Mamta Kulkarni is back in the spotlight, swapping her ascetic saffron robes for a red one-piece dress and luxury designer gear in a newly surfaced viral video. The sudden aesthetic transformation has ignited widespread trolling online, with critics and netizens labeling the former 90s Bollywood star a “fake sadhvi” just a year after she formally renounced worldly life.
The new footage stems from a recent vacation to Goa with friends, showing the actress sporting open hair, full makeup, and a pair of ₹50,000 Meta AI sunglasses. Mainstream outlets report that the drastic pivot from a strict spiritual life back to western glamour in such a short window has sparked fierce backlash across social media platforms.
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Kulkarni, known for 90s blockbuster hits like Karan Arjun and Baazi, essentially vanished from the Hindi film industry for roughly 25 years. She returned to the global headlines in 2016 when Thane Police implicated her in a massive ₹2,000 crore international ephedrine drug trafficking racket alongside her partner Vicky Goswami, leading her to live abroad in self-imposed exile.
The public was stunned when Kulkarni re-emerged in India in early 2025 for the Maha Kumbh Mela. She formally took sanyas and was briefly consecrated as the Mahamandaleshwar of the Kinnar Akhara. She resigned from the post shortly after due to mounting opposition from other saints but maintained her saffron-clad lifestyle strictly for over a year.
Despite the renewed attention dominating the internet this week, Kulkarni has not released an official statement regarding her abrupt departure from asceticism or any potential plans to return to the entertainment industry.