Meet actress who fell in love with a star kid, later got rejected by his family, got married twice, her husband died after…

After quitting showbiz, this actress became a playback singer and sung for many superhit films.

Today we will talk about this actress who was once considered a bigger prospect than 90s contemporaries like Sridevi, Madhuri Dixit, Juhi Chawla and more. However, her career soon derailed when she fell in love with a star kid, whose superstar father never accepted their relationship. She is none other actress-singer Vijayta Pandit.

Vijayta Pandit and Kumar Gaurav’s Love Story

Vijayata made her Bollywood debut in 1981 with film Love Story alongside Rajendra Kumar’s son Kumar Gaurav. The duo fell head-over-heels in love with each other while shooting for their first film. The actress once admitted dating Kumar Gaurav, however they broke up as his father never approved of their relationship. While speaking to Lehren Retro, the actress said, “He (Kumar Gaurav) was my first love. He used to be a very charming boy. Eventually, we fell in love. Rajendra Kumar guessed that we were in love, and he was against it. He told him, ‘You are my prince, and I’ll get you married to a princess, someone who belongs to an affluent family’.”

Later, Rajendra Kumar got his son Kumar Gaurav, married to Reema Kapoor. Vijayata even attended his ex-boyfriend’s wedding. During the same conversation, the actress said, “After Kumar Gaurav got married, I did Mohabbat in which I was cast opposite Anil Kapoor. It was a female-oriented film, the audience also appreciated my work. But, it was an average film in terms of the box office. Definitely, it wasn’t even close to Love Story.”

Vijayta Pandit’s Bollywood comeback

After being heartbroken by Kumar Gaurav, Vijayta made a comeback with films like Mohabbat, Misal, Jeete He Shaan Se and many more. While the actress was trying to make a comeback in the industry, love knocked on her door again. She started dating Sameer Malkan and got married in 1986. Unfortunately, their wedding was short-lived and they parted ways.

Following her first broken marriage, she decided to give love another chance and met singer Aadesh Shrivastav, who was a friend of her brothers, Jatin and Lalit. After dating for few years, the actress got married to him in 1991. They soon became parents to two lovely boys.

Unfortunately, it soon came out that Aadesh was diagnosed with blood cancer. The singer passed away on September 5, 2015, leaving behind her wife and two sons. Vijayata is single-handedly taking care of her kids. After quitting showbiz, she became a playback singer and sung for films like Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992), Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1993), Saazish (1998), Dev (2004) and Chingaari (2006)