Bollywood Celebrities Who Had An Arranged Marriage – Wedamor
Bollywood couples and their weddings are something the Indian audiences root for. We cannot let something like that pass us by without making it a huge deal about it on social media. We have seen some love stories turned weddings in the year passed so fast. While most Indians are inclining towards the concept of love marriages, some go for the conventional style arranged marriages. Some Bollywood celebrities have discovered love in their husbands and wives after an arranged marriage. As unlikely as it sounds, we’ll list the Bollywood celebrities who had an arranged marriage.
Bollywood Celebrities Who Opted For an Arranged Marriage
Shahid Kapoor
Yeah, you were probably expecting this as the first. Shahid Kapoor married a 21-year-old Delhi-based LSR student Mira Rajput. Shahid’s parents chose Mira and they soon fell madly in love with each other. They have recently welcomed their second baby Zain in 2018.
Vivek Oberoi
After the alleged links between Vivek Oberoi and Aishwarya Rai, which never worked out, Vivek’s mother struck him like a cupid. She set him up with this girl Priyanka Alva and he fell for her right away. Priyanka is the daughter of a Karnataka minister Jeevaraj Alva. They are now parents to two beautiful kids.
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Dhanush
Leaving his mark in Bollywood with his impeccable performance in ‘Raanjhanaa’ and ‘Kolaveri Di’, Dhanush married the legend Rajinikanth’s daughter, Aishwarya. Dhanush is the son of a very renowned Tamil director and producer, Kasthuri Raja. They are a solid couple with strong and established family backgrounds.
Madhuri Dixit
The ‘dhak-dhak’ girl of Bollywood swept off her feet and off the film industry for a while after marrying Dr Shriram Nene. Arranged by her family and Madhuri Dixit took off to the US for quite a while only to land back to her throne. The couple is happily married with two young boys. She is setting stages on fire now that she is back in India.
Neil Nitin Mukesh
Son of the veteran singer Nitin Mukesh Mathur, Neil tied the knot with Rukmini Sahay that was arranged by both of their families. He shocked everyone by this news and even shared his thoughts on why he opted for arranged marriage. He understands that fans always look up to their actors for their fairy-tale life but he likes to keep his professional and personal life separate.
Raj Kapoor
The most prominent actor of Hindi cinema, a heartthrob of his time because of his handsome looks, Raj Kapoor got married to Krishna Malhotra. It was arranged by father Prithviraj Kapoor. Krishna was a distant cousin so Prithviraj Kapoor was well assured of the family backgrounds. Despite Raj Kapoor’s other alleged interests and link-ups with Nargis, Krishna was standing strong beside her husband.
Rakesh Roshan
The actor, producer, director and father of superstar Hrithik Roshan, Rakesh Roshan married Pinky who was a family friend. Pinky is the daughter of famous film director J. Om Prakash. Before even they knew, the acquaintance soon turned into a friendship, relationship and eventually marriage that was full-fledged arranged by both the families happily.
These couples have reminded us that there is a different kind of love that Arranged Marriages shell out. Classic things have a way of working themselves out. Its unpredictable and probably why runs its own course to discover love and eternity.