Amitabh Bachchan-Rekha to Mahesh Bhatt-Parveen Babi: 7 failed real-life love stories

Here are some unsuccessful love stories of Bollywood celebrities that remembered fondly even today.

Love is an eternal feeling which unites two hearts. It is believed that true love stories will never end. But all the love stories are not successful; some had sad endings too. There are some love stories where there were feelings, but for various reasons, loving hearts got separated. Here are some unsuccessful love stories of Bollywood celebrities that remembered fondly even today.

On top of the list, there is none other than Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai's love story. This story will never be forgotten by Bollywood fans ever. Yes, actor Salman Khan lost his wonderful relationship due to his own mistakes. Salman and Aishwarya Rai’s love story began in 1997, Salman had become a superstar at that time. Salman and Aishwarya’s love story began while shooting for Hum Dil Chuke Sanam. And their chemistry was incredible in the movie. Salman and Aishwarya's love story didn't last long due to several misunderstandings.

Bollywood Shehanshah Amitabh Bachchan and evergreen actress Rekha's love story is an unforgettable one. Tales of the two are still heard in the corridors of tinsel town. Amitabh Bachchan and Rekha had an affair even after marriage. Their love story started while shooting for the film Silsila in the year 1981. Also, this was the last movie they were seen together. Since then, these stars have never appeared together onscreen or off-screen.

Actor Dilip Kumar was in love with actress Madhubala. The relationship between these two could not end in marriage, as Madhubala’s father was not in favour of this relationship. A report suggested that the relation between Dilip and Madhubala had reached the engagement stage, but before marriage, Dilip Kumar put forth a condition in front of Madhubala that she would not work in films after marriage nor will she have any connection with her father. Madhubala liked her father a lot. And she did not like this condition and thus their relationship got bitter day by day. A few days later, this relationship ended forever.

Veteran director Mahesh Bhatt and actress Parveen Babi's love story is no less than a romantic cinema. Parveen Babi was a successful actress at that time. But because of her love affair with Mahesh Bhatt, her career was ruined. Also, her name was allegedly associated with many stars, mainly with Mahesh Bhatt. Reports suggested that Parveen and Mahesh were in a live-in relationship. But they never could be in one. Because of the said relationship, Parveen suffered from mental illness, which Mahesh Bhatt explained as paranoid schizophrenia.

Raveena Tandon and Akshay Kumar's affair is one of Bollywood's greatest love stories, just like Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai. Both were so madly in love that they reportedly decided to take it to the next level and get married. Later, Akshay's growing closeness to his another co-star Shilpa Shetty came to light. It was reported that Akshay cheated on Raveena for Shilpa Shetty, and finally, they broke-up.

Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor’s alleged love story and their ugly break-up left fans shocked as the ex-couple was going to get engaged soon. The couple met in 2007 and reportedly fell in love on the sets of Bachna Ae Haseeno in 2008. Their relationship was short-lived as Deepika admitted to having caught Ranbir cheating on her, and Ranbir soon was paired with Katrina Kaif.

Actress Nargis and legendary actor Raj Kapoor’s love story is also popular in the film industry. Even today, people remember their love story. They both used to love each other, but their relationship ended on a tragic note. Raj Kapoor was married even before he fell in love with Nargis. He neither wanted to leave Nargis nor his family. When Nargis realised this, she was utterly broken. Meantime, Sunil Dutt came to her life and then both got married.