Masoom,
directed
by
Shekhar
Kapur
and
released
in
1983
is
one
of
the
best
films
that
Bollywood
has
ever
had.
We
all
know
where
the
central
characters
of
the
film
are
today.
Whether
it
be
Naseeruddin
Shah,
Shabana
Azmi
or
Urmila
Matondkar,
all
of
them
are
celebrities
to
reckon
with.
But,
have
you
wondered
where
is
the
'lakdi
ki
kathi'
girl?
For
all
those
who
would
like
to
know...the
little
girl
(Mini)
who
played
the
role
of
Naseeruddin
and
Shabana's
younger
daughter
and
Urmila's
younger
sister
is
today
well
settled
and
happily
living
with
her
husband
and
five-year-old
daughter
Yashetta
in
Delhi.
Her
name
is
Aradhana
Srivastav
and
is
today
enjoying
her
life
as
a
teacher
of
music
in
one
of
the
best
schools
of
the
country.
The
Mirror,
that
tracked
Aradhana
to
Delhi
found
this
35-year-old
lady
well-settled
with
her
husband,
Prashant
Kaura,
and
their
child.
Prashant
runs
a
boutique
investment
advisory
firm,
specialising
in
raising
institutional
money
in
real
estate
When
coaxed
into
talking,
she
finally
revealed
what
happened
after
Masoom.
Aradhana
was
seen
in
V.
Shantaram's
Khuda
Hafiz
along
with
Urmila
Matondkar,
her
co-star
in
Masoom
and
Ram
Terey
Kitney
Naam
which
starred
Sanjeev
Kumar,
Rekha
and
Vinod
Mehra.
Aradhana
was
also
seen
in
two
ad
films.
The
films
bombed
at
the
box
office
and
Aradhana
left
the
film
industry
to
pursue
her
studies
that
was
being
neglected
because
of
her
films.
Speaking
about
life
after
films,
Aradhana
told
Mirror,
"I
went
back
to
my
studies
in
Kanpur.
Due
to
my
stint
in
the
movies,
academics
had
taken
a
backseat
and
my
parents
wanted
me
back
on
track."
After
graduating
from
Pune's
Symbiosis
College
of
Arts
and
Commerce,
she
took
up
a
job
in
IT,
but
soon
realised
her
true
calling
and
went
on
to
acquire
a
PhD
in
Hindustani
vocal
music.
Aradhana
is
extremely
happy
and
content
in
the
space
that
she
is
today
and
has
also
written
the
lyrics
for
the
Delhi
anthem,
'One
Billion
Rising.' The
music
is
by
Karsh
Kale
and
Gaurav
Raina.
Walking
down
the
memory
lane,
Aradhana
recalls
Shabana
Azmi,
who
used
to
fondly
call
her
'Ijji-Bijji'
and
added
that
though
she
and
Urmila
wrote
to
each
other
for
almost
four
years,
they
soon
lost
touch.
However,
Aradhana
is
still
in
touch
with
her
Masoom
director
Shekhar
Kapur.