Top 10 Hottest Second Wives Of Bollywood In 2023

Bollywood has a wealth of talent, and cinema is filled with accomplished and talented individuals. Moreover, despite being at the top of their profession, many actresses fell in love with married or divorced men. Many people were surprised because they could have easily found rich eligible bachelors, but instead, they broke many hearts and became second wives.

1. Kareena Kapoor Khan

Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan are unquestionably Bollywood's royal couple. Prior to Kareena, the 21-year-old suave Nawab of Pataudi was married to Amrita Singh, 33. Saif and Amrita married against his parent's wishes, but after 13 years and two children, they divorced. During the filming of Tashan, love blossomed between Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor. They were married on October 16, 2012, after dating for approximately 5 years. 

2. Raveena Tandon

Previously, Anil Thadani was married to Ramu Sippy's daughter, Natasha Sippy. However, after some time, they both decided to part ways and filed for divorce. The reason is said to be Anil's proximity to Bollywood's sensuous diva, Raveena Tandon. They met and fell in love while working on the film Stumped. Raveena and Anil exchanged wedding vows on February 22, 2004, and are now happily married.

3. Neelam Kothari

Prior to marrying Neelam Kothari, television actor Samir Soni married model Rajlaxmi Khanvilkar in the late 1990s. However, after 6 months of marriage, there was trouble in paradise for Samir and Rajlaxmi, and they divorced. Neelam and Samir met in 2007 through a mutual friend, TV mogul Ekta Kapoor. Finally, on January 24, 2011, the couple was united in holy matrimony, taking vows and holding hands to be together for the rest of their lives.

4. Shilpa Shetty

Whether you call her a marriage breaker or not, Raj Kundra did walk out on his first wedding after falling in love with Shilpa. Raj Kundra, a successful and wealthy businessman based in London, was previously married to Kavita, and according to his ex-wife, Shilpa, enticed Raj to leave his wife and marry her. But, according to Raj, he had already divorced Kavita twelve months before meeting Shilpa. Raj and Shilpa married on November 22, 2009, despite all speculation.

5. Hema Malini

Dharmendra's first marriage occurred in 1954, when he was 19 years old, to Parkash Kaur. But the original He-Man of Bollywood fell in love with Hema Malini, the Dream Girl of Bollywood. Even though he was still married, he couldn't help but fall in love and woo his lady-love. Hema ji initially did not reciprocate his love because she did not want to be involved with a married man, but Cupid eventually struck her. Dharmendra converted to Islam to marry Hema ji because his first wife, Parkash, did not want a divorce. Dharmendra and Hema Malini married in 1979 after dating for nearly 5 years.

6. Lara Dutta

On February 16, 2011, former Miss Universe Lara Dutta married ace tennis player Mahesh Bhupathi. However, this is Mahesh's second marriage; he was previously married to model Shvetha Jaishankar. Shvetha blamed Lara for destroying her home and claimed Mahesh began seeing Lara while they were still married.

7. Karisma Kapoor

Following a failed engagement with Abhishek Bachchan, Karisma Kapoor married Delhi-based industrialist Sanjay Kapur. But before Karisma, Sanjay was married to Nandita Mehtani. They divorced in 2002, and Sanjay and Karisma married on September 29, 2003. Their marriage, however, failed after 11 years and two children, and they divorced in 2016.

8. Shabana Azmi

Honey Irani and Javed Akhtar fell madly in love after working together. On March 21, 1972, they married and became the proud parents of Zoya Akhtar and Farhan Akhtar. While Honey was preoccupied with household chores and her family, Javed secretly fell in love with actress Shabana Azmi. When his first wife found out, they began fighting, and she realised that Javed would never be the same man she loved. She asked him to leave her for Shabana, and after six years of living apart, they divorced. Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar married in a simple Muslim wedding shortly after he divorced his first wife.

9. Sarika

In 1978, Kamal Haasan married Vani Ganapathi in a Hindu ceremony. When Vani moved to the United States to become a makeup artist after seven years of marriage, Kamal found love in Sarika and began living with her. They both had two daughters, Shruti Haasan and Akshara Haasan, after being in a live-in relationship. Because their two children were born out of wedlock and societal pressure mounted, Kamal and Sarika decided to marry in 1988. He also sought a divorce from his first wife, Vani.

10. Kiron Kher

The love story of Kirron Kher and Anupam Kher is all about believing in a second chance. In 1985, a shy Kashmiri boy fell in love with a patakha Punjabi kudi and married. Anupam had an arranged marriage in 1979 but was unhappy in his relationship, and Kirron was married to a Mumbai-based businessman, Gautam Berry, for five years (1980-1985). During a difficult period in their respective marriages, Anupam and Kirron fell in love and are now a happily married couple.