Meet actress, former beauty queen, who failed in Bollywood, suffered abusive marriage, she is now living as a…
GH News December 23, 2024 03:06 PM
Bollywood is a challenging industry to break into especially for aspiring actors. Every year numerous newcomers step into the limelight and only few manage to establish themselves and sustain their careers. There are some actors who despite having a successful debut disappear from the big screens for various reasons. One such real-life story is that of model-actress Yukta Mookhey.
Yukta Mookheys Bollywood journey
In 1999 Yukta secured the title of Miss World. Following three years she got an opportunity to work in Bollywood. She made her debut with the film Pyaasa opposite Aftab Shivdasani. She gained fame from her very first film but the journey after this was nothing very memorable. Some of her films like Kab Kyon Kahan and Hum Teen got shelved while other films like Market and Insaaf The Justice she made exit out off. Yukta even did few regional films but failed to find success there as well. After a gap of nine years the former beauty queen was seen opposite Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor in 2019-released Good Newz. Despite her short role the film did a tremendous business at the box office.
Yukta Mookheys toxic marriage
Yukta faced a lot of ups and downs in her personal life too. In 2008 she married a New York-based businessman and financial consultant Prince Tuli. The marriage took place on Novemeber 2 in a traditional sikh ceremony. Shortly after the marriage both of them had a son. But unfortunately their marriage didnt last for long; and in the year 2013 the actress broke her relationship with her husband.
According to reports the actress filed a an FIR against her husband for torturing and beating her. She made serious allegations against him for sexual harassment. Yukta also accused her in laws of subjecting her to domestic violence. The report quoted an officer from Amboli police station that said In her complaint Mookhey alleged she had often been beaten up and troubled by her husband Prince Tuli. An FIR has been registered under Section 498A (cruelty and harassment) and Section 377 (unnatural sex) of Indian Penal Code after her complaint. After these incidents the actress filed divorce and parted ways from her husband in 2014.
Where is Yukta Mookhey now?
Yukta is currently living in India with her son. She is a single mother now. She quit acting and is now working as a social activist. Yukta drives campaigns to spread awareness against HIV/AIDS breast cancer and thalassemia.