"I LOVE married men" club

Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty  when walked down the aisle to marry London-based businessman Raj Kundra last year she was following the footsteps of Hema Malini, Sridevi and Raveena Tandon –  and many other actresses who famously entered into wedlock with men who had been married earlier.

Kundra was already separated when he met Shilpa, but his estranged wife Kavita publicly blamed the actress for the break-up of the marriage. However, Shilpa was adamant she would date him only after he was officially separated.

In the past, many actresses have found love in successful married men – who may or may not have been separated from their first wives.

Even though yesteryear star Dharmendra was married to Prakash Kaur and had four children with her – two daughters and sons Sunny and Bobby Deol – Bollywood ‘dreamgirl’ Hema Malini got romantically involved with him. Dharmendra converted to Islam to wed the actress in 1980. They have two daughters – Esha and Ahana.

Bollywood’s former cabaret queen Helen also fell for screenwriter Salim Khan, who was married to Salma Khan (original name was Sushila Charak). Though he had four children from Salma – Salman, Sohail, Arbaaz and Alvira – he married Helen in 1980 and adopted a daughter named Arpita.

Even Sridevi tied the knot with film producer Boney Kapoor, with whom she did films like “Lamhe” and “Mr. India”. Boney, the elder brother of Anil Kapoor, was married with two kids before he married Sridevi in 1996.

Critically acclaimed actress Shabana Azmi fell in love with prolific writer Javed Akhtar, who was married to scriptwriter Honey Irani. Shabana and Akhtar entered into wedlock in 1984. Akhtar had two kids – Farhan and Zoya – from his previous marriage.

Raveena Tandon also decided to wed film distributor Anil Thadani, who was married to Natasha Sippy. It was reported that the actress had once lost her cool at Thadani’s former wife upon seeing Natasha trying to get too close to her husband at a New Year’s party in 2006.

Popular actress Karisma Kapoor also entered into matrimony with a divorcee – Delhi-based businessman Sanjay Kapur. Mahima Chaudhary also wed architect Bobby Mukherjee, who was earlier married with two kids.

These days, a prominent actress dating a divorcee is Kareena Kapoor. With Saif Ali Khan, she makes for one of Bollywood’s most talked about couples. The actor had once been married to actress Amrita Singh. Tabu is also reportedly dating southern star Nagarjuna, who is married to former actress Amala.

And the very recent actress to join "i love married men" club is Lara Dutta who recently got engaged to Mahesh Bhupathi . Mahesh Bhupathi was earlier married to Shwetha Jaishankar and apparently, Lara has been termed as the reason behind their divorce.

It has become a trend in bollywood now with  most of the actresses opting for married men. I don't know what fascination they hold and why they hold..but these women certainly enjoy the darker side of a relationship !!!