Meet Sunny Deol's heroine who left country to save her life from an underworld don, disappeared from films, changed her name, married a Hindu director, she is…
Today, we are going to tell you about one such top actress of the industry who is lost somewhere in the darkness of anonymity today. This beautiful actress recently celebrated her son's 32nd birthday. She also posted pictures of her son, Gaurav Rai, on her Instagram, due to which she has once again come into the limelight. View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Sonam Khan (@sonamkhan_72) This actress changed her name after marrying a Hindu director
This actress in question is none other than Sonam, whose real name is Bakhtawar Khan. Sonam was once known for her acting in Bollywood and Telugu cinema. She started her acting career with director Yash Chopra's 1988 film 'Vijay'. He was the one who gave her the name Sonam. The actress was one of the top actresses of her time, who created a stir as soon as she came on screen.
Sonam worked with many top stars like Chunky Pandey, Govinda, Chiranjeevi, Naseeruddin Sha,h and Sunny Deol. She made her debut with the 1987 Telugu film 'Samrat'. At the same time, she entered Hindi cinema with Yash Chopra's 'Vijay'. Sonam is the niece of actor Raza Murad and granddaughter of veteran actor Murad. Despite a hit acting career, she suddenly drifted away from the world of cinema. View this post on Instagram
A post shared by Sonam Khan (@sonamkhan_72) Why did Sonam leave India?
Sonam married famous producer-director Rajiv Rai, with whom she worked in great films like 'Tridev' and 'Vishwatma'. Both these films proved to be hits at the box office. After marrying the Hindu director, Sonam's life changed completely, and then something happened that she had never imagined even in her dreams.
Things changed in 1997, when underworld gangster Abu Salem threatened to kill her. After this horrific incident, the couple decided to leave India and live in Britain. Let us tell you that Sonam and Rajiv earlier lived in Los Angeles, America. Later, both started living in Europe. The surprising thing was that in 2016, both of them parted ways and got divorced.
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