This actress was forced to step away from the film industry and put her ambitions on hold. But instead of giving in to social pressures she chose to rise above them. With the support of her daughter she started the second innings of her life and embraced it in every possible way. We are talking about Rukhsar Rehman the actress who was passionate to be an actress since childhood. Her talent was first discovered by filmmaker Sawan Kumar Tak who wanted her to sign the three-film contract with him. However she refused and thats how was replaced by Chandni in Sanam Bewafa (1991). A year later she made debut as a lead in Deepak Anands Yaad Rakhegi Duniya (1992). In the same year she starred in Inteha Pyar Ki opposite Rishi Kapoor. Rukhsar was just 17 when she bagged her first film and had dreams of becoming the next big superstar. However her family was against it and wanted her to marry and settle down. Soon after she got married and was left with no choice but to quit acting. During that period she was offered huge films like Baazigar Roja and more. After Rukshar became a mother she decided to ran away from her toxic marriage. In an interview with Humans of Bombay the actress revealed that she left home with her 8-months-old daughter then One night I packed what little I could and left. My daughter was just 8 months old asleep unaware our life was about to change. I kept asking myself ‘Am I doing the right thing?’ But I knew I had tried everything. To start her life from the scratch she decided to work and opened up a garment boutique. During that time she also had second thoughts of pursuing acting again. Courageously she joined back the film industry and thats how her second innings began. Rukhsar made a comeback after a decade with Ram Gopal Varmas D (2005). She was then seen in numerous films Sarkar (2005) God Tussi Great Ho (2008) The Stoneman Murders (2009) Benny and Babloo (2010) Allah Ke Banday (2010) Shaitan (2011) PK (2014) and Uri: The Surgical Strike. portraying short yet effective roles. Meanwhile Rukhsar also garnered recognition for her work in television shows like Kuch Toh Log Kahenge and Tumhari Paakhi.