Her 2025 re-emergence as a Hindu ascetic — and reported elevation to Mahamandaleshwar at the Kumbh — triggered fresh controversy and, per reports, a swift stepping-back.
In 2025, Mamta Kulkarni resurfaced as a sadhvi, having renounced her former life, and was reported to have been made a Mahamandaleshwar (a senior spiritual title) by an akhara at the Kumbh Mela.
The appointment drew immediate controversy given her past, and became a subject of heated debate within religious circles and the media — a fitting final twist in one of Bollywood's most extreme reinventions.
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