Who is Anita Ayoob? Bollywood actress who was loved madly by Dawood Ibrahim, she came to India from..., where is she now..., what is she doing?
Anita Ayoob was born in Karachi, Pakistan. Smart, beautiful, and confident in studies, Anita did her masters in English literature and then came to India to fulfill her dream of acting. She took acting training from Roshan Taneja Acting School in Mumbai. Anita, who started her career with modeling, got lucky when she met Hindi cinema legend Dev Anand.
Dev Anand was looking for a new actress at that time, and an advertisement of Anita impressed him. He cast Anita in his film 'Pyar Ka Tarana', this film was released in 1993. Although the film flopped at the box office initially, it slowly started making its place among the audience. After this, Anita did another film, 'Gangster' in the year 1995, which was successful as per expectations. When Dawood Ibrahim was madly in love with Anita Ayoob
But this ladder of film success could not last long. During this time, Anita's name started getting associated with underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. It is said that Dawood had become a mad lover of Anita. Both were seen together many times and the discussion of their relationship spread from the corridors of the industry to the headlines of the media.
This relationship put such a shadow on Anita's career that she could never shine again in the film sky. In 1995, a film producer, Javed Siddiqui, refused to take Anita in his film. Soon after this, Javed was shot dead and the needle of suspicion turned directly towards Dawood Ibrahim's henchmen. Questions were raised on Anita too and she too was kept under suspicion by the police. Although nothing was proved against Anit, but this incident weaved such a web of controversies around Anita that it became impossible to get out of it. What was Anita Ayoob accused of?
While the rumours of Anita and Dawood's relationship were rife, a Pakistani fashion magazine made a shocking claim. It was written that many people in Bollywood suspected Anita of being a Pakistani spy. After this, the industry sidelined her. Without any official announcement, Anita Ayoob's name was included in the list of obscurities. With her career ruined and controversies constantly increasing, Anita left India and returned to Pakistan. After this, she married Indian Gujarati businessman Saumil Patel and then settled in New York, America. From this marriage, she had a son, whose name is Shezar. Where is Anita Ayoob living now?
However, later this relationship also broke. Later, Anita married a Pakistani businessman, Subak Majeed. Anita Ayoob, who was once called the new sensation of Bollywood, is far away from the limelight today. No interview, no statement, no social media presence, she is living a completely normal life. Her visits to India have completely stopped. A rumour, a relationship, and a phase left the story of her career incomplete and the career of Anita, who was counted among the most beautiful beauties of Bollywood, was ruined in a jiffy.
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