From Karam Rajpal-Shivaleeka Oberoi to Charu Asopa-Neeraj Malviya: Celebs who were once engaged but called it quits later

Not all relationships lead to marriage. Some celebs had an early realisation about their relationships that it’s not going to last. Hence, despite being engaged, they called it quits before making a wrong decision in their lives. While some have found their soulmates, some are still in search of the ‘one’.

This couple’s social media was all about their cute and adorable pictures together. They didn’t get engaged but had a hush-hush roka ceremony. Shivaleeka had announced roka/engagement with Naamkarann actor Karam Rajpal in 2018. But soon before Shivaleeka was about to make her Bollywood debut, she claimed to be single. The couple refuted all roka/engagement reports calling it a hoax and said they are just friends. Shivaleeka got married to filmmaker Abhishek Pathak this year in February. Karam is currently seen in TV show Ishq Ki Dastaan: Naagmani.

Charu Asopa is currently separated from her second husband Rajeev Sen and is a single mother to Ziana. After her first marriage, Charu was engaged to Mere Angne Mein co-star Neeraj Malviya. They played on-screen siblings in the show and got engaged in 2016. However, they had hit a rough patch in November 2017 and called off their engagement. Neeraj said then that it is better not to have a relationship rather than having a weak one. Charu then got married to Sushmita Sen’s brother Rajeev Sen and they faced severe challenges in their marital life and are now living separately.

Mansi Srivastava tied the knot with photographer Kapil Tejwani on January 22, 2022. However, back in 2016, Mansi got engaged to Mohit Abrol. The duo parted ways a few months later after being in a relationship for more than eight years. Theirs was a bitter break up. Mohit had accused Mansi of cheating and playing foul in the relationship.

Their love story began in reality show Bigg Boss 8 but later had an ugly break up. They were head over heels for each other and also went on to participate in Nach Baliye as a couple. It was on this reality show that they got engaged. Upen had then in a series of cryptic tweets shared that Karishma is trying to play the victim card. However, much later Karishma addressed the break up saying, “Sometimes there is no answer to what went wrong. Sometimes two wonderful people or good souls are not meant to be together.” Karishma is happily married to businessman Varun Bangera.

Ashmit had popped the questioned in Spain and that couple got engaged in 2017. They ended their five-year-long relationship by calling off the engagement in 2020. The two actors, who were living together, started having problems and cited compatibility issues. Maheck had told ETimes TV back then, “I chose to walk off. When you start living together and spending more time with a particular person, you get to know the real person. I don't think that Ashmit was the right person for me.” Maheck is currently seen in Naagin 6.

Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hain fame Shilpa Shinde was once engaged to TV actor Romit Raj. They were engaged to be married in 2009 but it was called-off at the last minute. They decided to part ways mutually over compatibility issues.

Many don’t know but Karan Singh Grover and Barkha Bisht were once engaged. Reportedly, they met on their debut show Kitni Mast Hai Zindagi, got engaged in 2004, but separated in 2006. While Karan is happily married to Bipasha Basu and recently embraced fatherhood, Barkha is going through divorce proceedings with Indraneil Sengupta.

Ratan Rajput got engaged to Abhinav Sharma in 2010 on marriage reality show Ratan Ka Rishta. In this Swayamvar, Ratan chose Abhinav as the winner and got engaged to him. However, they later called it off due to a lot of compatibility issues between them. Ratan had then said, “Like any other couple, we had a lot of issues which could not be sorted out. So, we broke up amicably. The experience has not created any kind of bitterness about marriage in me.”

Bigg Boss 14 fame Rakhi Sawant’s personal life is quite a controversial one. The actress, who started the trend of swayamvars on national TV, selected NRI contestant Elesh Parujanwala as her partner. They didn’t get married but were definitely engaged for the entire nation to watch. Rakhi called off the engagement and admitted that she took up the show for money because she needed to buy a flat for herself. Rakhi then tied the knot with Ritesh in 2019 and the couple made their first public appearance in Bigg Boss 15. However, she separated from him as his first marriage was not dissolved. Rakhi then had a nikaah with Adil Khan Durrani and that marriage is also on the verge of divorce. Rakhi is currently concentrating on her work.