Meet actress who was in a live-in relationship with married director for 35 years
Actress Sujata Mehta enjoyed a golden age in her career in the late 1980s, starring in several popular movies with some of the greatest actors of the day. But as the 1990s drew nearer, her luck ran out and her films started to have trouble at the box office. She's back on the small screen after a three-decade hiatus, and her recent personal life upheavals have brought her notice.
Sujata Mehta, who was born in Navsari in 1959, studied hard before starting her cinema career in the 1980s. Acting seemed like a natural fit for her because she has a degree in psychology and experience in theater dating back to her 13 years old. Before making her bollywood debut in 1987 with Pratighaat, she first acted in small roles in telefilms and the tv series Khandaan.
Sujata Mehta starred with sunny deol in Yateem in 1988, when she played a nasty character that brought her a lot of praise. After her popularity, she worked with big-name actors like Rajinikanth in Tyagi, rishi kapoor in Dhartiputra, mithun chakraborty in Gunahon Ka Devta, and jeetendra in Kanwarlal. Although a lot of her roles were favorably appreciated, some were not well received by viewers.
Sujata Mehta moved from leading roles to minor parts in the 1990s; she most famously portrayed ajay Devgn's mother in the 1995 movie Hulchul. She never married, but she has been in a live-in relationship with a partner for 35 years; she has lately started telling her tale publicly. During this period, her personal life attracted more interest than her job.
Sujata Mehta recently opened out to siddharth Kannan on the reason she never got married. She said that she had been living with a theatrical director-producer for 35 years; he had previously been married, but he insisted it was a "sham." Sujata did not alter her faith for marriage, even though he divorced his wife a few years ago; instead, she opted to remain in their long-term relationship.