01/6Actresses who were in abusive relationships

While the entertainment world looks quite glmourous on the outside, we often forget that actors and actresses too are humans at the end of the day. And no matter how rosey their lives appear to be, they too have had their fair share of ups and downs. From Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to Dalljiet Kaur, here we list down some actresses who were in abusive relationships in the past. However, they overcame these problems in their personal lives and emerged stronger as women in the long run.

Photo: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan & Dalljiet Kaur/ Instagram

02/6Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Salman Khan started dating in the late 1990s but their relationship did not work out, and the duo broke up on a bitter note in early 2000s. After their much public break-up, Aishwarya stayed mum for quite sometime. However, when rumours against her went out of hand, she told her side of the story to TOI at that time. “I stood by him (Salman Khan) enduring his alcoholic misbehaviour in its worst phases, and in turn, I was at the receiving end of his abuse (verbal, physical, and emotional), infidelity, and indignity. That is why like any other self-respecting woman, I ended my relationship with him,’ Aishwarya said.

03/6Kangana Ranaut

At the beginning of her career as an actress, Kangana Ranaut was in a relationship with actor Aditya Pancholi. But years later after they had broken-up, Kangana had revealed that her relationship with Aditya Pancholi was abusive and she had even faced domestic violence by him.

04/6Dalljiet Kaur

TV actress Dalljiet Kaur is much in the news these days, after she separated with her second husband Nikhil Patel and moved back to India from Kenya. But, before Nikhil, Dalljiet Kaur was married to fellow TV actor Shalin Bhanot. However, Dalljiet and Shalini’s marriage couldnot survive the test of time and the duo divorced in 2013. It was during this time that Dalljiet even accussed Shalin of domestic violence.

05/6Zeenat Aman

Bollywood’s OG, Zeenat Aman was in an abusive marriage with veteran actor Sanjay Khan for a few years. Their relationship didn’t last long, and it was later when Zeenat opened up about the traumatic experience she endured during her abusive relationship with Sanjay.

06/6Shweta Tiwari

Popular TV actress Shweta Tiwari’s first marriage to Raja Chaudhary was quite troubled. The former couple were married for nine years and had a daughter together; but in 2007, Shweta filed for a divorce from Raja accusing him of alcoholism and domestic violence. A few years later Shweta found love again in Abhinav Kohli and they got married in 2013, but their marriage too didn’t last long and they parted ways in 2019.