Bollywood has been single-handedly acing the task of injecting surreal love stories into our heads since the start. Not just the tinsel town served the new definition of true love but also gave many couples who became a testimony to its definition. Whether it be reel life or real life, the couples of the tinsel town never failed to decorate our minds with mushy couple goals. But sometimes they went overboard and made bold headlines for their relationship. Today here we bring you a look at the top 10 most controversial love affairs of the Bollywood industry that made bold headlines:
1. Sushmita Sen and Lalit Modi: From being called a gold digger to an opportunist, former Miss World received massive backlash when Lalit Modi made their relationship official with his Twitter handle. The controversies went out of hand when reports claimed that Lalit is the key reason behind Sushmita and her ex-boyfriend Rohman’s break-up.
2. Sridevi and Boney Kapoor: The marriage of Boney Kapoor and Sridevi came as a complete shock to many. The controversies started because of the past relationships of the couple. The couple first met on the set of their movie and Boney fell madly in love with her. But at that time Boney was already married to his ex-wife Mona and Sridevi was reportedly sharing a love affair with Mithun Chakraborty.
3. Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha: The industry has yet to see a bigger controversial relationship than Amitabh and Rekha’s. The love sparked between the two during the filming of their first movie together and soon the fire covered the whole town. As soon as Jaya Bhaduri, Big B’s wife got to know about the relationship, she tried every treat and trick to save her marriage. Even today, seeing Big B become uncomfortable in Rekha's presence tells us that something was brewing between the two.
4. Akshay Kumar and Shilpa Shetty: There is no denying the fact that Akshay Kumar has always been a ladies’ man. The lady's man came close to Shilpa Shetty during the shoot of Main Khiladi, Tu Anari. It doesn’t take long for love to brew between them and soon Akshay cheated on his girlfriend Raveena Tandon with Shilpa. But he did the same when he met Twinkle Khanna.
5. Malaika Arora and Arjun Kapoor: The stereotypical Indian society failed to digest the relationship of Malaika Arora and Arjun Kapoor. The couple first met when Malaika was married to Arbaaz Khan and Arjun was dating her sister-in-law Arpita Khan. Soon after Malaika left Arbaaz, Arjun broke up with Arpita and started a relationship with Malaika.
6. Govinda and Rani Mukherji: Govinda and Rani Mukherji first met on the set of Hadh Kardi Apne when Govinda was already married to his wife Sunita and was the father of two. Soon the couple started their hush-hush relationship. Their love affair came out in the limelight when Govinda started giving her expensive and luxurious gifts. Something went amiss between Govinda and Rani and he stuck on with his family!
7. Hrithik Roshan and Barbara Mori: Kites failed to get public attention, but the lead cast of the movie, Hrithik Roshan and Barbara Mori attracted many eyeballs for their love affairs. This affair was said to have increased the distance between him and his wife Sussanne. So much so that she was on the verge of moving out to stay with her parents.
8. Aditya Chopra and Rani Mukherjee: Hats off to this couple for keeping their relationship under wraps for so many years! Aditya married his college sweetheart Payal Khanna in 2001 and filed for a divorce 8 years later. Many said Rani was the reason behind this. After a messy divorce, Rani was accepted by the Chopra family and the couple got married on April 21, 2014, in a private affair in Italy.
9. Saif Ali Khan and Rosa Catalano: The love affairs of the actor have always been in the headline. He gave ashockedeveryone when he got married to Amrita Singh at the age of 21. A shock bigger than that was delivered when he cheated on his wife with Italian model Rosa Catalano which too didn't last long.
10. Shatrughan Sinha and Reena Roy: A spark between Shatrughan Singh and Reena Roy during the filming of their movie. But the things ended soon after Sinha refused to leave his wife Poonam after Reena asked him to give him commitments.
