14 Bollywood Love Marriages That Ended Up In Divorce

As we all know the certain fact of happy married life, love and loyalty are the unavoidable things that hold a marriage together. When you fall for some person you pledge to keep the endearment and warmth for each other all life long, such is the purity of love marriage.

When two celebrities come together, it all plays out like a fairy-tale romance in the minds of their fans. However, this picture – perfect nature can be a myth as well. Blame the dark side of the glamour industry. The fact remains that matches made in heaven do end up on earth.

So in this we bring some famous Bollywood love marriages that awfully ended in divorce:

1. Malaika Arora – Arbaaz Khan

After sharing 18 years of beautiful married life and 22 years of dating each other Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora seperated in 2016 and they officially divorced in May 2017. It was a mutual decision and the custody of their son is with Malaika, and Arbaaz has the rights to visit them anytime. Even separating officially, the two are very friendly with each other and often seen dining and vacationing together. They always maintained the fact that they both are part of each others life even after they are separated.

2. Farhan Akhtar – Adhuna Akhtar

The all rounder actor Farhan Akhtar, who is known for his path breaking movies like Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara finally ended up with his wife after 15 years of togetherness. Adhuna Akhtar is herself a celebrated hairstylist and the couple has two daughters, Shakya and Akira. Everyone in the industry as well as fans were shocked when the news of their separation came out. However, there had been rumours about couples facing trouble in their relationship for quite some time. The couples requested the media to give them privacy and keep their children out of it. The Akhtar’s issued a joint statement announcing their separation in January 2016 and divorce came through in 2017.

3. Hrithik Roshan – Sussanne Khan

Hrithik and Sussanne have always been one of the most charming couples in Bollywood, and both the couples always shows the ‘perfectly in love’ guise. So, the official news of their separation came as a huge shock for their fans, well wishers and loved ones. Hrithik and Sussanne had been married for 14 years and dated each other for around 4 years before tying the knot. On November 1, 2014, Hrithik and Sussanne were finally granted the divorce by the Bandra family court.

4. Anurag Kashyap – Kalki Koechlin

The couple parted their way and started living separately for more than a year, but recently the two were granted a divorce. They fell in love while working in the movie Dev D in 2009, and got married in 2011. Kalki confirm the news of their separation while giving an interview to the Times of India, saying:

“I was not sure where my relationship with Anurag was going. All of it was unclear. Now, we are pretty clear that we are not going to be together. We have already applied for divorce and will get it soon.”

The couple was granted divorce by court in in Mumbai, on May 19, 2015.

5. Karan Singh Grover – Jennifer Winget

They both were one of the most loved pairs of the small screen. And now they are legally separated. After the separation, Karan started dating his alone co-star Bipasha Basu, who he eventually married on April 30, 2016. Before Jennifer, Karan was married to actress Shraddha Nigam for about a year, the two got divorced in 2009. Karan Singh Grover announced on Twitter:

“For all those who are concerned, you might have heard that Jennifer and I have separated and will soon be getting divorced. I just wanted to confirm that it’s true. The decision has been mutually agreed upon and the reasons are too personal to share….”

6. Pooja Bhatt – Manish Makhija

Pooja Bhatt love life has been quite controversial. Pooja and Manish got married in 2003. The bubbly actress and the bold director, Pooja Bhatt expressed the real reason behind her broken marriage on Twitter:

“To all those who care and especially those that do not my husband Munna, and I have decided to part ways after 11 glorious years of marriage. Our split as some might call it, is amicable and we hold each other in the highest esteem for now and forever.”

7. Manisha Koirala – Samrat Dahal

The news of the couple getting married is also a surprising one for their fans as no one had the wind of their relationship. Their marriage ended up with a divorce in 2012. In an interview, Manisha accepted that she was the one to be blamed for her brief marriage with Samrat.

8. Karisma Kapoor – Sunjay Kapur

After the lots of confusion of ‘will they or will they not’, they finally have ! Yes, Karisma Kapoor and Sunjay Kapur have signed the divorce papers. After the divorced both the couple moved on in their life while Sunjay married Priya Chatwal and Karisma, on the other hand, is rumoured to be dating Sandeep Toshniwal.

9. Saif Ali Khan – Amrita Singh

The love story of both of them was filled with a lots of differences, from religion to age gaps. Amrita was 12 years older than Saif. They two got married without having the approval from the Saif’s parents. Their relationship was not so strong to keep the two love birds together for life. Well, after 13 years of married life and with two children later, Saif and Amrita had a highly – publicised divorce.

10. Chitrangada Singh – Jyoti Randhawa

The another B -Town pair who move way past separation phase is, Chitrangada Singh and Jyoti Randhawa. The couple, who had been married for 13 years, filed for divorce because of some marital issues. The custody of their son, Zorawar was given to Chitrangada.

11. Aamir Khan – Reena Dutta

Aamir and Reena tied the knot in 1986, and were married for 15 years before they decided to separate. The proper reason behind the divorced is not known but many believe that it was may be Aamir’s relationship with Kiran Rao that caused the couple’s split. Later Aamir married Kiran Rao. Aamir and Reena are still good friends after divorce. They have two children together– Ira and Junaid.

12. Sanjay Dutt – Rhea Pillai

Rhea Pillai and Sanjay Dutt got married on February 14, 1999. Sanjay was earlier married to Richa Sharma who subsequently passed away due to cancer. Rhea stood by Sanjay during the most difficult phase of his life. However, their relationship did not last long. It is also said that Sanjay’s busy work schedule and Rhea’s closeness to tennis star Leander Peas is the reason behind their divorce.

Read: 8 Famous Women With Whom Sanjay Dutt Was Romantically Linked

13. Kamal Haasan – Sarika

Kamal Haasan and Sarika amaze and shocked the country by living together without marriage way back in the 1980s. The lovers married after the birth of their second child, and separated in 2004. Then Kamal Haasan went for live-in-relationship with Gouthami, a renowned South Indian Star. The actor says that he believes in love, but not in the institution of getting married.

Read: 5 Women Kamal Haasan Was In Love With, But Is Alone Today At 63

14. Kishore Kumar – Yogita Bali

Kishore Kumar got lucky with Yogita Bali for the third time after testing his marriage compatibility with Ruma Guha Thakurta and actress, Madhubala. He married Yogita Bali in 1976. However, this marriage lasted for a short period of two years only. It is said that Yogita fell in love with Mithun Chakraborty and she married him in 1979. After that, Kishore da married to Leena Chandavarkar in 1980.