Mamta Kulkarni denies affair with Vicky Goswami

Former Bollywood actress Mamta Kulkarni was recently named as a prime accused in a multi-crore drug racket linked to drug baron Vicky Goswami. According to Mumbai police, Kulkarni was actively involved in illicit activities and they were seeking her extradition from Kenya.

Kulkarni is known for her role in films such as Aashiq Awara (1993), Waqt Hamara Hai (1993), Krantiveer (1994), Karan Arjun (1995), Sabse Bada Khiladi (1995) and China Gate (1998). But drugs-related criminal charges aside, Kulkarni, who is currently living in Nairobi, is all about spirituality and penance now.In an exclusive interview with Mid-Day, Kulkarni claimed that even though she is not in a relationship with alleged gangster Goswami anymore, she still loves him. In the same way that we love our pet dogs.

Apparently, Kulkarni wrote a 90-page book in 2012, titled Autobiography Of A Yogini, about her transformation from 1990s sex symbol to a "detached, spiritual" person. Kulkarni said that her spiritual teacher was the Mumbai-based Shri Gagangiri Maharaj.In her Mid-Day interview, Kulkarni details several incidents that she says clearly showed her that she was "meant for a life of spirituality".

Now that a key witness in the drugs case, Jay Mukhi, has retracted his confession, saying he was tortured and coerced into making a false statement about Kulkarni, she is convinced that her spiritual path is showing her the right direction. She even compared herself to Sita, and Goswami to Ravana."It's like Sita Mata... When she came back from Ravana's home, nobody believed her even when she was ready to take an agni pariskha. Just being around Ravana ruined her reputation, like mine has been ruined. If it happened to her, I am just a mortal," she said.