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Remember ‘Pardesi Pardesi Jaana Nahi’ girl? She became overnight sensation, left acting after falling in love with…, she looks unrecognisable now
24htopnews | July 4, 2025 3:06 PM CST

Aamir Khan and Karisma Kapoor’s superhit film Raja Hindustani released in 1996 was the biggest box office success of that year and became one of the highest-grossing films of the 1990s. While Aamir and Karisma played the lead roles one actress who truly stole the limelight with the song “Pardesi Pardesi Jaana Nahi” was Pratibha Sinha. Though she appeared in just that one song it was enough for her to be nicknamed the Pardesi Girl. Pratibha went on to act in several other films but her career never reached the heights of her mother veteran actress Mala Sinha. Pratibha Sinha’s father Chidambaram Prasad Lohani passed away in 2024 while her mother Mala Sinha who needs no introduction is still with her daughter. Let’s take a look at the films Pratibha Sinha has worked in and find out where she is and what she’s doing these days. How was Pratibha Sinhas film career? Pratibha Sinhas mother Mala Sinha was active in films so Pratibha was inclined towards the film world since childhood. At the age of 22 Pratibha made her Bollywood debut with Sujoy Mukherjees film Mehboob Mere Mehboob (1992). After this Pratibha worked in about 20 to 25 films including Dil Hai Betaab Deewana-Mastana Tu Chor Main Sipahi Gudgudi Kal Ki Awaaz Mrityuraaj and Ek Tha Raja. When Pratibha entered Bollywood in the 90s she was considered a competitor of Madhuri Dixit but her career ended in a few years. Why did Pratibha Sinha leave acting? Pratibha Sinhas film career did not last long. She fell in love with famous music director Nadeem Saifi and reportedly sacrificed her acting career. For those who dont know Nadeem Saifi is one of the most famous music directors in the history of Indian cinema. His duo with Shravan Kumar Rathod is considered among the most successful duos in the Indian music industry. Derived by the name Nadeem-Shravan they ruled the industry from the 1990s to the 2000s. Pratibha and Nadeem came closer while working together in the films Kal Ki Awaz and Raja Hindustani. Pratibha Sinha looks like this now: However Pratibhas mother was against her relationship with Nadeem. Mala sent Pratibha to Chennai. However even after going to Chennai they continued their relationship and started planning to get married. As per a report in Jansatta Pratibha boldly stated in an old interview that she wanted to marry Saifi. However their relationship took an unusual turn when her mother and she organised a press conference in Mumbai in which the latter accused Nadeem Saifi of kidnapping and rape. A few years later Nadeem Saifi opened up about the accusations of rape and kidnapping made by Pratibha. He said Mala Sinha played with him by publicly making false accusations against him. The music director added that Mala and Pratibha wanted publicity so they tarnished his image with false allegations. What is Pratibha Sinha doing these days? Pratibha Sinha is now 56 but she has not married till date. Although her name has been linked with many celebrities but Pratibha always denied those reports. Pratibha Sinhas mother Mala Sinha is now 88. According to the reports Sinha now runs her own business and lives a simple life away from the limelight. It is said that she lives with her mother in a flat in ​​Mumbai. The actress is not active on social media and neither does she have a YouTube channel. It is also reported that she is an active social worker takes care of animals along with fulfilling the needs of the elderly and orphans.


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