Former Bollywood actress Mamta Kulkarni converts to Islam

Mumbai: Former sizzling Bollywood actress Mamta Kulkarni, who got fame after the release of her movie 'Ghatak', has accepted Islam.

She converted to Islam recently and is living with her husband Vicky Goswami, who has already converted to Islam. They are living in Nairobi, Kenya.

In 1997, Goswami was arrested by the UAE police in drug smuggling case and was sentenced 25 years in jail, but released in November 2012. His conversion to Islam was the main reason of major reduction in his punishment.

Kulkarni got married with Goswami, when he was in jail. They were in a relationship for a long time. She was managing her husband’s hotel business outside during his punishment.

In 1990's, Mamta Kulkarni emerged as a hot and bold actress of the Indian film industry. Her bold and hot pictures were published in several magazines and fashion tabloids.

She worked in Bollywood movies for almost 11 years, and after that she left the showbiz.