that she has found the right path in her life and now she wants to serve humanity and will work for the creator.
