From Sonakshi Sinha-Zaheer Iqbal to Mohammad Kaif-Pooja Kaif: 5 Indian celebs who had inter-faith marriages

While inter-religious marriages in India have been there for centuries, they still surprise people. And if it is a celebrity who gets married in an inter-faith marriage, the news makes the headlines. For instance, actress Sonakshi Sinha married Zaheer Iqbal earlier this year and it still makes the news. More recently, veteran actor Mukesh Khanna stirred up a controversy by commenting on Sonakshi and her parents since the actress got married to a Muslim. However, Sonakshi and her father Shatrughan Sinha both gave a response to him, ending the controversy. While Sonakshi politely asked Mukesh Khanna to not comment on her upbringing, her father Shatrughan said that his daughter doesn't need anyone's certificate to prove she is a Hindu.

Not just Sonakshi, over the years many celebs have had successful inter-faith marriages in India. Here we list some of them.

Photo: Sonakshi Sinha & Pooja Kaif/ Instagram

After dating for a few years, actress Sonakshi Sinha and actor Zaheer Iqbal got married in 2024. The two had met at actor Salman Khan's party and hit it off instantly. While they kept their relationship under wraps for quite some time, their wedding came as a huge surprise to many and had made it to the headlines.
Photo: Sonakshi Sinha/ Instagram

Cricketer Mohammad Kaif married author-anchor Pooja Kaif in 2011. The duo met through common friends at a party and connected instantly. After dating for four years, the two took their relationship to the next level and got married on March 26, 2011, in an intimate ceremony. The couple has a son named Kabir together.
Photo: Mohammad Kaif/ Instagram

Another Indian cricketer who had an inter-faith marriage is Zaheer Khan. Zaheer met Bollywood actress Sagarika Ghatge at a friend's wedding and the couple started dating. Rumours of them being together started doing the rounds when they attended Yuvraj Singh and Hazel Keech's wedding together back in 2016. A year later, the couple got married and their relationship continues to get stronger over the years.
Photo: Sagarika Ghatge/ Instagram

Actors Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan started dating in 2007 while shooting for the film 'Tashan'. While Saif is 10 years older than Kareena, their age and religious differences never came into their relationship. The couple got married in 2012 and they have two adorable sons together-- Taimur and Jeh.
Photo: Kareena Kapoor Khan/ Instagram

TV actors Dipika Kakar and Shoaib Ibrahim dated each other for a few years and then decided to take their relationship to the next level by marrying on February 22, 2018. Despite their religious differences, the couple seem to be very much in love. In June 2023, they also became parents to their son Ruhaan.
Photo: Shoaib Ibrahim/ Instagram