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‘Gaana Pardesi Pardesi Jaana Nahi…Mujhe Chhodke, Mujhe Chhodke’ – This is an evergreen song which every music lover must have heard many times. This song from Aamir Khan and Karisma Kapoor starrer blockbuster film ‘Raja Hindustani’, released in 1996, became the biggest chartbuster of its time. But today the discussion is not about this film, but about the beautiful actress who was seen dancing in the guise of a Banjaran in this song, who became a sensation across the country overnight with this five-minute video. That actress was none other than Pratibha Sinha. Despite reaching the pinnacle of success, she suddenly got lost in the darkness of anonymity. Let us know where Pratibha Sinha is today and what she is doing.
Veteran actress Mala Sinha’s daughter was overshadowed by Karisma Kapoor
In this song of the film ‘Raja Hindustani’, Pratibha Sinha’s style and screen presence were so strong that for some time she was seen overshadowing the film’s lead actress Karisma Kapoor. Very few people know that Pratibha Sinha is the daughter of Bollywood veteran and cult actress Mala Sinha. Following the footsteps of her mother, Pratibha also chose the world of acting and entered Bollywood as a lead actress in the 90s. After the bumper success of this song, he got offers from many big films, but destiny had something else in mind.
Acting journey: from first film to retirement
Pratibha Sinha started her film career with the 1992 film ‘Mehboob Mere Mehboob’, in which she was seen opposite actor Sujoy Mukherjee. However, his first few films could not give him the special recognition he was looking for. Finally, in the year 1996, the song ‘Pardesi Pardesi’ changed his fate. After this, she appeared in the film ‘Gudgudi’ with Anupam Kher in the year 1997. The film ‘Le Chal Apne Sang’ released in the year 2000 proved to be the last film of his career, after which he retired forever from the film industry within just 8 years.
Love with musician Nadeem Saifi and that period of ‘house arrest’ in Chennai
Pratibha Sinha’s personal life and controversies were more responsible for the sudden end of her career than her professional life. In the 90s, discussions about the affair between Pratibha Sinha and Nadeem Saifi of the famous music composer duo Nadeem-Shravan had become common. Nadeem was already married, so Mala Sinha was strongly against this relationship.
According to reports, to completely distance her daughter from Nadeem, Mala Sinha had put him under house arrest in Chennai and kept a close watch on his phone and communication channels. Despite this, both of them resorted to a special ‘code name’ to maintain contact. When rumors of the duo eloping from the house surfaced, Mala Sinha reportedly sought help from Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray, following which Pratibha was brought back to Mumbai.
That controversial press conference and the shadow of Gulshan Kumar murder case
After returning to Mumbai, Pratibha Sinha was forced to give a very controversial press conference, which shook the entire industry. In this press conference, Pratibha made very serious allegations against Nadeem Saifi like kidnapping and sexual exploitation. On the other hand, Nadeem had completely rejected all these allegations and called it a publicity stunt and his own mental harassment.
This personal dispute had not yet settled down when in August 1997, T-Series owner Gulshan Kumar was murdered in broad daylight. The entire film industry was stunned when Nadeem Saifi’s name emerged as the main conspirator in the investigation of this high-profile murder. However, Nadeem consistently rejected these allegations and took refuge in London, claiming his innocence. Later the court said that there was not enough evidence against Nadeem, but this dreadful incident put a complete stop to Pratibha Sinha’s film career forever.
Appeared in public after decades, now living a quiet life
After the controversies related to Gulshan Kumar case and Nadeem, Pratibha Sinha completely distanced herself from the limelight, media and artificial glare of the film world. After remaining anonymous for decades, Pratibha Sinha was seen in public in a very simple style during a Saree Exhibition held in Mumbai last year in August 2025, whose pictures went viral on social media. Leaving behind her old and bitter controversies, Pratibha Sinha is now living a very quiet, private and contented life with her elderly mother Mala Sinha in Mumbai.