12 Indian Celebrity Breakups & Divorces That Surprised Everyone

The dazzling world of Bollywood, with its lavish love stories and fairy-tale weddings, has also witnessed its fair share of heart-wrenching breakups and divorces.

While millions around the world idolize the romantic tales of their favorite stars, the reality behind the scenes often reveals a different story.

Celebrity relationships are the most scandalous. With the constant glare of the spotlight even in their most vulnerable moments, the dirty laundry of the emotional rollercoasters, the controversies always stays out in the open for everyone to witness.

Take a look at the most shocking breakups of the evergreen Bollywood industry:

1. Samantha Ruth and Prabhu-Naga Chaitanya

Samantha And Naga Chaitanya announced their separation in 2021. According to speculations, their personal differences and even a third-party involvement could be the reason. Recently after an Instagram post of an image of their dog Hash sitting on Chaitanya’s lap, fans started wondering whether the two have gotten together. But a source confirmed that these assumptions are not true. And they have indeed moved on.

2. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Salman Khan

Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s relationship was a hot topic in the media. There were rumors that their split was due to Salman’s alleged abusive behavior and issues with alcohol. This chaotic relationship received a lot of attention and is still one of the most talked-about celebrity breakups in Bollywood.

3. Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor

The media made a big deal about Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor’s relationship in Bollywood. At one point, Deepika admitted that Ranbir had cheated on her, but she forgave him. Unfortunately, it seems like he did it again, and they eventually broke up. This was a surprise to many fans, as they were one of Bollywood’s favorite couples.

4. Amrita Singh and Saif Ali Khan

Saif Ali Khan or the chote nawab of Pataudi married actress Amrita Singh in October 1991. Unfortunately they ended their marriage after 13 years. While the duo has moved on peacefully in their lives, they had a lot of allegations against each other for their split back then. There was a time shortly after their separation announcement when Saif revealed in an interview how his ex-wife, Amrita, constantly insulted and abused his mother and sister during their bitter years of marriage.

5. Malaika Arora and Arbaaz Khan

Malaika Arora and Arbaaz Khan were together for almost two decades before calling it to an end in 2016. The couple made their separation public that year and finalized their divorce in 2017. Reportedly, Malaika revealed, that they became very irritable people and started to drift apart.

6. Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan

It was a tough time for fans when Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor parted ways. However, it was later revealed that the reason for their breakup was infidelity. Rumour has it that Kareena had a ‘secret fling’ with Saif Ali Khan while she was still with Shahid. Apparently, the two spent a lot of time together after shooting for their movie Tashan. When Shahid found out, he decided to end their three-year-long relationship.

7. Nayanthara and Prabhu Deva

Prabhu Deva was married to his wife, Latha, when he fell in love with Nayanthara. He was not ready to leave his wife of 16 years. The process of divorce between Prabhu Deva and Latha was very charotic. Nayanthara was even termed as ‘home-breaker’. The backlash he received caused him to delay the marriage. The Jawan actress Nayanthara wasn’t happy about this and decided to end things with him

8. Hrithik Roshan and Sussanne Khan

The duo decided to end their relationship after 14 years of marriage. Rumours started going around that the alleged affair of Hrithik Roshan made them end things. But in an interview Hrithik said,

“Absolutely not. Sussanne has been very very vocal about this. She has been very vocal. And I feel like laughing at people. When people get divorced, it is not always because of infidelity by the man. That is just such a small-minded assumption.”

9. Farhan Akhtar and Adhuna Bhabani

Farhan Akhtar and Adhuna Bhabani finalized their divorce through mutual consent at the family court in Mumbai and ended their 16 years of marriage. Reports suggest that Adhuna will have custody of their two daughters, Shakya and Akira. Rumours of Farhan’s links with his co-stars was coming up but he dismissed them all.