Blast from the past: Dev Anand weds Kalpana Kartik during a shooting break

by Devesh Sharma | April 24, 2021, 19:46 IST

It’s well known that Dev Anand was madly in love with Suraiya. He even bought her a huge diamond ring, which one account says her maternal grandmother threw in the sea, and other accounts say she herself flung it in the sea. He was heartbroken when she said no, allegedly because they belonged to different religions.

Some even say that she was the bigger star than Dev Anand, and was the sole breadwinner of the family, hence her family didn’t want the union. They apparently had one last meeting where they both reportedly cried their hearts out. According to an interview given by Dev Anand’s close associate Mohan Churiwala, Suraiya’s mother asked Dev Anand to come on their terrace at 10 pm and meet her one last time. Raj Khosla and Guru Dutt asked him not to go alone fearing trouble. He took an inspector friend along. With two torches and a loaded gun, the inspector sat on the parapet. He asked Dev Anand to flash his torch if he sensed trouble. The anguish of the two lovers was voiced more in tears than in actual words. Suraiya never married, though Dev Anand moved on.

It was Mona Singha, who was given the screen name of Kalpana Kartik, who brought out Dev Anand from the morass of grief he was feeling. Dev Anand’s elder brother Chetan Anand spotted the pretty girl in Shimla. The young collegian, who was studying at St Bede’s College in Shimla had been crowned Miss Shimla and was a minor celebrity. Mona was a Punjabi Christian and her parents were originally from Lahore and had settled in Shimla after the Partition. Chetan Anand was on the lookout for a new face and persuaded them to let her try her luck in films. Her first break came with Navketan Film’s Baazi (1951). She played a doctor in the film. 

It was Navketan’s second production and was directed by Guru Dutt. Inspired by American noir films, the film became a huge hit. Her other films -- Aandhiyan (1952), Humsafar (1953), Taxi Driver (1954), House No. 44 (1954) and Nau Do Gyarah (1957) were also with Dev Anand.

It is said Dev Anand was enamoured by her during the making of Baazi itself. He didn’t want to take any chances this time and decided to marry her as soon as she said yes. Trust Dev Anand to do something different. He actually married her during a shooting break during the filming of Taxi Driver (1954).

This is what he said during an interview with Simi Garewal about his courtship and marriage. “She was beautiful, bubbly, naughty and educated. We fell in love with each other on the sets of Baazi and decided to get married secretly. Why? Because isn't marriage a very personal affair? We had planned that we'll get married and will not tell anybody and then we'll throw a reception." 

He states further, "We were shooting on the sets of Taxi Driver. I had the ring in my pocket. We had asked the registrar to come there. In between the breaks when the lighting was being done on the sets, I signalled to her, we went into our departmental room, got married and came back. But, the cameraman... because she had that ring on her finger spotted the ring and said that it is breaking the continuity of the scene. He knew of my affair with her and therefore he was so confident. I said 'shut up, don't speak about this... later, let's take the shot first'. It was great fun.”

They became parents in 1956 when Suneil Anand was born. They were also blessed with a daughter named Devina.

Dev Anand was linked with many women afterwards but remained loyal to Mona during their five-decade-long marriage.

He died of a heart attack on December 3, 2011. Kalpana Kartik gave up acting in films after Nau Do Gyarah (1957) and slowly disassociated herself from showbiz, choosing to remain a recluse.

KALPANA KARTHIK ,HINDI ACTRESS , BECAME MISTRESS OF DEV ANAND BY SECRET MARRIAGE BORN 1931 SEPTEMBER 19

KALPANA KARTHIK ,HINDI ACTRESS ,

BECAME MISTRESS OF DEV ANAND BY SECRET MARRIAGE  BORN 1931 SEPTEMBER 19

Kalpana Kartik (born Mona Singha) is a retired Hindi film actress. She starred in six films in the 1950s. She is the wife of Hindi film actor and film maker Late Dev Anand.[2]

Mona Singha was a beauty queen while studying at St. Bede's College, Shimla. She was introduced to films by Chetan Anand of Navketan Films with the film Baazi in 1951. She co-starred with Dev Anand, whom she worked with in all her subsequent films. Her screen name - Kalpana Kartik - was given to her by Chetan Anand during this period.[3]

Her other films were Aandhiyan (1952), Humsafar (1953), Taxi Driver (1954), House No. 44 (1954) and Nau Do Gyaraah (1957)
Career

Mona Singha, aka Kalpana Kartik, was born in a Punjabi Christian family in Lahore.[4] Her father was a Tehsildar of Batala in Gurdaspur District, and she was the youngest of five brothers and two sisters. After the partition, her family moved to Shimla. She was a student of the prestigious St. Bede's College, Shimla. In her graduation year, she won the Ms. Shimla contest and was noticed by Chetan Anand, a film-maker from Bombay. He was there with his wife Uma Anand, whose mother is Mona's cousin.[5] He convinced her family to allow her to join his fledgling film company, Navketan Films, as a leading lady. Thus, Mona Singha was re-christened Kalpana Kartik and she moved to Bombay (now known as Mumbai). Her first film Baazi was a huge success and went on to become a landmark in Indian cinema. Baazi was a gamble that defined the destinies of many luminaries all of whom got a career boost from the film.[citation needed]

Kalpana Kartik, became a part of Navketan when it was beginning to spread its wings. She was associated with the film company during its most momentous years. She started with Baazi, the debut of Guru Dutt and ended with Nau Do Gyarah, the debut film of Vijay Anand. Between these two films came Taxi Driver, which was the 'coming of age' film of the Navketan banner. It was Navketan's first super-success and also the film on whose sets Dev Anand secretly married Kalpana Kartik during a lunch break. Kalpana's time in Navketan saw four different directors take reign - Guru Dutt, Chetan Anand, Mandi Burman and Vijay Anand.

Kalpana Kartik worked as an associate producer for Tere Ghar Ke Samne (1963), Jewel Thief (1967), Prem Pujari (1970), Shareef Budmaash (1973), Heera Panna (1973), and Jaaneman (1976). Dev Anand played the lead role in these movies.

Personal life
In 1954, Mona and Dev Anand got married secretly while on a break during the shooting of Taxi Driver.[6] They became parents in 1956 when Suneil Anand was born. They also have a daughter named Devina. After Nau Do Gyarah, Kalpana quit films to become a home maker. Suneil has also acted in films.[7]

When Dev Anand played the role of the suave poet in Teen Devian in 1965, he left women audiences literally swooning due to his amazingly crisp looks and smooth dialogue delivery. He was after all the most handsome actor of his generation, who in his five decades in showbiz, had given the ‘big break’ to some of the big-name actresses of today, including Hema Malini, Zeenat Aman, Tina Munim and in more recent times, Tabu. But he had his big break with the one woman he couldn’t get. This is the story of Dev Anand’s marriage, and his love life.
In spite of decades of being a heartthrob to millions, and the undying love he had for Suraiya, Anand stayed espoused to one woman, Kalpana Kartik, for all his life. However, the one failed relationship with actress Suraiya precedes Dev Anand’s marriage. Post-marriage though he was involved once with the actress Zeenat Aman but that was not for very long, and the matter fizzled out soon.

If Raj Kapoor was the showman of Indian cinema, Dev Anand was the show-stopper who could transfix your attention, by what his brother Chetan Anand described as, ‘those smiling eyes.’ We take a closer look at the love life and more of the legendary Dev Anand.
In 1947, the relatively unknown Dev Anand was offered the leading role opposite the much popular actress Suraiya. Suraiya was born Suraiya Jamaal Sheikh in 1929, and was a playback singer and actress- adept at singing and acting, and the first in the league of established singer-actors like Kishore Kumar, Sulakshana Pandit, and Farhan Akhtar of the post-independence era.

The first film of Dev Anand and Suraiya was Vidya in the year 1948, and it happened so that during the shooting of a song on a river, Anand and Suraiya’s boat capsized. Suraiya did not know how to swim, fortunately Anand did, and he swam holding Suraiya to the bank thus saving her life. Needless to say Suraiya felt indebted to Anand, and the two soon became friends. Their film Vidya was a success, and the Anand-Suraiya pair became the hit formula for producers to make the cash registers ring. The two were signed together time after time; at one point for three films at a row, which eventually led them to spend a lot of time in each other’s company.

By their fourth film, Jeet (1949), their love had blossomed and Anand finally proposed to Suraiya with a diamond ring. It was now clear that the duo were ready to take their relationship to the next level. Since they belonged to different faiths, they knew their families would never concede to their relationship. Therefore, during the making of the film Jeet they decided to slip out of the shooting with help of some friendly co-actors and crew members, and later eloped to get married. The plan for Suraiya and Dev Anand’s marriage would have worked, but apparently, the news reached the ears of an assistant director, who swiftly informed Suraiya’s grandmother, the family chieftess, Badshah Begum, who immediately rushed to the sets and dragged Suraiya home.

It was an emotional drama as usual. Suraiya’s grandmother Badshah Begum threatened to end her life if Suraiya tied the knot with Dev Anand, who belonged to a different faith. Many people say the old lady had a covert reason for opposing Suraiya and Dev Anand’s marriage, the fact that Suraiya was the highest earning member of the large family. Suraiya’s parents though were supportive but their opinion was harshly overridden by Suraiya’s maternal grandmother. Either way the relationship could not culminate into a wedlock, and Suraiya and Anand worked for one last time with the film Do Sitare in 1951. It is said after the completion of the film, the two met at Suriaya’s apartment, in presence of Anand’s elder brother Chetan Anand one last time. The doleful lovers sobbed throughout their last conversation, and later Suraiya threw Anand’s proposal ring into the sea. It was a sad end of a sweet love story, and needless to say the pair was shattered. The sweet dream of Suraiya and Dev Anand’s marriage was sent to it’s end.
Dev Anand was deeply depressed by his breakup with Suraiya, and it is said he almost decided to quit films. It was only when his elder brother Chetan Anand counselled him that he pulled up his socks and decided to to focus on his career. It was in 1951, that he decided to come out with his second home-production film Baazi, which was to be directed by filmmaker and Anand’s good friend Guru Dutt. Chetan Anand, who actually handled the production work at Navketan films, was looking for a fresh face for the part of the female protagonist. It is when he learnt about a 20-year old beauty queen from Shimla called Mona Singha, who happened to be in Mumbai around those days. Chetan Anand approached Mona with the offer for the film to which she obliged, and she was immediately bestowed the screen name Kalpana Kartik. Kalpana made her debut with Baazi (1951), which went on to become a massive hit.

It was deja vu for Anand, excpet this was to be a happy ending, with Dev Anand’s marriage. Just like it happened with him and Suraiya, Anand and Kalpana were offered numerous films together mainly owing to the success the pair brought to the box office. The pair went on to do six films together, and just how Anand fell in love with Suraiya by his fourth film together, he happened to develop amorous feelings for Kalpana during the making of their fourth film together Taxi Driver (1954). This time Anand did not waste any time, and gave out his feelings without hesitation, and surprisingly Kalpana reciprocated the same sentiment about him. Anand had the support of his elder brother, Chetan Anand. and it is said that Kalpana’s parents also assented their daughter’s decision, in spite of the fact that Anand and Kalpana came from different faiths (Kalpana was a Christian).

At the stroke of midnight, during the making of their film Taxi Driver, Dev Anand’s marriage to Kalpana Kartik was officiated at a quiet private ceremony. The sorrows and wounds of Dev Anand were finally healed, and he finally found his true soul-mate. Anand and Kalpana were blessed with a son, Suneil Anand, in 1956 in Zurich, where they were attending a film festival. They later had a daughter too, Devina Anand, thus completing their picture perfect family.
In 1971, Dev Anand discovered Zeenat Aman, an actress, who after a string of flops was all set to leave the country forever. Anand approached her for the role of his hippie sister in what would go on to be the cult classic called Hare Rama Hare Krishna (1971). Zeenat Aman decided to give it a shot and the film met a huge success mainly due to Aman’s true to life performance. It marked the beginning of yet another pair, and Anand went on to work with Aman in four more films.

Apparently, Anand soon started feeling enticed towards Aman by the end of their fifth film together Kalabaaz in 1977. But the progress of their alleged affair was broken by none other than the filmmaker Raj Kapoor, with Dev Anand’s marriage still going on. The story goes (and you need to have it with a pinch of salt) that Anand was all set to propose to Aman on one night, but before the date Aman had to attend a party. She asked Anand to accompany her, and he willingly tagged along. It was at this party that Zeenat happened to meet Raj Kapoor, who in his inebriated state, began flirting with Zeenat Aman in a raunchy manner. What shocked Anand next was the sight of Aman reciprocating Kapoor’s every racy move with equal zeal and excitement. Needless to say, Anand soon called-off the date, and the two moved away to their respective paths since then. Since then he was never linked-up with any other actress ever, and Dev Anand’s marriage to Kalpana was his only one.
Dev Anand and Kalpana Kartik remained espoused till his death in the year 2011. Anand surely left a lasting legacy, and his wife happens to be the only living member of the original Navketan films team, which gave some of the finest hits of the 1950s and 1960s. Kalpana Kartik now lives with her children and grandchildren in Mumbai, and in a rare 2015 interview she shared the following poignant words about her husband, the legendary Dev Anand.


“He was a really caring husband and father. People feel we separated, but that is absolutely false. Dev is very much in my heart even today, smiling and guiding me as only he can. I just cannot believe that he is no more. To me he is always Dev Anand my husband, right from our midnight marriage on the sets of Taxi Driver in 1954.”

– Kalpana Kartik in 2015 speaking about her late husband Dev Anand

Insaniyat (1955)

Insaniyat (1955)

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WC Fields once famously said: “Never act with children or animals.” Dilip Kumar and Dev Anand should have listened to him: they are completely overshadowed here by the charisma of a chimpanzee named Zippy. That’s not necessarily bad (or surprising) (I mean, it’s a chimp!), but I had hoped for a much better movie from these two screen legends in their only real outing together.

Some of my disappointment was no doubt set up by these magazine covers which held out such promise of spectacular color:

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for a black and white film. Damn you and your beautiful but misleading posters, Filmindia! But even in color, this film would have been dull (just a little less so). Besides for Zippy and some occasional hilarity, the characters were boring and preachy—or cartoonishly villainous—and the story boring and predictable. Dilip was Tragic as always, but Dev somehow managed to not be his usual debonair self. Maybe Bina Rai didn’t inspire him, although I think she’s lovely.

Dev plays Bhanu, a commander in bad King Zhingoora’s army, who pillages and loots with glee until a village girl named Durga (Bina Rai) slaps him one day. I crack up at the sight of him: I guess an ill-fitting cardboard helmet and a silly mouche will kill the debonair in anybody.

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Durga gives Bhanu a furious lecture about his bad deeds, and he sheepishly takes his army back to King Zhingoora. Zhingoora himself (Jayant) is pretty funny—he dresses in a Roman soldier outfit and what look like cowboy boots, and refers to himself loudly in the third person.






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Zhingoora is always with a pretty girl named Chanda (Vijaylaxmi). She disapproves mightily of everything he does, and I’m not sure why he keeps her around, except maybe because she’s pretty (although she might be his sister, in which case I hope that’s not it). Anyway, he orders a rustic prisoner named Bhola (Agha) to be thrown in jail for daring to pursue a one of the maids working at the palace. Bhola finds himself sharing his cell with a soul-mate:

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I am sure that nobody familiar with Agha’s oeuvre will have trouble understanding that he and Zippy share wonderful chemistry. They give every appearance throughout the entire film of having a great time together, and it is fun to watch. Unfortunately it’s just about the only fun, but still.

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At this point Bhanu arrives and renouces violence and oppression (very boring dialogue), much to Zhingoora’s displeasure. He is given a week to change his mind, after which Zhingoora will teach Bhanu and all the villagers a lesson if they haven’t come around.

Bhanu returns to the village to help the villagers defend themselves against the eventual onslaught of Zhingoora’s soldiers. He first meets a very suspicious Durga and her childhood friend Mangal (Dilip Kumar), who looks just like William Devane!

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Mangal is madly in love with Durga, but he’s too shy to tell her so. Bhanu wins them over when he saves Durga from a charging bull and is injured in the process. They manage to convince the other villagers that Bhanu is genuinely there to help, and he’s welcomed as a brother by Mangal—who is unaware of Durga’s growing feelings for Bhanu.

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Back at the palace, Bhola and Zippy are freed by Bhola’s beloved, Chameli (Mohana).











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They make their way to the village, where Bhanu and Mangal are readying the villagers for warfare with a thrilling and patriotic anthem.

I know this is just a film of its time—only eight years post-Partition—but it’s really annoyingly earnest at times.





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When the villagers aren’t training (i.e. doing jumping-jacks—and yay! the women get to join in too!), Bhanu and Durga romance each other happily, unbeknownst to Mangal.

Mangal’s mother (Shobhana Samarth—who in real life is seven years older than Dilip) goes to Durga’s father with a marriage proposal for their offspring, which he accepts with the caveat that Durga must approve it too.

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Certain that Durga will approve, Ma goes home to give the good news to Mangal. He gets one song’s worth of happy time before discovering that Durga loves Bhanu. Poor Dilip! It’s nice to see him all joy-joy, even just for four minutes.






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When Durga’s father tells her about her impending nuptials, she breaks down and tells him the truth. He promises her that she can marry Bhanu if she wishes, and she runs off to give Bhanu the good news. Another villager sees them together, and tells Mangal. After initial anger on Mangal’s part, tears from Durga, and noble self-sacrifice from Bhanu, Mangal gives Bhanu and Durga his blessings. So sweet, except I can’t help but feel a *teeny* twinge of annoyance that Durga’s happiness is completely in the power of the men in her life. Ah well.

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Dilip now gets some good screen time to himself and uses it fully: he emotes mournfully, sings a sad song, and nobly tells his mother than Durga was right to choose Bhanu. All’s well that ends well, except that the film isn’t even close to over yet. The wedding is interrupted by a little boy bearing some news.




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Zhingoora has decided to attack. Can the villagers—led by Bhanu—keep Zhingoora and his army out? If they do, will Zhingoora give up gracefully? Will Bhanu and Durga manage to get married? Will Mangal be required to sacrifice, sacrifice, and sacrifice some more? Well, yes, but it takes forever and gets quite boring and repetitive. Even Zippy can’t save the second long drawn-out half of this one.


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Dev and Dilip sleepwalk through most of this. Dilip looks great all unshaven and brooding, although he also looks a little the worse for wear. I think this was the year that he also did Devdas, and then went to get psychiatric help for the depression all his depressing roles had visited upon him. Bina Rai is pretty and sweet, but not much else. Even the songs (C Ramchandra) are just okay—pretty but not anything special.

As I said earlier, Agha and Zippy really have the best time, and are the most entertaining (although I could happily have lived without the Bhola-Chameli CSP). Zippy has a very intelligent quality about him (which makes it often seem like he is humoring the less-evolved Agha), and you can’t help but sit up and watch when he’s on screen.

I’ll leave you with this photo and caption from Baburao Patel and Filmindia:

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Zippy is a loyal lover. On arrival at the Santa Cruz airport he kissed Mohana and stuck to her till he departed. That proves that Zippy believes in cushioned comforts. So do many but they are not as fortunate as Zippy. Meet Zippy and Mohana in “Insaniyat”, the greatest box-office hit of the year produced and directed by S.S. Vasan for Gemini.

LOVE COMES INSTANTLY AND MARRIAGE GOES DISTANTLY IN INDIAN CINEMA

LOVE COMES INSTANTLY  AND MARRIAGE GOES DISTANTLY IN INDIAN CINEMA

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As Indian cinema turns 100, let us look back at some of the forbidden yet celebrated love stories of Bollywood. Time and time again, we hear about budding love affairs amongst Bollywood stars. While some go on to tie the knot, many end up with broken hearts. Here are the 8 unsuccessful love stories of the most successful celebrities of Bollywood. These are the off-screen romances of Indian cinema, left on an incomplete note.

Dev Anand and Suraiya

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The girl with a golden voice Suraiya met the debonair Dev Anand when she was just in her teens. She was on the peak of her career while Dev was just another debutant in the industry. However, love is too big an emotion to consider such differences. Soon these two good-looking stars fell in love. However, due to unprecedented family pressures especially from Suraiya’s grandmother, this love story could not have a happy ending.

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Post-break up Dev Anand called her a coward. At that time, he certainly loved her more than anything in the world. Suraiya, in her interview to Stardust in 1972, had poured her heart out and reminisced many moments of their love story. She recalled what Dev had told her, “The only religion is love. Don’t let social barriers or family influence your heart.” But despite all his efforts, she refused to marry him, a decision which she regretted all her life!

Raj Kapoor and Nargis

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The Showman of Bollywood, Raj Kapoor, is often remembered for his innumerable link-ups with his leading ladies. However, when it came to Nargis, something special about her made him fall madly in love with her. Although, Aag was their first film together, their relationship started to bloom with Barsaat. Their off-screen love was quite evident in their sizzling on-screen chemistry. Together, they gave many blockbuster hits. The song from Shree 420, ‘Pyar hua iqrar hua’ is still considered as the classic display of romance in Hindi-films.

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However, this love story did not last long because when Nargis met Raj, he was already married. Though Nargis wanted to marry Raj Kapoor, he was reluctant to divorce his wife Krishna. Nargis waited for almost 10 years for Raj but later decided to move on and got married to her co-star from Mother India- Sunil Dutt. Whatever, may have been the outcome, but undoubtedly, Raj-Nargis is the most memorable love affair in the history of Indian cinema.

Dilip Kumar and Madhubala

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The embodiment of seduction- Madhubala, had an indeed serious relationship with the legendary actor Dilip Kumar. Unlike the other stars of their time, the duo did not shy away from media and never attempted to hide their relationship. It was the premier of their movie Insaniyat, where the press noticed them publicly walking with interlocked hands, thus leaving no scope for any questions. Their relationship was an open secret, but then why did not they get married? A question that still haunts many of their fans! 

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Much like a typical Bollywood flick, Madhubala’s father Attaullah Khan was against their love and never gave Madhubala the permission to marry Dilip Kumar. Her father was stern and she being the obedient daughter never over-ridded her father’s decision. During the famous court case of Naya Daur, Dilip Kumar proclaimed in the courtroom that, “I love Madhubala and I shall always love her till the day she dies.”

Not surprising, even though this love-story came to a tragic end but the two names- Dilip-Madhubala are still taken in one breath by lovers.

Sanjeev Kumar and Hema Malini

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Well, certainly Bollywood is no less than a fairy-tale for some of our celebs who found their soul mates after entering the tinsel town. However, not all love-stories are rosy. One such story is of the most amazing actor of all-time, Sanjeev Kumar. He was not only the most sought after actors of his time but was also a hot favourite among women. But, our Haribhai (his real name) lost his heart to the dream-girl of Bollywood, Hema Malini.

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It is believed that his love for Hema was so deep that he was never able to love anyone else. He was passionately in love and even proposed to her. But, a major setback in his life came when Hema Malini refused his proposal and got married to Dharmendra. He was completely shattered. Well, many even say that this rejection was the reason for Sanjeev Kumar to remain a bachelor for his entire life.

Amitabh and Rekha

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This is certainly the most unsuccessful love-story of one of the most successful romantic pairs of Bollywood. Their love story began on the sets of film Do Anjaane. Soon, their affair came in the limelight and even made headlines saying Rekha and Amitabh have got secretly married. But these speculations caught more fire when Rekha turned up at Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh's wedding wearing sindoor and mangalsutra. Many questions about this jodi’s affair were answered with this bold step of Rekha. Amitabh Bachchan despite the superfluous love for Rekha, never admitted it in public. On the other hand, Rekha boldly admitted her love for him.

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In an interview given to Filmfare magazine in 1984, Rekha spoke about Amitabh’s denial of their relationship. She said, "Why should he have not done it? He did it to protect his image, his family, his children. Why should the public know of my love for him or his love for me? I love him and he loves me- that’s it!” Silsila was this enigmatic couple's last film together. After the shoot, their relationship began to fade. Rekha wanted to marry Amitabh and did not want to settle down with the tag of the 'other woman' in his life. She realised she has no future in this relationship. With this, their passionate love ended both on and off screen. But even after decades, the heavy aura of this sad love-story still linger.

Mithun and Sridevi

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The Disco-Dancer of Bollywood Mithun and the Chandni of many hearts Sridevi were once head-over-heels in love with each other. Their love blossomed on the sets of Jaag Utha Insaan. However, since Mithun was already married to actress Yogita Bali, they never accepted their affair in the public. As we know, that media literally works over-time when it comes to love affairs of film stars, soon this relationship also came in the limelight.

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It was reported that Mithun and Sridevi had secretly got married and he had left his house to stay with her. However, the small twist in this tale came when Sridevi asked Mithun to officially marry her and divorce Yogita. But, Mithun was not ready for this! Reportedly, when Yogita tried to commit suicide, Mithun broke-off all his relations with Sridevi and came back to his wife. With this end, came a sudden news in the media that Sridevi and director Boney Kapoor have got married.

Akshay and Raveena

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She was the ultimate fantasy queen of men in the 90s. Who can forget, the yellow sari girl, dancing in the rain on tip tip barsa paani…Raveena Tandon, one actress whose beauty and sensuality put fire on screen. However, off-screen this beauty was once madly in love with none other than the Khiladi Akshay Kumar. Their love bloomed with the release of their film Mohra in 1994. They even got secretly engaged in a mandir. On the suface level, their love-story looked picture perfect. However, during their courtship phase, Khiladiyon ka Khiladi released and with that, the link-up stories of Akshay and Rekha became the sensational news in the media.

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Raveena who was already dealing with the flamboyant nature of Akshay could not take this infidelity anymore and finally was left shattered. In her July 1999 interview, a heart-broken Raveena said that Akshay proposes to every girl and the speed on which he is going, he will soon have to address the parents of three-fourth of girls in Mumbai as ‘Mom and Dad’. Raveena further said that she does not blame any other woman for her break up since it was her man who was not loyal. With this, the love that could have been turned into marriage ended on a sour and sad note.

Shilpa and Akshay

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After his break up with Raveena, Akshay got involved with Shilpa. Though Shilpa made her debut in 1993 (same year when Akshay and Raveena’s Mohra released), the duo got close after the release of Main Khiladi Tu Anari in 1997. Akshay was even engaged to Shilpa. However, while the duo were shooting for Dhadkan, soon rumours of Akshay and his International Khiladi co-star, Twinkle Khanna, started making headlines. It was official that Akshay had fallen in love again and this time with Twinkle, while he was already in a committed relationship with Shilpa.

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When Shilpa heard this, she instantly broke up with him during the shoot of Dhadkanitself. She kept a low pace in the media in order to keep her film away from the controversies. However, after the success of Dhadkan, she did burst out her anger against Akshay. In the year 2000, in an interview to india-forums.com, she said, "Akshay Kumar used me and conveniently dropped me after he found someone else." After a long gap, they both met again on the sets of Bigg Boss. Wherein, Shilpa introduced him, saying, “aapne bahaut stunts kiye hain”  for which Akshay promptly replied, “Ji haan! aapse aacha kaun jaanta hain.