Radhika Apte husband Benedict Taylor

Despite having a progressive mindset, marriage remains the most difficult decision to make since it is one of the most crucial and life-changing decisions we will ever make. Weddings are about more than just festivities, customs, and love. It is the act of integrating two persons; it is the union of two souls into one, and it is a relationship that has no rivals in this world.

Marriage is a highly powerful partnership that offers two people a link that they much wanted. Marriage is a life-long commitment that you may not realise the importance of until you are married.

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This holy link provides you with not just a life partner, but also another family member whom you can entirely trust. Marriage transforms your commitment into a team effort in which both spouses are the primary players and collaborate to achieve their objectives.

Marriage provides several advantages for both you and others around you. It promotes social cohesion and even contributes financially to society. It also helps both partners’ families and establishes a new link between them. But what if marriage is about bringing two distinct nationalities together?

While many individuals choose to marry within their own group, others seek love overseas since we all know that love is blind, and lovers are indifferent about religion, caste, creed, or place of birth, which is why these Indian celebrities sought love abroad. Yes, you read that correctly. It’s not the plot of the film. It really does happen. Things are different, though, when celebrities fall in love with a foreigner. However, one element remains consistent in every marriage: love.

So, let’s look at some Bollywood celebs that found their life partners from other countries:

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1. Radhika Apte

In 2012, Radhika Apte married British musician Benedict Taylor. In a talk with actor Vikrant Massey, she joked that she had never believed in marriage and only wanted to live with Taylor. And they married to make things simpler because it was easier to obtain a visa after that. As she said,

“I am not a big marriage person, I don’t believe in the institution. I got married because my visa was really a problem and we wanted to live together. I think that’s not fair.”

Radhika Apte husband Benedict Taylor
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Recommended read: Radhika Apte Love Life: Linked to A Bollywood Actor, And Then Married To A World Famous Musician

2. Shriya Saran

In 2018, actress Shriya Saran married Andrei Koscheev, a Russian tennis player and businessman. The pair met while diving in the Maldives and quickly fell in love. While talking with Bombay Times, she said,

“We first met while I had gone diving in the Maldives. He didn’t even know who I was when we first met. It was only later that he found out I’m an actress. A few months after we met, he asked me, ‘Do you have a movie online?’ and I said, ‘Yes I do’. So then, he went ahead and watched it. That was sweet.”

Shriya Saran husband Andrei Koscheev
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3. Celina Jaitly

Celina Jaitly married Peter Haag, an Austrian entrepreneur and hotelier, in 2011, and the former Miss India reportedly knew she would marry him from the minute they met. Talking with iDiva,

“I met Peter for the first time in Dubai… There was an intense recognition in a part of me when I first saw Peter. Actually we did not speak anything to each other but I just knew from the moment he walked in that he was my husband even though we had never met before.”

Bollywood Celebs Who Married Foreigners- Celina Jaitly husband Peter Haag
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4. Preity Zinta

In 2016, Preity Zinta married Gene Goodenough, her longtime lover. They initially met in Los Angeles, she confessed during a Facebook live chat. She said,

“I met him in Santa Monica in Los Angeles. Then we dated for five years and we finally got married.”

Recommended read: After 5 Love Affairs And Heartbreaks, Preity Zinta Found Someone Who is Good Enough for Her

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5. Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Priyanka Chopra and singer Nick Jonas chose to marry in 2018 after a long romance. In 2017, they were each other’s Met Gala dates, and a year later, they married. Sounds like a dream? But it’s a reality. On Jimmy Kimmel Live, Priyanka Chopra said,

“Yeah, we were on the same table and we already know each other. So he was like ‘Hey, you wanna go together (to the Met Gala)?'”

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6. Sunny Leone

Sunny Leone, who is of Indian descent, married Daniel Webber in 2011 following a long relationship. Since then, they’ve been blissfully married. Talking with Humans Of Bombay, Sunny Leone said,

“We met through Daniel’s band mate at a club in Vegas. He says it was love at first sight, not for me though, because all we did was make small talk–there weren’t any floating hearts or violins. But somehow he got my number & email ID. What I liked is that he didn’t call me, but emailed me instead–that’s how we began talking.”

Recommended read: An Interesting Love Story Of Sunny Leone And Daniel Weber And Why The Couple Married Each Other

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7. Purab Kohli

In 2018, Purab Kohli married Lucy Payton, his live-in girlfriend in the United Kingdom. Inaya, 6, and Osian, 3, are their two gorgeous children. While talking with Hindustan Times, Purab Kohli said,

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“We always wanted to get married, but didn’t want to rush into it. When Inaya was going to come into this world, it was a glorious moment by itself, and we didn’t want to dilute that by suddenly rushing into marriage. We had always planned that we will wait for the right time and the frame of mind, to get settled.”

Purab Kohli wife Lucy Payton
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8. Aashka Goradia

Brent Goble and television star Aashka Goradia married in 2017. They met for the first time in Las Vegas and quickly came close. While talking with Humans Of Bombay, she said,

“2 years ago, she decided to fly down to Vegas… When she walked in, I saw her & I just had to approach her. But when I did, she was cautious & cold. So, I kept on talking to her friend until she realised how approachable I was. I guess she couldn’t resist! At the end of the night, we exchanged numbers. Then she had to leave- it was one of those long goodbyes that just keeps you wanting more.”

Aashka Goradia husband Brent Goble
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9. Suchitra Pillai

In 2005, Suchitra Pillai married Lars Kjeldsen, an environmental engineer from Denmark. The two had met at a mutual friend’s home party and had supposedly linked right away. While talking with iDiva, she said,

“We met through common friends in Mumbai. Both of us were just out of relationships back then. We met at a house party and were playing Jenga. I remember the first thing Lars told me was this, ‘There’s no way that is going to fall, I am an engineer!’ To which I replied, ‘It’s not going to fall because of me either, because I am an engineer too.'”

Suchitra Pillai husband Lars Kjeldsen
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