This actress made debut with Amitabh Bachchan, challenged Rekha, Sridevi, Madhuri, quit acting at peak to run her own…, the name is…

This actress was at the peak of her career, when she decided to leave film industry and get married. She later made a comeback to showbiz with a soap opera that aired on Sun TV.

There are several actresses in South who have experienced success in  Bollywood. Some of the names include Sridevi, Rekha, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Rashmika Mandanna, Tamannaah Bhatia, and among others. However, here’s one actress who started her career in Bollywood but found massive success in regional cinema. She is none other than Komal Mahuvakar, popularly known as Rupini.

At the age of 6, Rupini was discovered by one of the most influential Bollywood filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee. She was cast as a child artist opposite Amitabh Bachchan in 1975 release Mili. In the following years, she continued working as a child artist in films like Kotwal Saab and Khoobsurat. Transitioning into the role of a leading actress, she appeared in Hindi films such as Payal Ki Jhankaar, Ghungroo, Meri Adalat, and Awara Baap.

The actress then decided to venture into the world of South Indian cinema and changed her name to Rupini. She made her debut in South Indian movies with the film Cooliekkaran, which was directed by Rajasekhar and was released in 1987. Working in the industry, rose her to new heights of fame and success. She later worked with some of the biggest names in South cinema like Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Mohanlal and Vijaykanth.

In 1995, when Rupini was at the peak of her career, she decided to leave film industry and got married to Mohan Kumar. The couple has a daughter named Anisha. Couple of years later, she later started her own hospital in Chembur under the name Universal Heart Hospital.

In 2002, the actor returned to Tamil entertainment with Chithi 2, a soap opera which aired on Sun TV. Rupini continues to live in Mumbai and has not signed any film since then.