1 / 12Mandakini rose to prominence after starring in Raj Kapoor's 1985 film Ram Teri Ganga Maili with Rajiv Kapoor. She later acted in a number of hit Bollywood films, including Dance Dance, Tezaadb, Ladaai, Kahan Hai Kanoon, Naag Naagin, Pyar Ke Naam Qurbaan, and Pyar Karke Dekho, among others.2 / 12She was last seen in the 1996 film Zordaar, which starred Govinda, Aditya Pancholi, and Neelam Kothari in crucial roles, after which she opted to leave the entertainment world. She is now preparing to make a comeback after a 26-year absence by appearing in a music video for her son Rabbil Thakur.3 / 12Mandakini got her first movie in the Hindi film industry when she was cast in the lead role in the 1985 movie Ram Teri Ganga Maili by film producer-director Raj Kapoor opposite his youngest son Rajiv Kapoor.4 / 12The film was a blockbuster, and it earned Mandakini a Filmfare nomination as Best Actress.[3] She caused a stir after she was seen partially nude in two sequences of the film5 / 12Mandakini has also been in the spotlight for her daring character in her films and for supposedly being linked to underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. According to reports, Ibrahim and Mandakini were formerly quite serious about each other. 6 / 12On the other hand, she emphatically denied the rumours, claiming that she was merely on good terms with Dawood and that the two were not dating or married. 7 / 12he actress decided to bid adieu to the Bollywood industry after her 1996 film Zordaar8 / 12Mandakini married a former Buddhist monk, Dr. Kagyur T. Rinpoche Thakur, and embraced Buddhism.9 / 12Her husband had gained fame in childhood as the baby featured in Murphy Radio advertisements in the 1970s and 1980s. The couple have a son named Rabbil and a daughter Rabze Innaya. 10 / 12 After embracing Buddhism and becoming a follower of the Dalai Lama, Mandakini started running classes in Tibetan yoga, while her husband runs a Tibetan Herbal Centre11 / 12Mandakini was born in Meerut as Yasmeen Joseph to a British father and a Kashmiri mother.12 / 12At the young age of 22, she was discovered by legendary film director Raj Kapoor and given the screen name 'Mandakini'.