#FamousLoveTriangles

We all know that Bollywood movies are more often than not, a tell tale of love triangles... A loves B who loves C. It is worthy of note that even in their real lives, there are tell tales of love triangles and massive break ups. Let's explore!...

SALMAN KHAN | AISHWARYA RAI | VIVEK OBEROI

Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai were Bollywood’s most talked about celebrity couple back in the day, they starred in ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’. Things became sour between them as reports suggested Aishwarya accused Salman of mental and physical abuse. Right after their break up, she started dating actor Vivek Oberoi who claimed that Salman used to send death threats because he dared to date his ex-girlfriend. Well, things didn’t go well for them as well and they also broke up eventually. Aishwarya is now married to actor Abhishek Bachchan.

DEEPIKA PADUKONE | RANBIR KAPOOR | KATRINA KAIF

Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor met each other during their debut films, became friends and eventually started dating. News have it that Deepika has got Ranbir's initials tattooed on the nape of her neck; they broke up after two years. Apparently, he was cheating on her with Salman Khan’s then girlfriend Katrina Kaif. Ranbir and Katrina have called it off.

SHAHID KAPOOR | KAREENA KAPOOR | SAIF ALI KHAN

Bollywood’s most famous ex-flames Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor started from being friends to dating; they were very much in love. The final blow came when rumours started to spread about Kareena spending more time with Saif Ali Khan on the sets of ‘Tashan’. Kareena broke up with Shahid while they were filming for ‘Jab We Met’ and ended up marrying Saif. They are currently expecting their child together. Shahid ended up with Mira Rajput (not an actor), they recently welcomed their child.

JAYA BACHCHAN | AMITABH BACHCHAN | REKHA

Bollywood’s legend is not only known for his immense contribution to the film industry, but also for his personal life. Before getting married to actress Jaya, it was said that Rekha and Amitabh were in a relationship. It was quite a talk of the country as they were the most favourite on-screen couple. Eventually, the relationship ended with the film ‘Silsila’. Although, Amitabh was married to Jaya, it was rumoured that he had secretly tied the knot with Rekha but the duo parted ways when they realised they had no future together.

PRAKASH KAUR | DHARMENDRA | HEMA MALINI

Veteran actor Dharmendra, fell in love for dream girl Hema on the sets of ‘Tum Haseen Main Jawaan’. At that time, he was married to Prakash Kaur and was father of two kids - actors Sunny and Bobby Deol. On the sets of ‘Sholay’, the love between the two actors blossomed and after much wooing and proposing to Hema, she said yes to the proposal. It was reported that both actors converted to Islam before marriage, since Dharmendra’s first wife refused to divorce him.

ABISHEK BACHCHAN | KARISMA KAPOOR | SUNJAY KAPUR

When Abhishek and Karisma got engaged, it was a big deal. Two of the most revered families of Bollywood were going to be united. But, then things soured between the two mysteriously. They broke their engagement without any explanation. Karisma went on to marry industrialist Sunjay Kapur and soon afterwards they got divorced. Abishek went on to marry beauty queen, Aishwarya.

While some stars are able to find their happy endings in love, there are a few actors whose relationships end on bitter notes.

Wink!