In the glitzy world of Bollywood, where movie stars dazzle on the big screen, some actresses get caught up in trouble with the law. Even though Bollywood actresses usually enjoy lots of love from fans, some unfortunate ones end up facing the harsh realities of the justice system. Here are the names of some Bollywood actresses who went to jail.
Shweta Basu
Shweta Basu Prasad got fame after playing two characters in the movie “Makdee” by Vishal Bhardwaj in 2002. She even won a National Award for her acting. Later, she acted in the TV show “Kahani Ghar Ghar Kii” alongside Sakshi Tanwar. She starred in the movie “Iqbal” in 2005 and worked in some South Indian films too. However, in October this year, Shweta got arrested in Hyderabad for allegedly being involved in high profile prostitution case.
Sonali Bendre
Mumbai Police arrested Sonali Bendre for wearing a thigh-length, lemon yellow kurta printed with Om and Om Namah Shivay. She was arrested in 2001 under Section 295A because the dress she wore for the cover of Showtime magazine allegedly hurt some religious sentiments. She was later released on bail on a personal bond of Rs 12,000.
Sana Khan
Actress Sana Khan and her boyfriend Ismail Khan got into trouble when a woman named Poonam Khanna complained against them. She accused them of hurting her modesty and threatening her. They were arrested under IPC sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 506 (punishment for criminal intimidation).
Mamta Kulkarni
Mamta Kulkarni has been accused in a multi-crore drug racket linked to her husband and drug lord Vicky Goswami. Who’s known as a drug lord. She was accused of being part of meetings where they talked about selling drugs. She’s considered a main suspect in this scheme, worth crores of rupees. The Mumbai police think she played a role in these illegal activities and plan on seeking her extradition from Kenya.
Rhea Chakraborty
Rhea Chakraborty is another name on the list. In September 2020, she was arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau in connection with Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. She spent 28 days in Byculla jail in 2020 for allegedly procuring drugs for Sushant, Rhea was later granted bail and slowly moving forward in her life.
Rakhi Sawant
Rakhi Sawant The drama queen got arrested by the Amboli police based on an FIR registered by Sherilyn Chopra. Sherlyn filed an FIR against Rakhi for unobjectionable comments on her asking for her Twitter account Sherlyn wrote “BREAKING NEWS!!!AMBOLI POLICE HAS ARRESTED RAKHI SAWANT IN RESPECT WITH FIR 883/2022YESTERDAY, RAKHI SAWANT’S ABA 1870/2022 WAS REJECTED BY MUMBAI SESSIONS COURT”
Monica Bedi
Monica Bedi, a famous actress in Bollywood and the girlfriend of a gangster, faced serious trouble when she was caught entering Portugal with fake documents. This led to her being sent to jail. In 2006, an Indian court found her guilty of getting a fake passport, a very serious crime. Because of this, She was sentenced to five years behind bars.
Payal Rohatgi
Payal Rohatgi is also one of the Bollywood actresses who went to jail and conflicted with the law. The Ahmedabad city police arrested her for allegedly threatening people in her housing society. She got into a heated argument during a meeting with society members and even posted abusive messages on the society’s WhatsApp group. The chairman of the society, Dr. Parag Shah, along with Inspector A. S. Roy from Satellite police station, lodged a complaint against her for her behavior.
