Love knows no boundaries. And, when you meet your soulmate you can go to any length just to be with them, irrespective of the opposition from your family, friends or society. Even our Bollywood stars have faced a similar fate for their love life.
Here are a list of few celebrities who dared to go against their parents and marry their soulmates.
Aamir Khan and Reena Dutta
Before his marriage with Kiran Rao, Bollywood perfectionist was married to Reena Dutta and it was a love marriage. As per reports, Reena was Aamir Khan’s first love and the two had eloped after their parents did not approve their relationship.
However, later their marriage ended in a divorce. However, the two share a very mutual amicable relationship.
Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kendal
Shashi Kapoor found his ladylove in Jennifer Kendal. Shashi met Jennifer in Kolkata in 1956, while working in their respective theatre groups, Prithvi Theatre and Shakespeareana group. After a few meetings, the duo fell in love and decided to get married. However, Jennifer’s father disapproved of this match. But despite this, she came to Mumbai and married Shashi in a traditional Indian manner in July 1958. Later, in 1984, Jennifer died of cancer leaving Shashi shattered. The couple has three children- Karan, Kunal and Sanjana.
Bhagyashree Patwardhan and Himalaya Dasani
Maine Pyaar Kiya fame actress, Bhagyashree was just 21 when she tied the knot with Himalaya Dasani. The two of them fell for each other when they were school. So, when they had a trip from the school, Himalaya proposed her and she said ‘yes.’ The actress hails from a prominent Patwardhan, royal Marathi family of Sangli and her father is the Raja of Sangli. So, they were against the match, but the lovebirds eloped and tied the knot.
Shakti Kapoor and Shivangi Kolhapure
From Yeh Teja Teja Kya Hai, Main Hu Nandu sabka bandu to Aaaoo Lolita, this man has given amazing superhit dialogues in his style. We are talking about none other than the one and only Shakti Kapoor. The actor tied the knot with Kismet fame actress, Shivangi Kolhapure. The couple soon fell in love and dated secretly for two years from 1980 to 1982. After becoming sure about each other, the lovebirds informed their parents and they vehemently denied the alliance. And so, they decided to run away to tie the knot. They gathered all the courage and got married in a court in 1982.
Gurmeet Choudhary and Debina Bonnerjee
famous television hero and now a Bollywood star, Gurmeet Choudhary and Debina Bonnerjee too eloped and tied the knot. The couple officially got married on February 15, 2011, in the presence of family and friends. But a very few know that the lovebirds got married long back ibn 2006. They ran away and tied the knot in the presence of one of their friends and their parents were unaware of it.
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