Celebs who chose personal life over careers

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Celebs who chose personal life over careers

In 1980s, Vinod Khanna's popularity soared to such great heights that he was compared with Amitabh Bachchan who was ruling the roost at that point of time. Suddenly, Khanna decided to leave everything and become a follower of the spiritual teacher Osho (Rajneesh). He left the film industry in 1982 for five years and moved to Rajneeshpuram, Osho's commune in the United States.

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Neetu Singh started her career as a child artist and went to work in many Bollywood films before she got married Rishi Kapoor. At the age of 21 and her prime as actress, Neetu decided to do away with her Bollywood career and give complete attention to her married life. (BCCL)

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After the birth of her kids, the versatile actress Jaya Bachchan decided to quit films and concentrate on her family life. Her last film as a lead actress was Silsila (1981), opposite her husband.

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Dimple Kapadia made a fabulous debut with Bobby. In that same year she married superstar Rajesh Khanna, and retired from acting. However, her marriage wasn't successful and she separated with Khanna. She made a successful return to silver screen with the film Saagar and went on to become one of the most successful actresses.

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Meenakshi Sheshadri was at the peak of career when she left Bollywood after marrying investment banker Harish Mysore. Her last film was Ghatak opposite Sunny Deol

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Sharmila Tagore's traditional looks and carefree spirit was a combination that worked like a charm. After her wedding with cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, Sharmila took a break from the films and concentrated on her married life.

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Feline beauty of the yesteryear Saira Banu made her debut in Bollywood films in the tender age of 16. The actress got married to Dilip Kumar at the age of 22 and quit films thereafter.

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Babita broke many a heart when she got married to actor Randhir Kapoor. The lovely actress, who was at the peak of her career, chose to quit movies after marriage.

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Gayatri Joshi kicked off her career in Bollywood opposite Shah Rukh Khan in the film Swades. However, she decided to leave a promising career after she tied the knot with businessman Vikas Oberoi in the year 2005.

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