Bollywood stars show that love knows no religion
While a large section of Indians is debating whether the Tanishq jewellery campaign was pretentiously secular or emblematic of India’s communal harmony, India’s top Bollywood stars are showing that love knows no religion.
Top actors including Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan and Sanjay Dutt are prime examples of those enjoying conjugal bliss in inter- faithmarriages.
Of all the real- life romances in Bollywood, it is Shah Rukh Khan who rules the inter- religious love story space. A sprightly Muslim boy ( Khan) falling in love with a Hindu, Brahmin girl ( Gauri Chibber) and courting her relentlessly, facing resistance from his girlfriend’s family and both rebelling against the world is the stuff of legends.
Similarly superstar, Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao are a portrait of amodern- day Indian couple, defined by love and shared ethos. I can never imagine my life without Kiran as my partner. I feel very blessed and I feel very grateful for it,” Khan, said in an interview.
Another couple which may boost your confidence in inter- faith relationships are actors Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Khan. Both were on top of their career came when they got married in 2012. Both Kareena and Saif are often seen celebrating all Muslim and Hindu festivals, alongwith Christmas.
Saif Ali Khan’s sister Soha Ali Khan also married her long-time Hindu boyfriend and actor Kunal Khemu.
Just like the above examples, there are more than three dozen couples in Bollywood who belong to different faiths.