Former actress Mamta Kulkarni, who became Kinnar Akhara's Mahamandleshwar at Maha Kumbh, said she "can't even imagine doing films again". "It is absolutely impossible for me now...Becoming a Mahamandaleshwar of such Akhara is like an Olympic medal," she added. Kulkarni can continue acting but can only perform characters of any devotional figures, Acharya Mahamandleshwar of Kinnar Akhara had said.