Once she was a ‘Beauty Queen’, but left Bollywood’s glamour world to become a monk: Know who is Barkha Madan?

The glitz and popularity of Hindi cinema is a dream for many artists, but some stars say goodbye to this glamorous world after reaching the peak of fame. To give a new direction to their life, they choose a path that is surprising for everyone. One such personality is Barkha Madan, who after making a name for herself in the film industry, left acting and adopted the path of spirituality and became a sanyasi. This journey of her life is inspiring and interesting. Come, let's know the story behind this unique decision of hers.

Actually, the actress we are talking about is none other than Barkha Madan. There was a time when Barkha Madan used to be very popular in the industry, but then she left acting and adopted spirituality and became a sanyasi. Barkha, who was a well-known name in modelling, participated in the Miss India beauty pageant in the year 1994.

During this time, she had a tough competition with Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai in the pageant. Sushmita Sen won the title of Miss India Beauty Pageant in 1994 and Aishwarya Rai was second. Barkha Madan did not win this pageant, but she competed in both these beauties and won the title of Miss Tourism.

Let us tell you that Barkha Madan won the title of third runner-up in the International Miss Tourism Competition. After this, in the year 1996, Barkha got a chance to step into Hindi cinema and she made her Bollywood debut with 'Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi'. After this, she was also seen in many films and many TV shows.

Barkha Madan may have worked in the industry and given a lot of good films, but she left the film industry. Let us tell you that Barkha always wore simple clothes and was often seen following Buddhism in Dharamshala. Not only this, but the actress is also associated with the Tara Children Project of Buddhist Gaya and also serves HIV-infected children.

Let us tell you that becoming a Buddhist Sadhvi was the best decision for Barkha Madan. Barkha, who once gave competition to Bollywood beauties in terms of beauty, is now spending her life as a Sadhvi.