In India, we have a special connect with our B-town celebrities, as we all love to know about everything that is happening in their lives, on screen as well as off-screen. Away from their romantic personas and their love towards their better halves that makes us swoon over them, Bollywood time and again, presents a picture that makes us question their ideas of love, commitment and fidelity in their relationships!
Bollywood, which has been the centre of hero worship and dream girls for over a hundred years, has no dearth of affairs, linkups, infidelity, break-ups, scandals and controversies, when you dig beneath the beautiful, glamorous surface. Let us take a look at this unknown side of what love and marriages mean to our beloved Bollywood celebs.
Different Side of Love: Secret Affairs and Break-ups
Even today, the most interesting news is about “which actor hooked up with which actress” or “who broke up with whom”. This interest in the love life of celebrity couples began years ago, perhaps since the times when superstars like Nargis and Raj Kapoor, and Dilip Kumar and Madhubala were romantically linked. As Raj Kapoor was already married, he refused to divorce his wife. After waiting for 10 years for him, and even requesting, the then Politician, Morarji Desai to make provision of second marriage in the Hindu Marriage Act, Nargis went on to marry her Mother India co-star Sunil Dutt.
Well, it seems that already married men seem to have a special magnetic charm when it comes to wooing stunning Bollywood divas. Years later, the Disco Dancer Mithun Chakraborthy and Sridevi were linked together. There was a time when people believed that the two continued their affair even after Mithun da tied the knot with Yogita Bali. What’s more? There were numerous reports that suggested that the two stars had secretly tied the knot as well. But, when Yogita Bali attempted suicide, Mithun broke all ties with Sridevi, who went on to marry another already married man, Boney Kapoor.
Speaking of tying the knot secretly, how many of you know that even Hema Malini and Jeetendra almost got hitched in South India? Of course, no one ever confirmed the story, but it is believed that they were stopped in due time by Jeetendra’s wife (then, his girlfriend) Shobha, and Dharmendra.
Speaking of tying the knot secretly, how many of you know that even Hema Malini and Jeetendra almost got hitched in South India? Of course, no one ever confirmed the story, but it is believed that they were stopped in due time by Jeetendra’s wife (then, his girlfriend) Shobha, and Dharmendra.
The inner world of B-town has numerous tales of such second marriages, secret weddings, and alleged affairs over the years. From the infamously-famous Amitabh-Rekha, Shatrughan Sinha-Reena Roy, and Akshay Kumar- Raveena Tandon- Shilpa Shetty to the latest bunch, Hrithik Roshan- Kareena Kapoor and Aditya Chopra- Rani Mukerji, the list is ever growing.
The Newer Ones Keep the News Rolling
Talking about the new bunch, we fast forward a couple of years to throw some light on the famous second marriage and linkups that have rocked Bollywood in the last decade. Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor, Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao, Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra, and many more, joined the list of those who “married the already married”.
Latest, to join this list are Rani Mukerji and Aditya Chopra, who shocked their 'not-so-surprised" fans by secretly tying the knot in Italy in March, this year.
The break-ups of B-town couples too have been no less than a shock for their fans, because you never know when an “in love" couple will suddenly spring the surprise of being no longer together (Read Here). Of course, there could not have been a split worse than Karisma Kapoor and Abhishek Bachchan. While everyone hoped that the first families of Bollywood would become one big happy family, things went amiss. No one ever knew the real reason, although some rumours blamed the Kapoor ladies for the fiasco. But, who knows?
One of the latest news of break-ups that shook the nation was that of Hrithik and Sussanne Roshan, who decided to go separate ways after a 13-year-long relationship. Well, this love marriage was one that most B-town and other couples swore by while professing their love, but then what happened between the two, again, who knows?
News of devoted Bollywood husbands cheating on and divorcing their wives are also things that leave their fans startled about the truth behind their ‘love stories’ and idea of ‘devotion and commitment’.
Underworld Connections and Illegitimate Affairs
We all know of Sanjay Dutt’s alleged underworld connections. But apart from that, even love affairs between Bollywood divas and underworld dons have been doing the rounds time and again. The Ram Teri Ganga Maili star, Mandakini had caught the attention of the most wanted, Dawood Ibrahim. The two were linked up extensively and the reports of a secret marriage surfaced too. And, not to forget, the more recent love affair of Monica Bedi and Abu Salem.
Monica was even rumoured to be living in with the don in Portugal, before the two were deported to India. Even the 90s diva Mamta Kulkari was allegedly in a relationship with underworld don Chhota Rajan, and even used the connection to intimidate big producers to sign her for their films.
Love and Children
Stepping up on the scandal quotient are stars who introduce their love children to shock their "traditional" fans and countrymen. Aamir Khan, it was rumored, had a love child with British Journalist, Jessica Hines.
However, there are only a few who ever truly accepted to have a child out of wedlock or were pregnant before marriage. It was Sridevi who acknowledge that she was expecting her first child before she got hitched to Boney Kapoor. Apart from her, it was Neena Gupta who had a child, Masaba Gupta, with cricketer, Sir Vivian Richards out of the wedlock. Even actress Sarika had two daughters with superstar Kamal Hassan while they were in a live-in relationship, before officially getting married. Well, we do certainly wonder if there are more.
Kiss and Tell
Another thing that Bollywood celebrities are fast becoming famous for are their "kiss and tell tales", that is the secret MMS and sting tapes of their private moments coming out in public. Well, who remembers the infamous Kareena and Shahid lip lock MMS? The question actually is who doesn’t remember!
If all this wasn’t enough, starlets like Ashmit Patel and Riya Sen were caught amidst MMS controversies. It seemed like ‘kiss and tell’ became a style with many younger lot of strugglers and starlets, who were either looking for quick publicity or just met with the case of “bad timing”.
While the celebs continue to make all sorts of headlines, there is one thing that we can expect irrespective of the degree of truth- Entertainment, Entertainment, Entertainment!
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