11 Bollywood Actresses Scandals And Their Controversial Affairs

The movie industry of India, Bollywood is among the biggest movie industries of the world and produces more movies than Hollywood every year. Bollywood has a tendency of recruiting really good looking people, especially the women. Some of the most famous beauties from Bollywood of all time are Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sridevi, Rekha, etc.

But some of these actresses have also been caught red-handed doing things that and landed them into trouble and made people question their character. We understand that no one is perfect, but one must take care of their image and reputation in the society, and especially when you are a public figure and an idol to so many people in the world. Bollywood remains in headlines for one more other reason and it is casting couch.

So here we have a list of Bollywood actresses that have been involved in a few controversial scandals, which has backlashed their blooming careers in some cases!

1. Mamta Kulkarni

Mamta Kulkarni has given some really good movies when she was an actress and a model. Some of her great movies include Aashiq Awara, Waqt Hamara Hai, Krantiveer etc. She was active from the year 1991 to 2003. Mamta had outspoken that her director, Raj Kumar Santoshi used his position to abuse her. After that, the industry shunned her completely from work.

2. Preeti Jain

She is an amazing actress and has been a part for movies like Cocktail, The Deadly Combination, It’s Rocking: Date E-Disco but she had to face backlash when she allegedly blamed Madhur Bhandarkar for raping her. The charges against him were removed, but Preeti claims that he raped her 16 times and she had to deal with a lot of mental problems after these incidents.

3. Bipasha Basu

She used to rule over Bollywood as one of the most successful actresses but she suddenly disappeared from the silver screen. This started in 2011 when a video of a man and a woman having a sensual conversation was made viral. The man was seen as the politician Amar Singh and the voice of the woman is identified as that of Bipasha’s. Though Bipasha has denied the charges, the truth stands strong.

4. Payal Rohtagi

Payal Rohatgi is a superstar when it comes to the television shows. She has been a part of shows like Super Cops vs. Super Villains’, 2025 Jaane Kya Hoga Aage, Agent Raghav – Crime Branch, but her career came to a turning point from the time she accused Dibakar Banerjee of indecent behavior during the cast of her role in Shanghai. Dibakar has refused all the blames.

5. Manisha Koirala

She is a famous actress of Bollywood who has given superb performances in movies like Saudagar, Yalgaar, 1942: A Love Story, Akele Hum Akele Tum, and many more. Manisha’s mother claimed that Subhash Ghai made sexual advances to the actress and she stopped working for him.

6. Riya Sen

An actress who was born with a silver spoon, Riya Sen is now married to Shivam Tewari. She has starred in the movies, like Jhankaar Beats and Shaadi No. 1. In 2007, an MMS clip of Riya and Ashmit Patel kissing went viral over the internet. In his time in Bigg Boss, Ashmit admitted that the clip was genuine. The MMS went viral again.

7. Shweta Prasad Basu

Shweta Prasad Basu was arrested in Hyderabad in 2014, because of her involvement in a sex racket. She denied all the charges against her and the charges were also lifted in Hyderabad High Court for her prostitution case. Basu blamed the media for falsely quoting her when she talked that she had no money and was left with no choice.

8. Kareena Kapoor

Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor were already the favorite couple of the media to talk about back in the 2000s. In 2004, they have their biggest hit with an MMS, in which Kareena and Shahid were seen kissing each other very passionately. They both claimed that the MMS was fake, but the video kept gaining popularity.

9. Geetika Tyagi

Geetika Tyagi is an actress and producer. Her notable works include Crd, Powder, and Aatma. She blamed Subhash Kapoor for molestation who was then arrested. In February 2014, Geetika claimed that she was abused by the director on the sets of Jolly LLB. The incident created a furor.

10. Veena Malik

Veena Malik is a Pakistani actress who has appeared in a lot of Bollywood movies. She made her debut with the movie Tere Pyar Mein. In 2012, a video had got leaked that showed a couple kissing. The guy in the clip is said to Ranjan Verma who was the co-star to Veena in the movie Zindagi 50-50.

11. Sasha Agha

She is also named as Zara Khan and she is an Indian actress and singer. When Sasha was dating Ruslaan Mumtaz, an MMS in which Sasha was kissing another boy had gone viral. She got blamed for leaking it for publicity. Her relationship with Ruslaan also ended after that.