Being film stars, Bollywood celebs spend most of the time on sets of their films. Some have even found their soul mates for life there. There are a lot of stories about couples who met on the sets of the film for the first time and fell in love while working together. As Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh make headlines today, here is a rundown of popular Bollywood celebrities who married their co-stars.
Dharmendra & Hema Malini
The love story of this couple is considered to be as good as a hit masala Bollywood flick. It is said that they fell in love on the sets of ‘Tum Haseen Main Jawan’. But at that time Dharmendra was married and had two sons out of his first wedding. But his first wife, Prakash Kaur denied divorce so the He-man converted himself to Islam and tied the knot with his ladylove Hema Malini on August 21, 1979. The couple has two daughters – Esha Deol Takhtani and Ahana Deol Vohra.
Abhishek Bachchan & Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
The met on the sets of ‘Dhaai Akshar Prem Ke’ and ‘Kuch Naa Kaho’, but back then they were just friends. During that time they had separate love interests. But in 2006, they were out from their respective relationships and worked together in three films – ‘Umrao Jaan’, ‘Guru’ and ‘Dhoom 2’. Because of that, they got to spend a lot of time together and eventually, both developed feelings towards each other. They decided to marry and tied knot in 2007. Now they are the proud parents of daughter Aaradhya Bachchan who is quite an internet sensation herself.
Riteish Deshmukh & Genelia Deshmukh
Riteish and Genelia met for the test shoot of their Bollywood debut, ‘Tujhe Meri Kasam’. Initially, Genelia expected him to be a spoilt brat because he was the son of the Chief Minister of Maharashtra Vilasrao Deshmukh. But when she spent some time with him, she realized that Riteish is totally opposite of what she thought he would be. Soon they fell in love and tied the knot in 2012. Today, they are proud parents of two boys.
Kareena Kapoor & Saif Ali Khan
When Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor parted ways, she was shooting for ‘Tashan’ with Bollywood’s Nawab Saif Ali Khan. Love blossomed between them. The film was shot in romantic locations like Kerala, Ladakh, Rajasthan and Greece. Saif was divorced during that time. They dated each other for almost four years and then tied the knot in 2012. The couple has a cute baby boy – Taimur Ali Khan who is paparazzi’s favorite celeb kid today.
Karan Singh Grover & Bipasha Basu
This couple gives us daily couple goals with their adorable pictures on social media. They are also known as ‘Monkey Couple’ of Bollywood. It is said that Karan Singh Grover and Bipasha Basu fell in love during the shoot of their film ‘Alone’. They tied the knot in 2016 and we are sure that their wedding pictures must have left you awestruck! They tagged their wedding as ‘The Monkey Wedding’.
Rishi Kapoor & Neetu Singh
This charming couple of Bollywood met for the first time on the sets of ‘Zehrila Insaan’. It was not their love-at-first-sight story but they eventually fell in love as they started spending time together. At that time, Neetu Singh was just 14 years old and new to the tinsel town and Rishi Kapoor was an established actor. Because of their tender age, the couple had to face a lot of opposition from Neetu’s mother. But their true love passed every test and soon they tied the knot.
Amitabh Bachchan & Jaya
It is said that Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bhaduri’s love story started on the sets of ‘Zanjeer’. During that time, Jaya was a superstar and Big B was just a struggling actor. They both decided to go to London if ‘Zanjeer’ became a hit. As the film was blockbuster at the box-office, they both started planning for the London trip. But Big B’s father Harivansh Rai Bachchan did not approve of this trip unless they were married. So, the ‘already in love’ couple tied the knot in a hurry and left for London the same day.
Ajay Devgn & Kajol
Ajay Devgn and Kajol are one of the irreplaceable pairs on the screen and they also share a sizzling chemistry off-screen. It is said that they met on the sets of ‘Hulchul’ in 1995 and dated each other for almost four years. Their love-affair turned into marriage in 1999. Now, the couple is proud parents of daughter Nysa and son Yug.
