Shilpa Shetty, Sonam Kapoor, Asin: Actresses who married rich businessmen

Most Bollywood actresses are either married to someone from the industry or a cricketer. However, there are a few who chose to tie the knot with successful businessmen. From Shilpa Shetty, Sonam Kapoor, Asin, Juhi Chawla, here’s a list of Bollywood actresses and their husbands.

Throughout her career, Shilpa Shetty was linked to a number of actors and her co-stars. However, one that made headlines was her roaring love affair with Akshay Kumar. After their bitter break-up, Shilpa fell in love with London-based businessman Raj Kundra, who was going through a divorce at the time. Raj has a number of successful businesses. He is currently embroiled in controversy and has been arrested in a pornography-related case.

Bollywood’s fashionista Sonam Kapoor married her longtime boyfriend and the love of her life Anand Ahuja in 2018. Anand is the CEO and Managing Director of his family company. He also owns two brands. Sonam and Anand are one of the most stylish couples in Bollywood. They recently celebrated three years of marital bliss.

Bidding adieu to her successful acting career in Bollywood, Asin married longtime boyfriend Rahul Sharma in 2016. Rahul is the co-founder and CEO of an Indian consumer electronics company. The two were introduced to each other by Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna. Asin and Rahul are now parents to Arin.

Bollywood beauty Juhi Chawla married England-based industrialist Jay Mehta at the peak of her career. He is the owner of the Mehta Group which operates in Africa, India, Canada, and the USA. Juhi and Jay together also co-own a cricket team in the T-20 series, along with Shah Rukh Khan. The couple is parents to two children – Jahnavi and Arjun.

Celina Jaitly surprised everyone when she tied the knot with a Dubai-based hotelier Peter Haag in a hush-hush wedding. The couple, who met through a common friend, fell in love with each other. First, the couple was blessed with twin boys – Winston and Viraaj. Later, the actress got pregnant with twin boys again, Shamsher and Arthur. However, owing to some health conditions, she lost Arthur.

Esha Deol and Bharat Takhtani are childhood sweethearts. While Esha went on to become a successful actress, Bharat established a successful business on his own. The couple tied the knot in 2012. Bharat is a diamond merchant and his family owns many businesses. The couple are today proud parents of two baby girls – Radhya and Miraya.