Mandakini Birthday: Today is Mandakini's birthday, know what she is doing these days...

 
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Happy Birthday, Mandakini: Actress Mandakini, who created havoc in the 80s by giving a tremendous bold scene in 'Ram Teri Ganga Maili', will celebrate her 59th birthday on 30 July. Mandakini became an overnight star by giving bold scenes in the 1985 film 'Ram Teri Ganga Maili'. Mandakini did many films in her 6-year film career starting from the year 1985 and after that when she disappeared, no one even knew about it.

Rejected by three filmmakers
Mandakini's real name was Yasmin Joseph, her mother was Muslim and her father was Christian. Mandakini was fond of acting since childhood. But was not getting the right opportunity. Before 'Ram Teri Ganga Maili', she was rejected by three filmmakers.

Gave a superhit film at the age of 22
At the age of 22, Mandakini worked with Bollywood's biggest director Raj Kapoor. In Bollywood, Mandakini worked for only 6 years but in this short film career also she did many memorable films. One of these films was 'Ram Teri Ganga Maili'. This film took her to the heights of fame. In that era, she garnered a lot of accolades for giving very bold scenes. In 'Ram Teri Ganga Maili', Mandakini gave more than one bold scene.

Affair with gangster Dawood Ibrahim
Mandakini was in the news because of her affair with India's most wanted gangster Dawood Ibrahim more than her work in films. In the year 1994, some pictures of Mandakini with Dawood Ibrahim went viral, which created panic. It is said that Mandakini and Dawood also have a son. Although Mandakini has denied this many times.

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Where is Mandakini nowadays?
Presently Mandakini runs Tibetan Herbal Center along with her husband Dr. Kagyur T. Rinpoche Thakur. She has also been a Buddhist monk. Mandakini and Thakur were married in the year 1990. Both have two children son Rabil and daughter Rabje Inaya Thakur.

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