Controversies & scandals
Mandakini: all 2 major controversies
Each controversy of Mandakini's life and career, explained on its own page — what was alleged, what was proven, and what was only ever a rumour.
- 1Denied1994The Dawood Ibrahim photographsPhotos of Mandakini beside underworld don Dawood Ibrahim at a Sharjah cricket match went viral a year after the 1993 Bombay blasts, triggering rumours that effectively ended her career. She denied any relationship and was never charged.
- 2Landmark1985The 'obscenity' storm over Ram Teri Ganga MailiHer debut's bathing-in-a-translucent-saree scene and a breastfeeding sequence were considered extraordinarily bold for 1985 and set off a national debate about censorship and 'obscenity' in Hindi film.