From Ananya Panday-Aditya Roy Kapur to Esha Deol-Bharat Takhtani: Celebrity Breakups That Shocked Everyone

Just when everyone was waiting for Bollywood’s new couple – Ananya Panday and Aditya Roy Kapur – to make their relationship official, the two left everyone in shock when the news of their breakup surfaced. They reportedly started dating two years ago, and several recent videos showed the two arriving for events together, in addition to their leaked vacation photos which only fueled the rumors. Also, on Karan Johar’s talk show, Coffee with Karan, Ananya said she felt “Ananya Coy Kapoor”, and Aditya defined Ananya’s company as “pure bliss”. But the news of their decision to call it quits definitely broke many hearts.

Not only these two, but several other celebrity couples, who were going well, have split in recent months. Here is an overview:

Esha Deol and Bharat Takhtani

Daughter of one of Bollywood’s most loved couples, Hema Malini and Dharmendra, actor Esha Deol was married to Bharat Takhtani for 11 years before their love paradise hit a rough patch. The two had met in college, became friends and later got married at Mumbai’s ISKON temple in June 2012. They welcomed their daughters Radhya and Miraya in October 2017 and June 2019 respectively.

Everything was going well until the beginning of the year when their fans, families and the entire film fraternity were shocked when news of problems in their marriage started surfacing. Esha hadn’t posted a photo with Bharat since June 2023, and in October, she hosted mom Hema Malini’s birthday party where Bharat’s absence raised eyebrows. To fuel the rumors, in January 2024, Esha attended Aamir Khan’s daughter Ira Khan’s wedding reception with her mother Hema Malini. In February this year, a joint statement issued on behalf of the couple read: “We have mutually and amicably decided to separate. With this change in our lives, the best interests and well-being of both of our children are and will be of the utmost importance to us. . We would appreciate our privacy being respected.

Shruti Haasan and Shantanu Hazarika

Actor Shruti Haasan and artist Shantanu Hazarika knew each other since 2018, but it was only during the 2020 pandemic that the two came together and struck up a relationship. While their loved-up photos on social media have often made their fans curious about their relationship status, in 2022, the couple has been spotted in public on several occasions expressing their affection for each other. other. The couple also occasionally posted photos together on their social media. In April 2024, several reports surfaced online, hinting at their relationship going through a rough patch.

Not only did they unfollow each other on Instagram, but they also deleted each other’s photos from their respective social networks. In fact, Shruti took a temporary break from social media during this phase, further fueling the rumors. A source told Hindustan Times: “They broke up last month. Since there were personal wavelength issues, they decided to part ways amicably and keep quiet.

Tara Sutaria and Aadar Jain

Tara Sutaria and Aadar Jain started dating in 2019 and although they never spoke publicly about their relationship, their closeness was quite evident at events and family outings. Tara frequently accompanied Aadar to various Kapoor family gatherings, fueling news about their romance. In an interview with Brides Today, Tara opened up about their relationship and said, “Even though some advise actors to keep their relationships a secret, I don’t see any reason to do that. When you’re proud of someone or something thing, there is nothing to hide. I am happy to talk about my partner Aadar.

When the news of their breakup started doing the rounds, although there was no official confirmation or denial from the two, Aadar was spotted with a mystery woman at Kareena Kapoor Khan’s Diwali party l last year, confirming that he had turned the page. Despite their decision to separate in December 2023, Tara and Aadar intend to remain good friends.

Himanshi Khurana and Asim Riaz

They have become the hottest topic of conversation in town ever since their closeness on Bigg Boss 13 grabbed everyone’s attention. They fell in love and soon Riaz proposed to his beloved. Their mushy photos from their multiple vacations were all over their social media and #AsiManshi as they were lovingly tagged by their fans, starring together in nine music videos including Sky High, Gawara Nahi, Gallan Boliyan among others. However, after four years of dating, the duo broke up last year in December. Confirming their breakup, Himanshi took to social media and posted, “Yes, Asim and I are no longer together. All the time we spent together was great, but our union is ending now. The journey of our relationship has been great and we move forward with our lives respecting our respective religions, we sacrifice our love for our different religious beliefs. We ask that you respect our privacy.

Reacting to Himanshi’s post, Asim took to X (formerly known as Twitter) and wrote, “Yes indeed, we both agreed to sacrifice our love for our respective religious beliefs. We are both over 30 and we have every right to make these mature decisions and we have made them. We decided to part ways amicably, embracing our individual journeys. Respect for Himanshi and our diverse journey and yes indeed I told him to write down the real reason for our separation. I ask you all to respect our privacy.

Dalljiet Kaur and Nikhil Patel

Actor Dalljiet Kaur got married to NRI entrepreneur Nikhil Patel in March 2023. She was previously married to actor Shaleen Bhanot and has a son with him. Dalljiet shared several happy moments from her second marriage on social media, and soon after the wedding, she moved to Kenya, with her son Jaydon, to be with Nikhil. She has kept her fans updated about her life in Kenya via social media. However, in no time, fans noticed that the newlyweds had deleted each other’s photos from their respective Instagram pages and were no longer even following each other.

Adding to speculation that they might no longer be together, Dalljiet had also removed the last name ‘Patel’ from his username. Nikhil, who after marrying Dalljiet had changed his bio to ‘Girl Boy Dad’, had also started writing ‘Girl Dad’ in his bio again. While Dalljiet returned to India to be with her parents in case of a medical emergency, neither of them has officially communicated about the status of their relationship.

Sania Mirza and Shoaïb Malik

Ever since Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik got married in 2010, their marriage has been in the news for one reason or the other. The couple welcomed their first child, a boy named Izhaan-Mirza-Malik, in October 2017. However, a few years after becoming parents, reports of problems in their married life started surfacing from time to time. The rumors about Shoaib’s secret relationship were revealed by journalist Naeem Hanif, after which the talks of Sania and her separation came to light. After the rumors, the couple barely made any public appearances together. However, in 2023, they hosted their son’s birthday party in Dubai, which put an end to the rumors.

In one of the interviews, when asked why they did not celebrate Eid together, Shoaib had replied, “Nothing on that. For Eid, I would like to say that if we had been together, it would have been great. But she has commitments in IPL She’s doing shows in IPL That’s why we’re not together, I can say that, but Eid is a day. we miss the people who are close to you a lot So neither I nor she released a statement Soon after, Shoaib and Sania changed their social media accounts, starting to archive and. delete photos of each other. Shoaib updated his bio and deleted the previously written text, “Proud husband of a superwoman @MirzaSania”, and finally, he unfollowed Sania on Instagram In January. 2024, amid divorce rumors, Shoaib surprised everyone by posting photos from his wedding with Pakistani actor Sana Javed. Later, Sania’s father Imran Mirza confirmed that Shoaib and Sania’s divorce has been officially finalized.

(Compiled by Akhya Shriti)