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How Veerana Star Jasmine Dhunna Became A Horror Icon And Then Vanished
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News18•13-10-2026, 08:45
How Veerana Star Jasmine Dhunna Became A Horror Icon And Then Vanished
- •Jasmine Dhunna entered Hindi cinema at a young age, starring in the 1979 film Sarkari Mehmaan opposite Vinod Khanna.
- •She achieved massive fame and cult status playing the possessed woman in the 1988 Ramsay Brothers horror hit Veerana.
- •Despite becoming an overnight sensation, she abruptly turned down new film offers and asked producers not to call her.
- •Her sudden exit from showbiz fueled decades of unverified rumors linking her disappearance to the Mumbai underworld.
- •Nearly four decades later, her exact whereabouts remain a mystery, with conflicting claims about her life today.
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Jasmine Dhunna became a recognized icon and overnight sensation after starring as the possessed woman in the Ramsay Brothers’ 1988 horror film Veerana.
Jasmine decided she no longer wanted to work in films, asked the Ramsay brothers not to share her contact details with producers, and eventually stopped taking calls.
Her sudden exit led to speculation that she attracted unwanted attention and threats from Mumbai's underworld, with some reports linking her disappearance to Dawood Ibrahim, though these claims were never confirmed.
