We have witnessed a number of actresses smoking on screen but there are many mainstream actresses who have failed to quit smoking in real lives too. Let's take a look at the actresses who smoke in real life.
Kangana Ranaut is famous for her depressed, pipe smoking roles in the cine world. In films like Fashion, Tanu Weds Manu and Gangster, she's played the troubled female protagonist. But very few know that the actress is a chain smoker in real life too. Kangana even stood up openly against the ban on smoking. She also went on record to say smoking is a personal choice and should never be banned.
Konkana: Now Konkana is one such actress who is known for breaking all stereotypes so when we got to know that the actress is a chain smoker in real life, it did not really come across as a surprise. The actress revealed in an interview that she found it extremely difficult and irritating to control her urge to smoke while she was pregnant with her first child. Konkona is married to actor Ranvir Shorey.
There were nine years in the 1980s and 1990s during which nothing went right for Amitabh Bachchan, in his film career, personal life or forays into the corporate world: till Kaun Banega Crorepati brought success back into his life.
Believe it or not but the shy and sweet Shraddha Kapoor faced a media ban not so long ago because of her unwillingness to pose for the paparazzi. Shraddha has been turning her face away from the photographers too many times and finally invited a ban from the community. According to a news report in Mumbai Mirror dated July 4, 2014, it all started when she refused to look up on her way out of the airport and then kept the lensmen hanging around on the sets of a reality TV show where she was making an appearance. An assistant informed the gathered photographers that they will have to wait until the shoot is over, which meant waiting for a couple of hours. The stance continued as she had refused to pose for them at two other events as well. However, Shraddha sorted out the matter after she met with the photographers union regarding the same. With her film 'Haider' almost ready for release, a rising star like Shraddha couldn't have afforded a media ban.
Vaishnavi Dhanraj: Popular TV actress Vaishnavi Dhanraj was in news in 2016 for her separation with Nitin Sahrawat. The actress, however, seems to have moved on in her life now. Vaishnavi has got herself a drastic makeover and looks completely transformed in her new avatar. She has been posting some really hot pictures on her Instagram account, which speak volumes about how she has gotten over the past and is ready to take on the future. Vaishnavi has starred in television serials like Madhubala - Ek Ishq Ek Junoon, Mahabharat and Begusarai.
In 2010 Manisha Koirala tied the knot with businessman Samrat Dahal. The actress was doing well in her career and decided to take a plunge. But soon, the marriage was in doldrums. According to a report in Times of India, the free spirited nature of the actress was reported to be blamed for the trouble in their married life. Having separated, Manisha returned to the glamour of Mumbai. And in 2012, she was detected with Cancer. Following which she went to the US for treatment.
Meena Kumari is also known as the 'tragedy queen' of Indian cinema. She shot to fame in the early fifties with the release of Baiju Bawra and went on to do some historic films. However, in her personal life, she battled with alcoholism which also led to her demise in 1972. It is said that the family had to sell her Bungalow to pay off her medical bills.
Deepika Padukone: While Deepika played a [nerdy medical] college girl in one of the highest grossers of the year, Ãeh Jawaani Hai Deewani', very few know that Deepika did not complete her graduation in real life. For Deeepika, Bollywood had always been her first calling. Deepika had joined Mount Carmel in Bangalore but never completed her studies there. She also enrolled for a short term course in IGNOU for further studies but could never complete it. Deepika, who has been tagged as the highest grosser of Bollywood, definitely paid a huge price for reaching where she is today.
Had life not blossomed on the silver screen, Sushant Singh Rajput, R Madhavan, Kriti Sanon, Fawad Khan and Kartik Aaryan would have perhaps been busy with engineering and machines at a swanky corporate office. But destiny had something else in store for these masterminds. Here is a dekko at the real-life impressive educational backgrounds of our favourite stars
Farah Khan -Farah Khan's director husband Shirish Kunder caused quite an embarrassment to her during Sanjay Dutt's Agneepath success bash in January 2012. The film editor turned director made a comment on the failure of SRK's ambitious, big budget project RA.One. Shirish took to Twitter to write, "I just heard a Rs 150 Cr firework fizzle." This seemed to irk the badshah of Bollywood who got into a tiff with Shirish at the party and allegedly slapped him. Farah came in support of her husband and supported him by sending a message to the media. It stated, "Shah Rukh has always told me that physical abuse is the worst way 2 sort out a problem, n that its means the person who's hitting has either a personal or professional crisis going on, n it saddens me 2 see him doing the same (sic)." But nothing is permanent in Bollywood. Shirish quickly mended his ways by posting on Twitter, "I'll always regret one thing that I feel very guilty about. I sincerely apologise for my tweet on RA.One." Even Farah quickly realised the grave consequences of this and made peace with her good friend SRK when Sajid Nadiadwala intervened. Though Shahrukh is doing Farah's Happy New Year, the ace choreographer and director must be deeply embarrassed by her husband's actions in hindsight!
Karan Johar- Filmmaker Karan Johar who is known for making larger-than-life films for the big screen is a man with a big heart. We know that because the celebrity director apparently gifted nothing less than an extravagant Ferrari to actress Katrina Kaif. The story that goes around this big gift by the filmmakers is that Karan Johar asked Katrina Kaif to do an item number in his film 'Agneepath'. The actress agreed and reportedly refused to charge anything for the same. So overwhelmed was Karan by this gesture that he apparently decided to return the favour and gift something to the beautiful actress. Karan is believed to have gifted Katrina a Ferrari for shaking a leg to 'Chikni Chameli'.
Shahrukh Khan - The badshah of Bollywood is known to maintain a high-profile lifestyle off the silver screen as well. Over the years, King Khan has gifted expensive tokens of appreciation to his friends and well-wishers. Shahrukh recently came in the news for gifting Abhishek Bachchan a Harley Davidson motorbike. From what we can gauge from SRK and Abhishek's tweets, SRK gifted Junior B a Harley after the latter gifted SRK a bicycle! Shahrukh had before that made headlines when he gifted friend and director Farah Khan a Mercedes Benz E Class for their film 'Om Shanti Om' and a Hyundai SUV after the release of 'Main Hoon Na'. Even though his superhero film 'Ra.One' did not live up to the expectations, SRK spent Rs 1 crore each while gifting Arjun Rampal, Anubhav Sinha and Rajinikanth, a BMW each.
Leena Maria Paul According to a report on Mumbai Mirror, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai police have arrested Leena Maria Paul , her partner, Sekar Chandrashekhar and four others four allegedly cheating people by promising them 300 per cent returns on their investments in their firm. Leena, who had acted in the Bollywood film, Madras CafÃ, and her live-in partner were arrested from their rented Goregaon apartment. They had earlier been arrested by the Delhi police in May, 2013 for allegedly cheating Canara Bank in Chennai by taking a loan of Rs 19 crore and then absconding. Mesmerised by the couple's put-on lavish lifestyle to attract investors, over 1,000 people had invested in their Ponzi firm.
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