Publicity for Karisma Kapoor's comeback film "Dangerous Ishq" is on a roll. After which there'll be a slew of films marking the return of alternative married actresses, be it Madhuri Dixit or Manisha Koirala.
Bollywood once considered marriage the death knell for its female leads, but we list the ladies who're now set to restore their careers in B-town:
Madhuri Dixit: The Bollywood diva bid adieu to showbiz after marrying US-based surgeon Sriram Nene and shifted to Denver from Mumbai to start out a family.
After creating a uneventful comeback with 2007 release "Aaja Nachle", the 44-year-old is about to create magic in her new innings with "Dedh Ishqiya" and "Gulab Gang".
Vishal Bharadwaj's "Dedh Ishqiya" is a sequel to Vidya Balan's 2010 film "Ishqiya", while Anubhav Sinha's "Gulab Gang" will see her playing a feminine gangster.
Juhi Chawla: She is without doubt one of the few actresses who've been active even after marriage. The 44-year-old juggled both the jobs - homemaker and actress.
However, post-marriage, Juhi turned to offbeat films like "My Brother Nikhil", "Bas Ek Pal" and i'm."" She also worked in Punjabi film "Des Hoya Pardes". Now she is gearing up for the discharge of her new film "Son of Sardar".
Manisha Koirala: Some of the beautiful actresses of her time, Manisha may be reviving her career post-sabbatical and marriage.
She played a cameo in Onir's National Award winning film "I AM", but now the 41-year-old might be seen in a full-fledged role in 3D horror movie "BHHOOoo.!", a sequel to Ram Gopal Varma's 2003 film "Bhoot".
While "Bhoot" narrated the tale of a pair in a haunted apartment, the sequel is set a six-year-old child named Allayna.
Sridevi: She was the queen and vacated the throne after marrying producer Boney Kapoor. Her goodbye movie was the hit family drama "Judaai".
But now Sridevi, 48, a mother of 2 daughters - Jhanvi and Khushi - is coming round again with "English Vinglish", directed by R. Balki's wife Gauri Shinde. Within the film, Sridevi plays an Indian woman married into an American household, who enrols in an English learning programme to thrill her family.
Raveena Tandon: Post marriage Raveena, 37, didn't completely disappear from the scene and made her presence felt with movies like "Sandwich" and "Bbuddah Hoga Teraa Baap" in addition to TV reality shows "Chak De Bachche" and "Chhote Miyan 2".
However, she is now set to play a protagonist and her first such endeavour is "Shobhna's 7 Nights", through which she's going to be seen in a bold avatar.
Karisma Kapoor: Karisma ruled the roost within the 1990s but reduce on her film projects after marrying Delhi-based businessman Sanjay Kapur in 2003 to concentrate on her family.
Last seen within the 2006 film "Mere Jeevan Saathi", Karisma, 37, hopes to go back with a bang with Vikram Bhatt's supernatural 3D thriller "Dangerous Ishq", where she is going to be seen in numerous avatars.
