Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Celina Jaitly Calls Film Return a Reclamation of Life
Celina Jaitly was a famous actress and beauty queen who stopped acting for 15 years.
She says her marriage and family troubles caused her great pain.
She also says she lost financial strength and was separated from her children.
Now she has decided to work again.
She does not call this a comeback, but a reclamation of her life.
She will play Margaret Elizabeth Noble, who became Sister Nivedita, in a new film.
The movie will be filmed in Mumbai, Kolkata and Ireland.
Celina says acting gives her a place to feel safe and helps her become independent again.
She is also continuing to hope that her brother Major Vikrant will return from custody in the UAE.
Celina Jaitly is returning to films after spending 15 years away from Bollywood.
She says an abusive marriage, financial loss and separation from her children profoundly affected her.
Jaitly will play Margaret Elizabeth Noble, later known as Sister Nivedita, in Ram Kamal Mukherjee’s Sister Nibedita.
The film is scheduled to be shot in Mumbai, Kolkata and Ireland.
Jaitly says acting is helping her rebuild financial and emotional independence while supporting her brother Major Vikrant.
- Who
- Actress Celina Jaitly, director Ram Kamal Mukherjee and Jaitly’s brother Major Vikrant are central to the account.
- What
- Jaitly is returning to acting in Sister Nibedita, portraying Margaret Elizabeth Noble, while discussing personal hardships and rebuilding her life.
- When
- Her return comes after 15 years away from Bollywood; no specific date is given.
- Where
- Sister Nibedita will be shot in Mumbai, Kolkata and Ireland.
- Why
- Jaitly says she returned to acting to find refuge, regain financial and emotional independence, and choose herself after difficult personal experiences.
- Film
- Sister Nibedita
- Director
- Ram Kamal Mukherjee
- Role
- Margaret Elizabeth Noble, who became Sister Nivedita
- Time away from Bollywood
- 15 years
- Filming locations
- Mumbai, Kolkata and Ireland
- Earlier collaboration
- Season’s Greetings
- Family issue
- Her brother Major Vikrant is in custody in the UAE