Top 10 Celebrities Who Changed Their Faith For Love

Dharmendra was the yesteryear’s heartthrob and Hema Malini, “the Dream Girl.” What unfolded was a steaming love story between the two of them which people remember even today. At that time Prakash Kaur was the wife of Dharmendra and he already had two sons, Sunny Deol, and Bobby Deol. The couple wanted to get married, but his wife was not ready to file for divorce, and hence Dharmendra and Hema Malini decided to convert to Islam.

2) ‘ Khushboo’ and Sundar. C

The love story of the South Indian actress is also a unique one. Khushboo is an actress down South and a producer who was born as a Muslim. Later, she converted to Hinduism in 2000 claiming she doesn’t believe in the presence of an Almighty God and married Director Sundar. C.

3) Sharmila Tagore and ‘ Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi’

Sharmila Tagore and Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi met through a common friend in 1965. After a lot of wooing, Pataudi finally won the heart of the actress. To marry the cricketer, Sharmila Tagore turned to Islam and adopted the name Begum Ayesha Sultana.

4) ' Monica' and Malik

She entered the film industry as a child artist. The actress who is a dreamboat converted to Islam recently and changed her name to Rahima as she married an entrepreneur from Chennai named, Malik. She is renowned for her role in‘ Azhagi’. After the marriage, she also bid goodbye to her film career as well.

5) ‘Nayantara’ and Prabhu Deva

Ramalath was the first wife of Prabhu Deva, who was a classical dancer. He had three sons with her. In 2008, the rumors spread about the linkups of Prabhu Deva with Nayantara. In 2010, they finally tied the knot and made their relationship public. Nayan’s real name was Diana Mariam Kurian. Her parents were Malayali Syrian Christian. To get married to Prabhu Deva, she converted to Hinduism.

6) Nargis Dutt and Sunil Dutt

Both of them were from varied backgrounds. Do Bigha Zameen was the film set where the two actors met. They secretly got married in 1958. By birth, Nargis was Muslim. To marry Sunil Dutt, she converted to Hinduism.

7) Amrita Singh and Saif Ali Khan

Amrita’s parents were Sikh. She converted to Islam to marry Saif Ali Khan. They met on the sets of a film and got fond of each other. In the year 1991, they tied the knot but later in 2004 had a split. The couple has two children together, Sara and Ibrahim.

8) Ayesha Takia and Farhan Azmi

Ayesha married Farhan in 2009 in an Islamic traditional Nikkah and later converted to Islam as well. They have a son named Makhail.

9) ' Lissy' and ‘ Priyadarshan’

She was born in Kerala as a Christian. She is Malayalam Film Actress who is married to Priyadarshan, the director. After her marriage, she converted to Hinduism and changed her name to Lakshmi.

10) ' Annie' and Shaji Kailas

She is a Malayalam film Actress who was originally a Christian, and after her marriage to Shaji Kailas, she converted to Hinduism and adopted the name Chitra.