Looking at radiant bride Rashmika Mandanna as she wed the love of her life Vijay Deverakonda, the 80s’ thought that marriage meant retirement didn’t surface in any well-wisher’s mind. Since when did a switch from Miss to Mrs mandate retirement from the arc lights? A hark back to the past provides proof of how progressive Indian women, actresses included, used to be in the 1930s and 40s. She was Ashok Kumar’s first heroine in Achhut Kanya (1936) when she was Mrs Himanshu Rai. Becoming Mrs Shammi Kapoor and the mother of two children did not end an ebullient Geeta Bali’s career.

Source: The Telegraph April 05, 2026 02:53 UTC