By Hindustan Times
Publicity for Karisma Kapoor's comeback film Dangerous Ishq is on a roll. After which there'll be a slew of flicks marking the return of different married actresses, be it Madhuri Dixit or Manisha Koirala. Bollywood once considered marriage the death knell for its female leads, but IANS lists
the women who're now set to restore their careers in B-town:
Karisma Kapoor: Karisma ruled the roost within the 1990s but reduce on her film projects after marrying Delhi-based businessman Sanjay Kapur in 2003 to concentrate on her family. Last seen within the 2006 film Mere Jeevan Saathi, Karisma, 37, hopes to go back with a bang with Vikram Bhatt's supernatural 3D thriller Dangerous Ishq, where she's going to be seen in several avatars.
Madhuri Dixit: The Bollywood diva bid adieu to showbiz after marrying US-based surgeon Sriram Nene and shifted to Denver from Mumbai to begin a family. After creating a uneventful comeback with 2007 release Aaja Nachle, the 44-year-old is ready to create magic in her new innings with Dedh Ishqiya and Gulab Gang. Vishal Bharadwaj's Dedh Ishqiya is a sequel to Vidya Balan's 2010 film Ishqiya, while Anubhav Sinha's Gulab Gang will see her playing a feminine gangster.
Manisha Koirala: Probably the most beautiful actresses of her time, Manisha could also be reviving her career post-sabbatical and marriage. She played a cameo in Onir's National Award winning film "I AM", but now the 41-year-old could be seen in a full-fledged role in 3D horror movie BHHOOoo.!, a sequel to Ram Gopal Varma's 2003 film Bhoot. While Bhoot narrated the tale of a pair in a haunted apartment, the sequel is ready a six-year-old child named Allayna.
Sridevi: She was the queen and vacated the throne after marrying producer Boney Kapoor. Her goodbye movie was the hit family drama Judaai. But now Sridevi, 48, a mother of 2 daughters - Jhanvi and Khushi - is coming round again with English Vinglish, directed by R. Balki's wife Gauri Shinde. Within the film, Sridevi plays an Indian woman married into an American household, who enrols in an English learning programme to delight her family.
Raveena Tandon: Post marriage Raveena, 37, didn't completely disappear from the scene and made her presence felt with movies like Sandwich and Bbuddah Hoga Teraa Baap in addition to TV reality shows Chak De Bachche and Chhote Miyan 2. However, she is now set to play a protagonist and her first such endeavour is Shobhna's 7 Nights, by which she is going to be seen in a bold avatar.
Juhi Chawla: She is without doubt one of the few actresses who've been active even after marriage. The 44-year-old juggled both the jobs - homemaker and actress. However, post-marriage, Juhi turned to offbeat films like My Brother Nikhil, Bas Ek Pal and i'm. She also worked in Punjabi film Des Hoya Pardes. Now she is gearing up for the discharge of her new film Son of Sardar.
