Mamta Kulkarni Age, Husband, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Mamta Mukund Kulkarni
Real Name	Padmavati Kulkarni
Other Name	Shri Yamai Mamta Nandgiri (after taking sanyas)
Nickname	Rani
Profession(s)	Former Actress, Yogini
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 3" (161 cm)
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Brown
Career
Debut	Film (Tamil): Nanbargal (1991) as Priya Film (Hindi): Mera Dil Tere Liye (1992) as Priya R. Singh Film (Telugu): Prema Sikharam (1992) as Preeti Film (Kannada): Vishnu Vijaya (1993) as Sonali Film (Bengali): Bhagya Debata (1995) in special appearance Film (Malayalam): Chandamama (1999) in special appearance
Award	1994: Filmfare Award for Lux New Face of the Year for the Hindi film Aashiq Awara
Personal Life
Date of Birth	20 April 1972 (Thursday)
Age (as of 2024)	52 Years
Birthplace	Mumbai, Maharashtra
Zodiac sign	Aries
Autograph
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai
School	St. Joseph's High School Juhu, Mumbai
Religion	Omnist Note: Reportedly, for her alleged marriage with Vicky, she converted to Islam.
Caste	Kokanastha Brahmin
Ethnicity	Marathi
Hobbies	Dancing, Reading Books, Doing Meditation
Controversies	• Controversial Cover Shoot In 1993, she posed topless for Stardust magazine, after which she was criticized for this. • Tiff With Rajkumar Santoshi Rajkumar Santoshi signed her in the film China Gate, but due to some issues, he wanted to drop her. He then received some underworld threatening calls, and he continue with her. After the failure of the film, she accused Rajkumar of allegedly trying to sexual harass her and even reduced her scenes in the film. [1]Open The Magazine • Hurting Religious Sentiments She wore a burqa during a court hearing after which she was blamed for misusing it and hurting Muslim sentiments. She received various threats, but it gradually stopped after she was released by the Bombay High court in January 2004. [2]India Today • Relationship with a Drug Peddler After she left Bollywood, she moved to Dubai where her boyfriend Vicky Goswami was living. Vicky was then arrested for illicit drug trafficking in 1997 and was given 25 years of imprisonment in Dubai. Reportedly, Mamta was handling his illegal business in his absence. However, she denied all such claims. [3]The Economic Times
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married Note: According to her, she is unmarried and following celibacy for around 23 years.
Affairs/Boyfriends	• Tinu Verma (actor, action director) • Vicky Goswami (businessman)
Marriage Date	10 May 2013 (rumoured)
Family
Husband/Spouse	Vicky Goswami (rumoured; businessman) Note: Mamta never accepted that Vicky was her husband. She said that he was only a partner.
Children	None
Parents	Father- Mukund Kulkarni (former commissioner of Mumbai)
Siblings	Sister- Priyadarshani Kulkarni aka Mithila, Mulina Kulkarni aka Soumya Kulkarni (both actress)
Other Relative(s)	• Maternal Uncle: Vartak (Marathi stage actor) • Maternal Aunt: Usha Kiran (from mother's side) • Niece: Saiyami Kher (her cousin brother's daughter) • Cousin: Tanvi Azmi (actor; from mother's side)
Favourites
Actor	Salman Khan
Food	Seafood (earlier)
Social Media
Instagram	Mamta Kulkarni
Facebook	Mamta Kulkarni

Some Lesser Known Facts About Mamta Kulkarni

• Mamta Kulkarni grew up in Mumbai.

• Her mother asked her to audition for a modelling project. She then appeared in various print commercials and other modelling projects.

• After her topless shoot for a magazine, she received an offer of an adult film from a Nepali producer.

• Her mother wanted her to become an actress. Mamta never wanted to make her career as an actor.

• She once called the Indian actresses Rekha and Sridevi cosmetic beauties.

• She has acted in various Hindi films like ‘Aashiq Awara’ (1993), ‘Karan Arjun’ (1995), ‘Sabse Bada Khiladi’ (1995), ‘China Gate’ (1998), and ‘Chhupa Rustam: A Musical Thriller’ (2001).
  

  Sabse Bada Khiladi

• She is known for appearing in the Hindi song “Mujhko Rana Ji Maaf Karna” from the film ‘Karan Arjun.’
  

• She has acted in films in various languages like ‘Donga Police’ (1992) and ‘Shesh Bongsodhar’ (2003).

• In the 90s, she became so popular that her fans made her temple in Hyderabad, India. Her fans even got her tattoos done.

• Reportedly, she used to visit Dubai for her dance shows where she came in contact with the underworld people.

• She then married an international drug kingpin Vicky Goswami in jail who was arrested for illicit drug trafficking in 1997 and was given a 25-year imprisonment in Dubai.

• It was said that Mamta and her husband Vicky converted to Islam and got married on 10 May 2013 to reduce his sentence in jail. Later, they started living in Nairobi, Kenya.

• When Vicky was in Dubai jail, she was taking care of his real estate business and a hotel in Dubai.

• In 2002, she appeared in the Hindi film ‘Kabhie Tum Kabhie Hum’ after which she left Bollywood.

• After leaving the entertainment industry, she moved to Dubai and later became a yogini. She follows the teachings of the Indian spiritual leader Mahayogi Gagangiri.

• The Indian action director Tinu Verma once shared that he secretly got married to Mamta, but after they had an argument, he left her and went back to his first wife and children. However, Mamta denied all such claims.

• In 2012, she authored a book titled ‘Autobiography of a Yogini – Man From Mountains Gagangiri Magaraj Who Raised Dead.’
  

  A book authored by Mamta Kulkarni

• In an interview in 2013, she told a reporter that she hadn’t applied makeup for around 12 years.

• She was given an invitation to participate in Bigg Boss Season 7, but she refused the offer.

• She came into the news after a decade in 2014 when she was detained in Kenya along with her husband Vicky Goswami.
  

  Mamta Kulkarni and Vicky Goswami in 2014

• In 2020, a film titled ‘The Stardust Affair’ was under production based on the life of Mamta.
  

  The Stardust Affair

• In 2023, there were rumours that she would participate in the Hindi reality TV show ‘Bigg Boss Season 17.’

• She has featured on the cover of various magazines like Cine Blitz, Stardust, and Showtime.
  

  Mamta Kulkarni featured on Cine Blitz magazine

• Mamta is a religious person and has a deep faith in lordess Jagdamba.
  

  Mamta Kulkarni with an idol of lord Ganesha

• She once performed at a private function for a Bihar legislator who was arrested in the Fodder Scam.

• In January 2025, she took sanyas during the Maha Kumbh Mela. She joined Kinnar Akhara and was entitled Mahamandleshwar. On becoming a sanyasi, she said that she would not return to Bollywood. However, a few Indian spiritual leaders expressed their disappointment on making her Mahamandleshwar.
  

  Mamta Kulkarni on becoming Mahamandleshwar

• On 31 January 2025, Rishi Ajay Das, the akhara’s founder, expelled Mamta Kulkarni and activist Laxmi Narayan Tripathi. As per him, he accused Tripathi of committing treason against Sanatana Dharma by appointing Mamta who still had connections with the “glamourous world of Bollywood.” Ajay, in an interview, said,
  

  Without following any religious or akhada tradition, instead of making her renunciate, they directly conferred the title and patta of Mahamandaleshwar on her.”