In the 90s many new beauties emerged in Bollywood who achieved immense stardom on the basis of their acting and beauty and created history in Indian cinema. From Aishwarya Rai Rani Mukherjee Kajol to Sushmita Sen Divya Bharti Pooja Batra Nagma and Preity Zinta many actresses started their careers in the 90s or at its end. This was the era of Hindi cinema when there was tremendous competition among actresses. There used to be fights among the beauties for films. But do you know about that beauty queen who after setting foot in the world of acting gave up her shining career and became a yogini? This is none other than Barkha Madan who is now known as Gyalten Samten. Debut with Akshay Kumars film Barkha Madan made her debut with Akshay Kumars film Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi which was released in 1996. Apart from Akshay Kumar actors like Rekha Raveena Tandon Inder Kumar and Gulshan Grover were also seen in this film. Barkha Madan played the role of a girl named Jane in this film. But Bhoot released in 2003 was the film that proved to be a turning point for her career. In this film she played the role of ghost Manjeet Khosla and with her tremendous acting she registered her name in the group of talented actors. What films did Barkha Madan work in? Apart from Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi and Bhoot Barkha Madan also appeared in films like Tera Mera Pyar Samay: When Time Strikes and Soch Lo. Apart from this she also worked in TV and worked in serials like Ghar Ek Sapna and Nyay. She also appeared in Zee TVs popular show Saath Phere - Saloni Ka Safar but suddenly she made a decision that surprised everyone. When did Barkha become a monk? Barkha Madan surprised everyone by deciding to become a monk in 2012. She surprised the fans with her decision to become a nun. Now Barkha stays away from the limelight and is living her life as a Buddhist monk. Leaving the luxury lifestyle she is spending her life on the banks of mountains and rivers. Barkha Madan has distanced herself from films and acting but is still active on social media. She often shares her pictures and gives fans a glimpse of her life as a nun.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Barkha Madan (@barkhamadan17) The last film released after retirement Barkha Madan announced her retirement in 2012 but one of her films was released even after her retirement. Barkhas last film was Surkhaab which was released in 2015 about 3 years after her retirement. Actually the shooting of this film was done before her retirement. Which was released after her retirement.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Barkha Madan (@barkhamadan17) When Barkha met the Dalai Lama The biggest change in Barkhas life came when she met Dalai Lama Zopa Rinpoche for the first time. In 2002 she met Dalai Lama for the first time in an event held in Dharamshala and then the thought of taking sanyaas came to her mind. When she expressed her desire to Dalai Lama he said- Why? Have you had a fight with your boyfriend? Living in a monastery does not mean that you run away from anyone. After this he gave advice related to Buddhist philosophy to Barkha the purpose of which was to make Barkha understand why she wanted to become a nun.