Sonali Bendre says she lost films due to influence from underworld

Sonali Bendre said that she lost out on films during the 90s when the film industry was under the influence of the underworld.She revealed it was her husband Goldie Behl who helped her understand film producers.Sonali made her Bollywood debut in the 1994 film Aag when she was just 19-years old. Before landing her first film, she had already appeared in several Tv commercials and ads. Some of her best works in the 90s were Sarfarosh, Diljale, and Major Saab. She recently made her OTT debut with The Broken News.

While promoting her comeback project, Sonali starred on The Ranveer Show podcast and revealed that she was denied roles due to pressure from the underworld. She said, "Many clean sources were financing films. But, there was not a proper, formal industry status. So, there was a lot of unregulated finance coming in as well, and banks will not give it to you. So, that limit was there."