From Imran Khan to Amrita Rao: B-town celebs who quit acting at the height of their career
Sneha Singh
Apr 18, 2023
Preity Zinta
She started her career in the 90s and gained recognition with her roles in Kya Kehna (2000) and Dil Chahta Hai (2001) but soon left acting and focused on her business ventures
Zayed Khan
He became a star after the release of Main Hoon Na (2004) and left acting for a while and returned to Bollywood with the movie Love Breakups Zindagi (2017)
Preity Zinta
The former Miss India made her Bollywood debut with Janasheen but quit Bollywood after a few hits
Imran Khan
He became one of the top Rom-com actors in Bollywood with movies like I Hate Luv Storys (2010) and Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (2008) but quit acting in 2015
Ayesha Takia
She gained prominence at a young age with Falguni Pathak's music video Meri Chunar Udd Udd Jaye and later quit acting after marrying Farhan Azmi
Twinkle Khanna
The 90s actress left acting and became an author with bestsellers like Mrs Funnybones and The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad
Preity Zinta
The Vivah (2006) and Main Hoon Na (2004) star quit acting after she tied the knot with RJ Anmol
Asin
She quit acting after marrying Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma in January 2016