Former actress and model Barkha Madan, a competitor of Aishwarya Rai, became a Buddhist nun named Gyalten Samten. She was Miss Tourism India 1994, debuted in Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi 1996, and starred in Bhoot. She quit movies to live a quiet, contemplative life in the Himalayas after being inspired by the Dalai Lama.