Mamta Kulkarni To Become Mahamandleshwar Of Kinnar Akhada; Can Do Only These Roles In Movies Now

Mumbai: Bollywood actress Mamta Kulkarni, who quit the film industry and left the country in 2000, landed in Mumbai after 24 years last December.

The actress, who claimed that she left the film industry due to spiritual reasons, is soon going to become the Mahamandleshwar in the Kinnar Akhada, as per an ANI report.

Before the initiation, Mamta performed a pind daan at Sangam Ghat in Prayagraj during the Mahakumbh on Friday.

Laxmi Narayan, Acharya Mahamandleshwar of Kinnar Akhada told ANI, “Kinnar Akhada is going to make Mamta Kulkarni (former Bollywood actress) a Mahamandleshwar. She is now named Shri Yamai Mamta Nandgiri. As I am talking here, all the rituals are underway. She has been in touch with Kinnar Akhada and me for the last one and a half years. She is allowed to perform the character of any devotional figure if she wants, as we do not prohibit anyone from performing their art.”

For those who don’t know, ‘Mahamandaleshwar’ is a title used by some Hindu monks who give up worldly pleasures.

On returning to India after 24 years, Mamta Kulkarni had said, “My departure from here was actually driven by spiritual reasons. Around 1996, I felt a strong pull towards meditation, and it was during that time that I met my Guru. By then, Bollywood had given me everything fame, recognition, and success. I had done numerous films, completed about 40-50 world tours, as well as many national tours…”