Shilpa Shetty to Bipasha Basu: Kisses that created scandals in B-Town

The Indian film audience may love watching a steamy kiss onscreen, but when actors dared to pucker up off-screen, it created quite a stir. As actress Shilpa Shetty was granted relief from an 'obscenity case' involving Hollywood star Richard Gere, we take a look at other kisses that made headlines over the years.

Actress Shilpa Shetty was finally granted relief by a court 15 years after a case of obscenity was filed against her, after Hollywood actor Richard Gere kissed her on her cheek at an event in Rajasthan. The Metropolitan Magistrate, Ketaki Chavan, took into consideration the police report and documents and ruled that the charges against Shilpa were "groundless" and hence she was discharged from the offences.

Back in 2006, Mika Singh made headlines on every news channel after he forcibly kissed Rakhi Sawant at a party. In viral photos and videos, the singer was seen forcibly taking Rakhi's face in his hands and kissing her on the lips. The incident was followed by a case of molestation being slapped against Singh. Reports stated that Rakhi complained that the singer misbehaved with her, but Singh claimed that he was just returning a kiss to the reality TV star who allegedly kissed him first.

Ace footballer Christiano Ronaldo kissed Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu back in 2007, but we all remember it as if it were yesterday. All it took was a chaste kiss on the cheek to give way to some sensational headlines. The photos that were splashed across all news portals had everyone wondering what was really going on between the two, considering that Bips was in a relationship with fellow B-Town hottie John Abraham.

No one could believe their eyes when a video clip of Shahid Kapoor smooching his then-girlfriend Kareena Kapoor went viral. The MMS clip didn't just become the talk of the town but also became one of the most circulated videos at the time. As the tabloids say, both Kareena and Shahid denied the clip was theirs.

Deepika Padukone and Sidhartha Mallya had everyone talking after their kiss at Eden Gardens made front-page news in all tabloids. The couple, who kept their romance under the radar, surprised all with their public display of affection and their passionate kiss while celebrating Royal Challengers' victory over Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders.