She got two popular hits in 1992, Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander with co-star Aamir Khan and Khiladi with the action God Akshay Kumar. In 1993 movies like Dalaal and Rang were hits too. Even though Dalaal was a hit at the box office, Ayesha was having problems with its maker, Ayesha filed complaints with the Cine Artistes Association and the Film Producers Association. Out of the three controversial scenes, two were afterwards deleted from the film. But it made the actress depressed as she always played the gals next door kind of characters.In 1993, the diva was part of two more standard successes like Waqt Hamara Hai and Meherbaan.
Rumours of having an affair with Akshay Kumar was also aired at that time. She was ready to get married to Armaan Kohli and decided to leave movies after her bad experience with Dalaal. She completed all her commitments, but her relationship with Armaan came to an end.After a gap, she again joined the race and in 1996, with hit Masoom she revived her mark in the film industry. Her other movies with Mithun called Suraj did quite well in audiences, but it did not help her much. Ayesha also did Vishwavidhata and Ghoonghat.
In both the films, she was having roles with essence, but both flicks bombed at the box office. In Chachi 420, she was seen in a cameo role even though movie did well and also received positive reviews. While continuing her acting career, she got married to construction tycoon Sameer Vashi. She played supporting but significant roles in Run, Socha Na Tha and Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan starrer Umrao Jaan.
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