Marriage is the union of two souls, a pious and sacred relationship between two individuals which makes them a single unit. When it comes to marriage, in our country there is a stereotype especially for girls, to marry within a certain age; usually before 30. There is a lot of pressure and stigma around an unmarried woman as people believe that she won’t get a suitable match or will not be able to have a happy and healthy family of her own.
Women of today’s time firmly believe that their personal choices and career establishment come first and they are in no hurry to get married. Women today focus on getting mentally prepared first and finding the right match before they step into getting married.
Here is a list of 52 famous female Indian celebrities who chose the unconventional path of marrying after 30 and have set an example that a woman should marry only when she wants to and there is no expiry date for getting hitched.
Neena Gupta (born 4 july 1959) was an extremely well-known on-screen character of her time. She was in an exceptionally exposed relationship with previous West Indian cricketer Vivian Richards during the 1980s, with whom she has a little girl, Masaba Gupta, a designer. Neena never wedded Richards and decided to raise Masaba as a single parent in India for she faces extraordinary analysis and judgment. It was around then she decided to move the family from New Delhi to Mumbai. On 15 July 2008, Neena wedded New Delhi-based Vivek Mehra, a chartered accountant and Partner with PwC India in a private function in the United States.
The leading lady of movies like Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Saathiya, Black and Mardaani Rani Mukerji (born 21 march 1978) is a woman of a strong personality. The idea of Mukerji's relationship with producer Aditya Chopra was the subject of intense newspaper announcing in India, however she declined to freely discuss it. Mukerji doesn't prefer to pitch her own life in media much. On 21 April 2014, she wedded Chopra at a private function in Italy. The next year, she brought forth their girl Adira.
Abhishek Bachchan became hopelessly enamored with Aishwarya Rai (born 1 November 1973) while shooting Dhoom 2. Their commitment was declared on 14 January 2007 and later affirmed by his dad, Amitabh Bachchan. The couple wedded on 20 April 2007 as indicated by conventional Hindu ceremonies of the Bunt people group, to which she has a place. Token North Indian and Bengali services were likewise performed. The wedding occurred in a private service at the Bachchan living arrangement, "Prateeksha", in Juhu, Mumbai. They have been depicted in the Indian media as a supercouple. Rai is near her family, and lived with them in Bandra, Mumbai, until her marriage. Rai now has a beautiful baby girl Aaradhya, born on 16 November 2011.
On 23 June 2009, Ray (born 4 april 1972) was diagnosed to have numerous myelomas, a malignant growth of the white platelets known as plasma cells, which produce antibodies. It is an uncommon disease. In April 2010, she declared that she was malignant growth free, after an undifferentiated organism transplant. As different myeloma is a serious sickness, Ray in February 2012, Ray reported her commitment to the board advisor Jason Dehni. On 20 October 2012, Ray and Dehni (at that point a financial official and altruist) were hitched in California's Napa Valley. In September 2018, Ray declared that she and her significant other became guardians to twin little girls by means of surrogacy, in June 2018.
Tabloids have regularly connected Preity Zinta (born 31 January 1975) impractically with other Bollywood stars, yet she has firmly denied any such gossipy tidbits. On 29 February 2016, Zinta wedded her long-term American accomplice Gene Goodenough at a private function in Los Angeles. Goodenough is Senior Vice-President for Finance at NLine Energy, a US-based hydroelectric force organization. She strolled down the path with Gene Goodenough on 29 February 2016.
Urmila Matondkar (born 4 February 1974), who is most popular for her exhibition in a few 90s blockbusters like Rangeela, Kaun and Mast, has gotten married to representative model Mir Mohsin Akhtar. The on-screen character's marriage approached closely following that of another 90s' courageous woman. Her better half, Mir Mohsin Akhtar, is a specialist and model, who hails from Kashmir. The actress's wedding function occurred in Mumbai on 3 March 2016.
Choreographer Farah Khan (born 9 January 1965) and her producer husband Shirish Kunder have demonstrated that affection is the main thing that issues when they chose to get settled down and tied the knot on 9 December 2004. Shirish is eight years younger than Farah however them two makes for an ideal couple toward the end. Together they have triplets, one son and two daughters, whom Farah gave birth in 2008.
Suhasini Mulay (born 20 November 1950) has broken age-related generalizations by not just getting hitched at 60 years old yet in addition by utilizing the vehicle of the new age the Internet to discover her Mr Right. The five-time national awardee and famous screen mother disclosed to Mumbai Mirror she met 65-year-old physicist Atul Gurtu on the web and married him on 16 January 2011. Mulay, who has won recognition for her jobs Hu Tu, Dil Chahta Hai and Lagaan, said he was her Facebook companion and she met the molecule physicist simply following quite a while of visiting on the web. "I was vigilant in light of the fact that I had met him on the web” she said in an interview once
Following far reaching media theory over years on her own life, Madhuri Dixit (born 15 may 1967) wedded Shriram Madhav Nene, a cardiovascular specialist from Los Angeles, California on 17 October 1999, in a customary function held at the living arrangement of Dixit's senior sibling in Southern California. Nene had never observed any of her movies, and was ignorant of her VIP status. Dixit clarified their relationship by saying, "It was significant that he didn't have any acquaintance with me as an entertainer since then he would know me as an individual first. At the point when individuals have considered you to be an on-screen character, they have pre-imagined thoughts... None of it was there here with him. I found the correct individual, I needed to get hitched and I did."
On 16 October 2012, Kareena Kapoor (born 21 September 1980) wedded actor Saif Ali Khan, the son of Sharmila Tagore and Tiger Pataudi, in a private service in Bandra, Mumbai, and she brought forth their child, Taimur, in 2016. Kapoor expressed that regardless of adding Khan to her name she would keep practicing Hinduism after marriage. They have done some films together like Agent Vinod and Kurbaan.
Vidya Balan (born 1 jan 1979) who is known for portraying strong and bold characters in her women centric films broke the stereotype of marrying at a certain correct age as per the traditional Indian society. During a meeting in May 2012, Vidya declared that she was dating Siddharth Roy Kapur, the CEO of UTV Motion Pictures. On 14 December 2012, the couple were hitched in a private service in Bandra, Mumbai.
Deepika Padukone (born 5 January 1986) is best known for her movies like Om Shanti Om, Cocktail and Padmaavat. Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone got married on 14 November 2018. It's been more than a year since they got married in a personal service at Lake Como in Italy. Their fantastic wedding ended up being perhaps the greatest wedding of 2018. Ranveer and Deepika have been frequent co-stars in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s films.
Asin (born 29 October 1985) is a former Indian actress mostly seen in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi movies. Asin Thottumkal got hitched to Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma 19 January 2016. Bollywood on-screen character of Ghajini distinction, Asin got married to Rahul Sharma at Dusit Devarana in Delhi. She left her acting career after marriage.
The late actress Sridevi, (born 13 august 1963) known for movies like Chaalbaaz, Chandni, English Vinglish and Mom, was well ahead of her time. On 2 June 1996, she wedded film producer Boney Kapoor. The couple had two little girls, Janhvi (conceived in 1997), who is herself an on-screen character, and Khushi (conceived in 2000). Sridevi was also known for her dancing prowess.
In 2000, Namrata Shirodkar (born 22 January 1972) met Telugu film on-screen character Mahesh Babu on the arrangements of their film Vamsi. They started dating soon after recording finished. They wedded on 10 February 2005 at the JW Marriott Mumbai Juhu during the shooting of Athadu. Shirodkar now lives in Hyderabad with her husband. Their first youngster, a boy named Gautam Krishna Gattamaneni, was conceived on 31 August 2006. Their subsequent child, a little girl Sitara was conceived on 20 July 2012.
Aamna Sharif (born 26 july 1982) is an Indian actress of the television industry known for her roles in Kahiin Toh Hoga and Kasautii Zindagii Kay. Sharif wedded her beau Amit Kapoor on December 27, 2013. It was a brilliant issue and to make a lifetime memory out of their festivals, Amit and Aamna picked The Wedding Story as their picture takers.
An actress, singer and Miss World 2000, Priyanka Chopra (born 18 july 1982) has earned fame for her work worldwide. Priyanka is hitched to American vocalist Nick Jonas and the couple dwells in Los Angeles. The two had gotten married in a great wedding function at the Umaid Bhawan Palace in Jodhpur on 1 December, 2018 after Nick proposed her in July 2018.
TV entertainer Sanaya Irani (born 17 September 1983) got married to her long-time beau and co-on-screen character Mohit Sehgal from the show 'Miley Jab Hum Tum' in Goa. The couple got connected with on 13 December 2015. The pre-wedding festivity started in Goa on 24th of January with a mixed drink cum-sangeet work for the couple's companions.
Neha Dhupia (born 27 August 1980) is an Indian actress and host of several shows like Roadies. Actor Angad Bedi started dating Neha while he was allegedly involved with Nora Fatehi, Neha in the long run got pregnant and the couple chose to get hitched 3 months into the pregnancy in a private service at a Gurudwara on May 10, 2018. On November 18, 2018, she brought forth their first kid, a baby girl, Mehr Dhupia Bedi.
Actress Hrishitaa Bhatt (born 10 may 1981) got married to sweetheart Anand Tiwari on March 4, 2017 out of an intriguing service. The entertainer's wedding to the representative for the United Nations was to a great extent a private occasion. Hrishitaa glanced wonderful in a coral lehenga matched up with a light gold dupatta while hubby Anand glanced spruce in a beige and gold sherwani with a velvet maroon turban. He conveyed a coral dupatta to supplement Hrishitaa's clothing.
Marriage has been a satisfying encounter for entertainer Bipasha Basu (born 7 January 1979), who will clock three years of conjugal euphoria with on-screen character Karan Singh Grover. Bipasha began dating Karan in 2015, and they wedded a year later on April 30, 2016. "It has been four years together and now it will be three years for our marriage. It has been excellent. I feel that it is significant that your accomplice resembles your closest companion. In this way, we are in finished sync ordinary. We do love to get to know each other. Doing everything together. It is a satisfying encounter when you return home and there is somebody sitting tight for you," Bipasha told in an interview.
Shilpa Shetty (born 8 june 1975) is a former Indian actress who has acted in many Bollywood films and is also the judge of a dance reality show. On 22 November 2009 Raj Kundra to the Bollywood diva. Kundra and Shetty have a boy, conceived on 21 May 2012, and a girl, brought into the world through surrogacy on 15 February 2020.
One of South India's greatest stars Samantha Ruth Prabhu (born 28 april 1987) got hitched to entertainer Naga Chaitanya in a sumptuous wedding in Goa. They got married on October 6, 2017. They began to look all starry eyed at on the arrangements of their first film together.
Sagarika Ghatge (born 8 January 1986) is a former Indian actress popular for her role in Chak De! India, National level athlete and a model. Zaheer Khan and Sagarika Ghatge got hitched in Mumbai on 24 April 2017. The couple had a basic court wedding which was attended only by close relatives and friends.
Indian actress Amrita Puri (born 20 August 1983) is the daughter of Aditya Puri, MD of HDFC bank. Amrita Puri had a grand wedding in Bangkok. She had likewise arranged an unhitched female in Croatia to appreciate an over the top single woman party. Allegedly, the couple is seeking legal separation inside two years of marriage. Amrita had gotten married to restaurateur, Imrun Sethi on November 11, 2017.
Indian actress, model and VJ, Nauheed Cyrusi (born 19 October 1982) tied the knot with her long-time boyfriend Rustom on January 2017. They had an intimate Parsi wedding which was attended by their families and close friends. She was born into an Indian descent Parsi Zorastrian family. Cyrusi has acted in movies like Supari, Inteha, Anwar and Kurbaan.
Indian actress Amrita Rao (born 7 april 1981) had a very low-key wedding on 16 May 2016 after a courtship of 7 years with Anmol, a well-known radio jockey. Born into a conservative traditional family, Rao married in her mid-30s. She starred in some hit movies like Ishq Vishk, Vivah, Mai Hoon Na and Jolly LLB.
This beauty queen has always shown her strong and independent personality in her work as well as her personal life. An Indian model, actress, social worker, producer and winner of Miss Asia Pacific 2000, Dia Mirza (born 9 December 1981) tied the knot with her long-time business partner Sahil Sangha on 18 October 2014. She made her acting debut with Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein and went on to act in several movies like Munnabhai MBBS, Dus, Sanju and Thappad.
A well-known Indian actress of the 90s, Raageshwari Loomba (25 july 1977) is also a singer and television personality. She married a London based human rights lawyer, Sudhanshu Swaroop on 27 January 2014. She moved to London after her wedding and was blessed with a baby girl on 11 February 2016.
An Indian actress, entrepreneur, Miss Intercontinental 1997 and winner of Miss Universe 2000 pageant, Lara Dutta (born 16 april 1978) chose the unconventional path of marrying in her thirties. Lara married to tennis player, Mahesh Bhupathi on 16 February 2011in a civil ceremony in Bandra. Their daughter Saira Bhupathi was born on 20 January 2012. Some of Lara’s notable movies are Andaaz, No Entry, Bhagam Bhaag and Housefull.
The daughter of actor Anil Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor (9 june 1985) is a famous Bollywood actress. Her notable movies include Saawariya, Raanjhana, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and Neerja. She set an example by marrying in her thirties to businessman Anand Ahuja on 8 May 2018. They had a traditional Sikh wedding in Bandra.
Indian actress Kashmera Shah (born 2 December 1972) has made quite a lot of controversies in her career, but when it comes to marriage, the actress took all her time to get married. Her first marriage was in 2002, with Hollywood producer Brad Listermann. They divorced after five years of marriage. She again got hitched in 2013, with Govinda’s nephew, Krushna Abhishek who is an actor and comedian. They have twin boys through surrogacy.
Kishwer Merchantt (born 3 February 1981) is a well-known Indian television actress who is known for her daily soaps like Ek Hasina Thi and Pyaar Ki Ye Ek Kahaani. She got hitched with Suyash Rai after dating him for 6 years on 16 December 2016.
Suchita Trivedi (born 20 September 1976) is known for her comic role in the daily soap Baa Bahu aur Baby. Her other notable serials include Mere Angne Mein and Ishq Mein Marjawan. She got married to Nigam Patel in a private ceremony on 22 September 2018 in Gujarat.
Well into her 30s, Indian television actress Surbhi Tiwari(born 19 October 1971) tied the knot on 10 February 2019. She married a Delhi-based pilot and businessman, Praveen Kumar Sinha. Her popular works include Shagun and Diya Aur Baati Hum.
Born to Punjabi parents in England, Geeta Basra (born 13 march 1984) is a British actress who has done some Bollywood movies like The Train, Dil Diya Hai and Zila Ghaziabad. She married famous Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh on 29 October 2015 in Jalandhar. They have a daughter named Hinaya Heer Plaha who came into the world on 27 July 2016.
Starting her career with the movie Dil Maange More in 2004, Soha Ali Khan (born 4 October 1978) did other movies like Rang De Basanti and Tum Mile. She married Bollywood actor Kunal Khemu on 25 January 2015 in Mumbai, after getting engaged in Paris in July 2014. On 24 September 2017, Soha gave birth to a baby girl and named her Inaaya Naumi Khemu.
Kiran Rao (born 7 November 1973) Indian film producer, screenwriter and director. In 2005, Rao married Bollywood actor Aamir Khan in December 2005. They have a son together named Azad, born on 5 December 2011. Kiran has been the director and producer of the film Dhobi Ghat and produced many critically acclaimed films like Peepli Live, Jaane Tu… ya Jaane Na, Dangal, Talaash and Secret Superstar.
Zarina Wahab (born 17 July 1954) has worked is several films like Chitchor, My Name is Khan and Rakt Charitra and even daily soaps like Maayka and Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi. Wahab met actor Aditya Pancholi on the sets of Kalank Ka Tika They married in 1986 and have a daughter, Sana and a son, Sooraj. News of their turbulent marriage, her husband's temper and rumors of infidelity have been in the gossip columns. Wahab's daughter is an actress.
Adhuna Bhabani (born 30 March 1967), better known by her marriage name Adhuna Akhtar, is a hairstylist and the co-host of BBLUNT, which airs on TLC. She made her Bollywood debut as a hairstylist in 2001 with Farhan Akhtar's Dil Chahta Hai. She was married to Farhan Akhtar and the couple has two daughters, Shakya and Akira. On 21 January 2016, the couple announced their separation in a joint statement issued to the media. The divorce was finalised in 2016.
Dipika Kakkar (born 6 August 1986) is an Indian television actress. She is known for playing Simar Bhardwaj in Sasural Simar Ka and portraying Sonakshi Rastogi in Kahaan Hum Kahaan Tum. She won the reality show Bigg Boss 12 in 2018. She married Shoaib Ibrahim, her co-star from Sasural Simar Ka on 22 February 2018 in Bhopal.
Sambhavna Seth (born 12 December 1980) is an Indian dancer, Hindi television actress, model, television talk show host and YouTube vlogger. She has appeared as an item girl in Bollywood. She was a contestant in the reality show Bigg Boss in 2008. Seth got engaged to Avinash Dwivedi on 13 February 2016. They got married on 14 July 2016.
Disha Vakani (born 17 September 1978) is an Indian film and television actress. She is well known for playing the role of Daya Jethalal Gada in popular daily sitcom Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah opposite Dilip Joshi. She is married to a Mumbai-based chartered accountant named Mayur Padia on 24 November 2015. On 27 November 2017, a girl named Stuti Padia was born to them.
Kavita Kaushik (born 15 February 1981) is an Indian actress who made her television debut with Ekta Kapoor's Kutumb. Kaushik is best known for her portrayal of Chandramukhi Chautala on SAB TV sitcom F.I.R. This role established her career in the Indian television industry and made her a household name. Kaushik was in a relationship with television actor Karan Grover and they participated in the dance reality show Nach Baliye 3. The couple parted their ways in 2008. She married her best friend Ronnit Biswas in 2017.
Rakshanda Khan (born 27 September 1974) is an Indian model , television actress and anchor, popular for her role of Mallika Seth in Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin, Tanya Malhotra in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Roshni Chopra in Kasam Se and Sumitra in Naagin 3. Khan is married to actor Sachin Tyagi, also an actor. They met on the sets of a dance reality show Kabhi Kabhii Pyaar Kabhi Kabhii Yaar in 2008 and got married on 15 March 2014 in Mumbai. They have a daughter together.
Parul Chauhan (born 19 March 1988) is an Indian television actress popular for her portrayal as Ragini Sharma in Sapna Babul Ka...Bidaai and Suvarna Goenka in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. Before getting into acting, she did modelling. In 2009, she participated as a contestant in the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 3. On 12 December 2018, Parul married Chirag Thakkar.
Indian television actress Ashka Goradia (born 27 November 1985) is popular for her role as Kumud in the serial Kkusum and Kalavati in Laagi Tujhse Lagan. She participated in reality shows like Bigg Boss and Nach Baliye with her husband Brent Goble. After her breakup with actor Rohit Bakshi, she started dating an American businessman, Brent Goble. They tied the knot on 1 December 2017 in a Christian wedding ceremony and has a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony on 3 December 2017.
Anita Hassanandani (born 14 April 1981) is a popular Indian actress who has acted in multilingual films and serials. She is best known for playing the role of Anjali in Kkavyanjali, Shagun Arora in Yeh Hai Mohabbatein and Vishakha Khanna in Naagin. Anita got hitched with Rohit Reddy, a corporate professional in Goa on 14 October 2013.
One of the top television actresses of India, Drashti Dhami (born 10 January 1985) is also a model. She is known for her roles in daily soaps like Geet- Hui Sabse Parayi, Madhubala_ Ek Ishq Ek Junoon and Silsila Badalte Rishto Ka. Drashti married businessman Neeraj Khemka in a traditional Hindu wedding ceremony on 21 February 2015.
Divyanka Tripathi (born 14 December 1984) is a well-known actress of the Hindi television industry. She is best known for her role of Dr. Ishita Bhalla in Ye Hai Mohabbatein. She won the dance reality show Nach Baliye with her husband Vivek Dahiya. She got engaged to her co-actor Vivek Dahiya on 16 January 2016. They tied the knot on 8 July 2016 in Bhopal.
Sameera Reddy (14 December 1978) is a former Indian actress who primarily starred in Hindi-language films. She has also appeared in a few Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam-language films. She is known for her films like Taxi Number 9211, Race, De Dana Dan and Tezz. Sameera married Akshai Varde, an entrepreneur on 21 January 2014. It was a traditional Maharashtrian wedding. They had a son in 2015. The couple had a baby girl on 12 July 2019.
Yuvika Chaudhary (born 2 August 1983) is an Indian actress who has acted in many Bollywood films like Om Shanti Om, Summer 2007 and Toh Baat Pakki. In 2009, she acted in a Kannada movie, Maleyali Jotheyali, in a lead role. She was a contestant the reality show Bigg Boss 9. Yuvika met Prince Narula during Bigg Boss 9. He proposed to her on 14 February 2018 and they got engaged. They were married on 12 October 2018 in Mumbai.
