Once there was a social norm that an individual should marry someone who belongs to his/her profession, like a doctor marries a doctor, a lawyer marries a lawyer and so so. Biwever, in the course of time, we all have learned love knows no boundaries; anybody can fall in love with anyone. You may blame Bollywood for injecting hopeless romance into our minds but the truth is that Bollywood movies taught us the true meaning of love. Not just the on-screen Bollywood love stories but the off-screen love stories of Bollywood celebrities also made us weave our own dreamy love story. In B-town there are many love stories that can be cliché for many but they are the true example of love. Many A-listed celebs have managed to dodge the cookie-cutter romances and found love outside their professional pursuits. Here is the list of Top 10 Bollywood celebrities who fell in love and got married outside the film industry.
1. Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra: The Bollywood actress met the businessman after she rose to international fame after winning Big boss 2007. The professional endeavor blossomed into a walk down the aisle in November 2009. The couple is happy parents to two lovely Boys.
2. Varun Dhawan and Natasha Dalal: Varun Dhawan, who knew fashion designer Natasha Dalal since school days but they kept their relationship secret until they got a successful career. The couple finally had a close-knit wedding on January 24, 2021.
3. Shahid Kapoor and Mira Rajput: Shahid Kapoor broke many hearts when he announced his marriage to Mira Rajput. The couple tied the knot in a discreet ceremony in New Delhi in July 2015. Five years since that fateful date, the two now share two children Misha and Zain.
4. Shahrukh khan and Gauri Khan: Although it has been three decades since they got married, Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan remain one of the most admired couples in Bollywood. The love story of the couple is still relatable to millions of Indians.
5. John Abraham and Priya Runchal: Few know this, but John Abraham got introduced to now-wife Priya Runchal by some mutual friends in December 2010. Runchal, an NRI investment banker, met Abraham in Mumbai.
6. Madhuri Dixit and Sriram Nene: Madhuri Dixit was at the zenith of her career when she decided to marry Dr. Sriram Nene, a cardiovascular surgeon in Los Angeles. On October 17, 1999, the pair married.
7. Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja: Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, a Bollywood style diva, and Anand Ahuja, a businessman are a match made in heaven. They tied the knot on May 8, 2018.
8. Raveena Tandon and Anil Thadani: Raveena Tandon, a ravishing Bollywood beauty, married Anil Thadani, a film distributor, in Udaipur's Jag Mandir Palace in 1995.
9. Kajal Aggrawal and Gautam Kitchlua: Kajal one of the most ravishing actresses of South India who also made her name in Bollywood married her longtime boyfriend and businessman Gautam Kitchlu amidst the global pandemic on October 30, 2020.
10. Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli: Virat Kohli may not fit in the list of non-celebrities, but the Captain of the Indian Cricket team is surely an outsider to the Bollywood film fraternity. The couple first in 2013 during an advertisement shoot and Cut to 2017, the couple got married in a beautiful destination wedding in Tuscany, Italy.
