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Missing: What is 'Tum Bin' girl doing after 19 years of the movie's release?

  • As a film that introduced four new faces, none with a background in the movies, <em>Tum Bin</em> proved to be quite the audience-puller of 2001. With her innocent eyes and a serene appearance, Pia, the desolate girl central to the melancholic love-story, connected instantly with the audience of <em>Tum Bin</em>. It was expected that the actress who had essayed this despondent girl would have a long run in the industry.
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    The sleeper hit

    As a film that introduced four new faces, none with a background in the movies, Tum Bin proved to be quite the audience-puller of 2001. With her innocent eyes and a serene appearance, Pia, the desolate girl central to the melancholic love-story, connected instantly with the audience of Tum Bin. It was expected that the actress who had essayed this despondent girl would have a long run in the industry.
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  • Before making a movie debut, Sandali had established herself as a prominent model in the late 90s and the early 2000s. She had bagged commercial assignments aplenty and had found an identity for herself by appearing on music videos - a kind of craze in those times.
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    Modeling days

    Before making a movie debut, Sandali had established herself as a prominent model in the late 90s and the early 2000s. She had bagged commercial assignments aplenty and had found an identity for herself by appearing on music videos - a kind of craze in those times.
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  • Her journey into the limelight is quite an interesting one. This Delhi girl hailed from an Air Force background and received her initial education from Air Force Bal Bharati School. Born in a family of pilots and doctors, she was all set to become a doctor herself.
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    Living the Air Force brat life

    Her journey into the limelight is quite an interesting one. This Delhi girl hailed from an Air Force background and received her initial education from Air Force Bal Bharati School. Born in a family of pilots and doctors, she was all set to become a doctor herself.
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  • However, a fortuitous brush with the show biz at an armature fashion show perked up her interest in the world of glamour. After graduating from Jesus and Mary College, she reckoned with the artist within and signed up with Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute.
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    Finding the pull in acting

    However, a fortuitous brush with the show biz at an armature fashion show perked up her interest in the world of glamour. After graduating from Jesus and Mary College, she reckoned with the artist within and signed up with Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute.
    Yahoo Lifestyle
  • For better prospects in acting and modelling, she moved to Mumbai and that is when luck started to shower her with favor. After a couple of commercial campaigns she was picked to star in Sonu Nigam's music video, <em>Deewane Hoke Hum</em>, with director Anubhav Sinha. The director was fast to recognize her potential and offered her the main lead in his Bollywood venture. This is how <em>Tum Bin</em> happened.
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    Getting her movie break after a music video

    For better prospects in acting and modelling, she moved to Mumbai and that is when luck started to shower her with favor. After a couple of commercial campaigns she was picked to star in Sonu Nigam's music video, Deewane Hoke Hum, with director Anubhav Sinha. The director was fast to recognize her potential and offered her the main lead in his Bollywood venture. This is how Tum Bin happened.
    Yahoo Lifestyle
  • Though she was hoping to see a long queue of movie producers asking for her dates, these dreams never really came true.Even after the success of <em>Tum Bin, </em>Sandali had to settle for supporting roles in movies like <em>Pinjar </em>and <em>Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyo</em>. The movies did an average business at the box-office but didn't bring in new opportunities for the lovely actress.
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    Settling for side-roles

    Though she was hoping to see a long queue of movie producers asking for her dates, these dreams never really came true.Even after the success of Tum Bin, Sandali had to settle for supporting roles in movies like Pinjar and Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyo. The movies did an average business at the box-office but didn't bring in new opportunities for the lovely actress.
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  • Knowing how a bevy of Bollywood beauties had struck gold in the south, Sandali too, tried her luck in South Cinema. In 2005, she made her Telugu debut with the movie <em>Orey Pandu. </em>But as luck would have it, she failed to make an impression on the cine-goers of the South too, and was not seen in any South Indian movies thereafter.
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    Even South disappointing her

    Knowing how a bevy of Bollywood beauties had struck gold in the south, Sandali too, tried her luck in South Cinema. In 2005, she made her Telugu debut with the movie Orey Pandu. But as luck would have it, she failed to make an impression on the cine-goers of the South too, and was not seen in any South Indian movies thereafter.
    Yahoo Lifestyle
  • In November 2005, she married the then boyfriend Kiran Salaskar who was an established entrepreneur in the city, and was running successful businesses in the hospitality and entertainment sector. With her marriage, she bid goodbye to Bollywood, except for one pending project, <em>Main Ronee Aur Jony </em>which released in 2007 and remains unheard of by the average Bollywood enthusiast.
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    Taking the plunge

    In November 2005, she married the then boyfriend Kiran Salaskar who was an established entrepreneur in the city, and was running successful businesses in the hospitality and entertainment sector. With her marriage, she bid goodbye to Bollywood, except for one pending project, Main Ronee Aur Jony which released in 2007 and remains unheard of by the average Bollywood enthusiast.
    Yahoo Lifestyle
  • In 2016, Anubhav Sinha and T-series released a sequel of their 2001 hit, and titled it <em>Tum Bin II</em>. The Neha Sharma-Aditya Seal starrer invited Sandali to appear in a little cameo as 'Pia' (her character in the original). The actress made a come-back to the big screen after 9 years of hiatus. Against a budget of 12 crores, <em>Tum Bin II </em>tanked at the ticket-window making just about 6 crores. Hence, we won't hold it against you, if you didn't notice Sandali in it.
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    Sandili

    In 2016, Anubhav Sinha and T-series released a sequel of their 2001 hit, and titled it Tum Bin II. The Neha Sharma-Aditya Seal starrer invited Sandali to appear in a little cameo as 'Pia' (her character in the original). The actress made a come-back to the big screen after 9 years of hiatus. Against a budget of 12 crores, Tum Bin II tanked at the ticket-window making just about 6 crores. Hence, we won't hold it against you, if you didn't notice Sandali in it.
    Yahoo Lifestyle
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  • The former actress, however, shows no signs of resurrecting her erstwhile acting career. She is assisting her husband in his business and partakes in a food chain that has recently been added in their list of establishments. The couple is blessed with three children. With a chain of businesses and three kids, the <em>Tum Bin </em>actress seems to be quite occupied away from the silver screen.
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    What keeps her busy this day

    The former actress, however, shows no signs of resurrecting her erstwhile acting career. She is assisting her husband in his business and partakes in a food chain that has recently been added in their list of establishments. The couple is blessed with three children. With a chain of businesses and three kids, the Tum Bin actress seems to be quite occupied away from the silver screen.
    Yahoo Lifestyle
As a film that introduced four new faces, none with a background in the movies, <em>Tum Bin</em> proved to be quite the audience-puller of 2001. With her innocent eyes and a serene appearance, Pia, the desolate girl central to the melancholic love-story, connected instantly with the audience of <em>Tum Bin</em>. It was expected that the actress who had essayed this despondent girl would have a long run in the industry.
Before making a movie debut, Sandali had established herself as a prominent model in the late 90s and the early 2000s. She had bagged commercial assignments aplenty and had found an identity for herself by appearing on music videos - a kind of craze in those times.
Her journey into the limelight is quite an interesting one. This Delhi girl hailed from an Air Force background and received her initial education from Air Force Bal Bharati School. Born in a family of pilots and doctors, she was all set to become a doctor herself.
However, a fortuitous brush with the show biz at an armature fashion show perked up her interest in the world of glamour. After graduating from Jesus and Mary College, she reckoned with the artist within and signed up with Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute.
For better prospects in acting and modelling, she moved to Mumbai and that is when luck started to shower her with favor. After a couple of commercial campaigns she was picked to star in Sonu Nigam's music video, <em>Deewane Hoke Hum</em>, with director Anubhav Sinha. The director was fast to recognize her potential and offered her the main lead in his Bollywood venture. This is how <em>Tum Bin</em> happened.
Though she was hoping to see a long queue of movie producers asking for her dates, these dreams never really came true.Even after the success of <em>Tum Bin, </em>Sandali had to settle for supporting roles in movies like <em>Pinjar </em>and <em>Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyo</em>. The movies did an average business at the box-office but didn't bring in new opportunities for the lovely actress.
Knowing how a bevy of Bollywood beauties had struck gold in the south, Sandali too, tried her luck in South Cinema. In 2005, she made her Telugu debut with the movie <em>Orey Pandu. </em>But as luck would have it, she failed to make an impression on the cine-goers of the South too, and was not seen in any South Indian movies thereafter.
In November 2005, she married the then boyfriend Kiran Salaskar who was an established entrepreneur in the city, and was running successful businesses in the hospitality and entertainment sector. With her marriage, she bid goodbye to Bollywood, except for one pending project, <em>Main Ronee Aur Jony </em>which released in 2007 and remains unheard of by the average Bollywood enthusiast.
In 2016, Anubhav Sinha and T-series released a sequel of their 2001 hit, and titled it <em>Tum Bin II</em>. The Neha Sharma-Aditya Seal starrer invited Sandali to appear in a little cameo as 'Pia' (her character in the original). The actress made a come-back to the big screen after 9 years of hiatus. Against a budget of 12 crores, <em>Tum Bin II </em>tanked at the ticket-window making just about 6 crores. Hence, we won't hold it against you, if you didn't notice Sandali in it.
The former actress, however, shows no signs of resurrecting her erstwhile acting career. She is assisting her husband in his business and partakes in a food chain that has recently been added in their list of establishments. The couple is blessed with three children. With a chain of businesses and three kids, the <em>Tum Bin </em>actress seems to be quite occupied away from the silver screen.
Avantika

Bollywood is not for everyone. Some realize it sooner and tread different paths to make different achievements in life, while others keep trying till the industry throws them off.

In this giant rigmarole of realizations and refusals, we have seen many of our loved celebs fading out into oblivion, leaving us wondering, “where are they, how are they...”

We are, hence, starting this “Missing Reports” series where we dig deep into the untold stories of such missing stars. Today we are covering Tum Bin star, Sandali Sinha.

Let us know in the comment section, if there is any star, you want us to dig out from the black hole of Bollywood sanyas.

We have also covered missing reports on Mayuri Kango, Anu Aggarwal, Amrita Rao, and Meenakshi Seshadri, Antara Mali, Harman Baweja, Sneha Ullal, Sushmita Sen, Gayatri Joshi, Giselli Monteiro, Tanisha Mukerjee, and Fardeen Khan.