Actresses Who Converted To Islam For Marriage: Love has no boundaries, no religion and anyone can go to any extent to prove it. We have often seen that couples adopt each other’s religious beliefs and religion to finalize their marriage.
Our entertainment industry is also not behind in this matter. Because in the last few years, many actresses have converted to marry their love. In such cases, it is mostly seen that only girls convert. This is also a matter to think about. Please tell us what you think about this topic by commenting.
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Actresses Who Converted To Islam For Marriage
In our new story, we will talk about those actresses and actors who converted to other religions or converted to Islam to get married. In this story we will also know whether their marriage was successful or unsuccessful after religious conversion.
Dharmendra and Hema Malini
In this story of religious conversion and marriage, let us first talk about superstar Dharmendra and Hema Malini. Hema Malini was born in a Tamil-speaking Iyengar Brahmin family. Hema Malini, popularly known as Bollywood’s ‘Dream Girl’, started acting in Tamil films and later acted in Sapno Ka Saudagar in 1968. Love blossomed between Hema Malini and Dharmendra on the sets of the film “Tum Haseen Main Jawaan” in 1970.
But Dharmendra was already married to Prakash Kaur and they had four children, Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol, Vijeta Deol and Ajita Deol. Dharmendra and Hema were madly in love with each other, but Prakash was not ready to divorce Dharmendra.
According to the Hindu Marriage Act, a Hindu man is not allowed to have two wives. Dharam and Hema converted to Islam to get married. In 1979, they converted to Islam and Dharmendra changed his name to Dilawar Khan, while Hema changed her name to Ayesha B R Chakraborty. Soon both became parents and Esha Deol and Ahana Deol were born.
However, even after marriage, Dharmendra used to stay with his old wife most of the time. Recently, after the success of Ghadar 2, both the families have forgotten all the grudges and started appearing together.
Sharmila Tagore and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi
In this story, let us talk about Sharmila Tagore and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. Veteran actress, Sharmila Tagore was born into a Tagore family and made her acting debut at the age of just 14 in Satyajit Ray’s acclaimed Bengali play, The World of Apu. She won millions of hearts with her charming smile and doe-shaped eyes.
Sharmila Tagore met the then Indian cricket team captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi through a common friend. While Sharmila described herself as a cricket fan, Mansoor had no knowledge about Bollywood. Although they were attracted to each other, it took the Bengali beauty four years to say ‘yes’ to Mansoor.
Mansoor andSharmila In the case of, religion was also a major obstacle. Because Sharmila was from a Bengali family and Pataudi was a Muslim. But to marry the NawabSharmila converted to Islam and Ayesha became Sultan. Bets were made that their marriage would not last, but the two defied all odds and tied the knot in 1969. Mansoor and Sharmila have three children, Saif Ali Khan, Saba Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan.
After their marriage, there was never any dispute or divorce. Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi is no more in this world. Whereas Sharmila Tagore is still occasionally seen acting in films and for the last several years, Sharmila Tagore has stayed away from the media.
Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh
One of the most successful actresses of the 80s and 90s, Amrita Singh gave tremendous performances in films like Mard, Chameli Ki Shaadi, Khudgarj, Aaina, Betaab and many more. Amrita was already a successful star when she met Saif Ali Khan, the Nawab of Pataudi and Sharmila, who was then struggling to find a foothold in the film industry.
There was an age difference of 12 years between Saif and Amrita, Amrita was older. But both were madly in love with each other. However, despite all the odds, both Saif and Amrita had decided that they could not live without each other. Amrita, who grew up as a Sikh, converted to Islam before marriage and had an Islamic wedding, which was an intimate affair. Famous actresses Sara Ali Khan and Ibrahim Ali Khan are the children of this couple.
Saif and Amrita got divorced after 13 years of marriage and after a few years Saif Ali Khan married actress Kareena Kapoor. Saif Ali Khan has two children Taimur and Jahangir from Kareena. Amrita decided to live alone after the divorce.
Ayesha Takia and Farhan Azmi
Bollywood actress Ayesha Takia was brought up in a mixed cultural environment as her father is a Gujarati Hindu, while her mother is of Anglo-Indian descent. Before her Bollywood debut, Ayesha Takia started her career as a model and was seen in several TV commercials and music videos. Ayesha Takia is known for acting in films like Tarzan: The Wonder Car, Salaam-e-Ishq, Wanted, No Smoking etc.
Ayesha was just 23 years old when she married Farhan Azmi, son of her boyfriend and Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi, in 2009. To marry Farhan, Ayesha converted to Islam and added Azmi to her name. Ayesha and Farhan are parents of a child. After marriage, Ayesha stopped working in films to take care of her family.
Deepika Kakkar and Shoaib Ibrahim
Deepika Kakkar is one of the most famous actresses in the TV world. The actress, who rose to fame with her show Sasural Simar Ka, married Raunak Samson in 2011, but they soon got divorced in 2015. After this, Deepika fell in love with her TV show Sasural Simar Ka co-actor, Shoaib Ibrahim and both of them got married in the year 2018.
To marry Shoaib, Deepika converted to Islam and also changed her name to Faiza. Deepika is now a Muslim, who fasts and also offers namaz. Shoaib and Deepika became parents in the year 2023 and welcomed a baby boy, whom they named Ruhaan.
Rakhi Sawant and Adil Khan
Rakhi Sawant, the most controversial actress of the entertainment industry, started her career as a dancer. Hailing from a Marathi family, Rakhi has often made headlines for her unfiltered and controversial comments. In 2019, Rakhi Sawant announced her marriage to Ritesh, an NRI. However, the two parted ways in 2022.
She gave love and marriage another chance when she met Adil Khan Durrani, a Mysore-based businessman. To marry Adil, Rakhi converted to Islam and changed her name to Fatima. The same year, Rakhi accused Adil of domestic violence and cheating and also filed an FIR against him.
All these celebrities proved that they can do anything for love. Which actress’s conversion to Islam surprised you? Tell us in the comment box.
Yuvraj Singh and Hazel Keech
Let us now talk about Yuvraj Singh and Hazel Keech in this story. The film industry and the cricket world are historically known to share a special relationship. Because there have been a lot of love affairs and subsequent marriages between the members of both the regions.
One such actress and cricketer couple has been Yuvraj Singh and Hazel Keech. The two met each other at a public event and love blossomed instantly. They got engaged in 2015 and married a year later as per Sikh and Hindu traditions. Both also have two children.
Hazel Keech is of half Indian and half British origin. She followed the Christian religion. Hazel Keech also had to change her religion and name to marry Yuvraj Singh as per Sikh traditions.
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