Is Vikrant Massey going the way of Imran Khan? 7 Actors Who Quit at the Peak of Their Careers and Never Came Back | Bollywood

Vikrant Massey dropped a bombshell on his social media on Monday morning as he announced his retirement from acting at the age of 37. That doesn’t make him the first actor to give up his career so early. Here are 7 more actors who quit at the peak of their careers and never came back, at least until now. (Also Read – Vikrant Massey quits acting: This is how much his last film ‘The Sabarmati Report’ grossed at the box office)

Imran Khan

Imran, nephew of actor Aamir Khan, debuted with Abbas Tyrewala’s romantic comedy Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na in 2008. After a successful start, he had a series of flops before bouncing back with I Hate Luv Storys (2010) and Delhi Belly (2011). However, a long series of failures followed and he retired from acting in 2015 with Nikkhil Advani’s Katti Batti. Last year, a social media campaign called for his return, after which he gave a few interviews but has not yet announced his comeback film.

Zaira Wasim

Zaira Wasim made her debut with Nitesh Tiwari’s 2016 blockbuster wrestling drama Dangal, in which she played the younger version of Fatima Sana Shaikh’s character Geeta Phogat. The film was produced and headlined by Aamir Khan. Next year, she scored another blockbuster with Secret Supertar, also starring and produced by Aamir. However, she announced her retirement from acting in 2019, claiming that it conflicted with her faith. Her last release was Shonali Bose’s The Sky Is Pink in the same year.

Ayesha Takia

Ayesha Takia made her debut in 2004 with Tarzan: The Wonder Car. She gained further attention with Dil Maange More (2004), Imtiaz Ali’s directorial debut Socha Na Tha in 2005 and Nagesh Kukunoor’s Dor (2006). Most of her films failed to work after that, except for Prabhu Deva’s 2009 blockbuster Wanted, starring Salman Khan. Soon after, she tied the knot with Farhan Azmi and appeared in few unsuccessful films in 2011 and as a talent show host in 2012.

Gayatri Joshi

Interestingly, Gayatri Joshi has only acted in one film, which remains a cult film to date. She starred opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Ashutosh Gowariker’s 2005 social drama Swades. Immediately after that, she married Vikas Oberoi, a promoter of Oberoi Construction, and retired from films. Before her debut, she was a video jockey for Channel V and a popular model.

Shalini Ajith

Shalini, known as Baby Shalini early in her career, won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist in 1983 for her debut film Ente Mamattikkuttiyammakku. She then also made her debut in Telugu and Tamil film industries. She started her career as a leading actress in 1997. However, a few years later, Shalini met actor Ajith on the sets of Amarkalam. They married next year after which she retired from acting after completing some pending projects.

Asin

Asin starred in a number of Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil films from 2001 to 2008, including Pokkiri and Dasavathaaram. She made her Bollywood debut with AR Murugadoss’ Ghajini, starring Aamir Khan, a remake of the original Ghajini (2005), which also starred Asin. Over the next few years she also scored more hits such as “Ready”, “Housefull 2” and “Bol Bachchan” before releasing her farewell film “All Is Well” (2015). She married Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma in 2016 and was never seen on screen again.