Sonam: Regret giving up my career to get married

Updated On: 16 December, 2022 07:35 AM IST | Mumbai | Upala KBR

Tridev star Sonam, who quit films after marrying director Rai, keen to return to acting after 30 years; says OTT boom prompted decision

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In the late ’80s, Sonam burst on the Hindi film scene with Yash Chopra’s Vijay (1988). What followed was a brief but busy career as the actor packed in 30 movies in the next six years, before tying the knot with filmmaker Rajiv Rai. But that’s the thing about romancing the camera — you can never get enough of it. Almost 30 years since her last film, Sonam is gearing up to return to showbiz.

“When I started working, I was almost a child. I stopped signing movies when I was 17. It took me a few years to complete my pending films,” begins the former actor, best remembered for the song, Tirchhi topiwale from Tridev (1989). “I am 50 now. I’ve travelled all around the world, [been exposed to] different cultures — today, I am another person altogether.”

Tridev (1989), directed by Rajiv Rai, was a runaway hit