7 Famous Celebrities Who Changed Their Religion

SHARMILA TAGORE (BEGUM AYESHA SULTANA):

Sharmila Tagore graced us with her elegant presence as a Hindu and went forward to win hearts globally. The honour winning actress was at her peak and was quite happy with the state her life was in. But soon, she fell in love with then famous Indian Muslim cricketer Lt. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. That is when she decided to change her faith for love. She soon converted to Islam and changed her name to Ayesha Begum. The duo went on to have three talented kids all gems in their streams: Saif Ali Khan, Soha Ali Khan and Saba Ali Khan.

DHARMENDRA:

One of the finest actors Bollywood ever witnessed, Dharmendra took birth as a Hindu with the name Dharam Singh Deol. It was not till 1979 that he had to convert to Islam. Dharmendra was at that time already engaged and married to Prakash Kaur when he fell in love with Bollywood heartthrob Hema Malini. However, as per the Hindu Marriage Act, he was not able to tie the knot with Hema, as he already had one wife. Dharmendra did not want to leave his first wife as well and thus had to change to Islamism to marry and legitimize Hema Malini as his second wife. From then on, Dharmendra has been engaged with two separate families.

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