1 / 11Mandira Bedi gained recognition playing the title role in the 1994, television serial, Shanti, telecast on India's national channel, Doordarshan, and playing as a villan character in the movie Saaho.2 / 11The actress is known for her fit and smart looks and often it is her short hair style that grabs the attention. 3 / 11Fans who saw in the 90s still wonder why Mandira cut her hair short. Mandira herself answered this question in a special conversation with Pinkvilla.4 / 11 She said, “I was not happy with my long hair, at the same time I wanted to prove many things wrong about society.' Further, she added, “I was bothered by straightening my curly hair every day, so one day I decided to go to the salon and chop my hair.' The hairstylist even asked her, “Are you sure? Do you want to go this short to your hair?'5 / 11After she cut her hair short, she started getting offers for different roles. She received offers for at least 10 cops and at least 5-6 negative roles. This shows how the filmmakers decided to cast her in the role of strong modern woman. It’s been 12 years now since her hairstyle has remained the same.6 / 11Bedi married Raj Kaushal on 14 February 1999. It was announced on 27 January 2011 that the couple are expecting their first child. Bedi gave birth to a boy named Vir on 19 June 2011 at the Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai.7 / 11In 2013, Bedi and her husband had applied for adopting a girl. On 28 July 2020, they adopted a 4-year old and named her Tara Bedi Kaushal.8 / 11Kaushal died on 30 June 2021 due to cardiac arrest.9 / 11Mandira Bedi has been coping up with grief after her husband Raj Kaushal passed away in June 2021.10 / 11In an interview with PTI, Mandira Bedi opened up about how she gets her motivation to keep working from her kids.11 / 11She said, 'My motivation to keep working striving and doing better... My greatest motivation is my children. Everything I do I do for them. They are my reason to carry on, my reason to live, to do better, to be better. The reason that I have the courage, strength. The reason for me to earn. I need to be a good parent for them.'