Bollywood Celebrities who became famous because of their partners

Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao

Kiran Rao is assistant director but she is known as Aamir's Khan's wife only.

Abhay Deol and Preeti Desai

Preeti Desai an Actress, Indian super model and former Miss Great Britain wasn't known to many until she got married to Abhay Deol.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan

Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan was better known as Amitabh Bachchan's son. And now after he got married to Aishwarya Rai, he is referred to as Aishwarya's husband.

Bipasha Basu and Harman Baweja

When Harman Baweja started dating Bipashsha Basu, he came into the limelight.

Farah Khan and Shirish Kunder

Farah Khan is the choreographer, director of Bollywood who is famous all over the world. Farah fell in love with Shirish Kunder an Indian Film Writer, Producer, Director, Editor and Composer. However, Shirish Kunder attained recognition as Farah Khan's husband.

Freida Pinto and Dev Patel

Freida Pinto and Dev Patel did just one Bollywood movie Slumdog Millionaire. Frieda Pinto got recognized as a global icon, while Dev Patel is known as her love candy.

Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif became famous only after she started dating Salman Khan. But now-a-days she is dating Ranbir Kapoor, and the fame continues.

Konakana Sen and Ranvir Shorey

Ranveer Shorey is a good actor, but people started recognizing him after he married actress Konkana Sen.

Raj Kundra and Shilpa Shetty

Raj Kundra is big businessman but he was not known to the world. But after his marriage with Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty he became famous.

Sanjay Dutt and Manyata Dutt

Wife of Sanjay Dutt, Manyata was formerly known as Dilnawaz Sheikh. She was seen in in Prakash Jha's 2003-hit Gangaajal in an item number. But she got recognition only after she married Sanjay Dutt and is now called Manyata Dutt.

Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna

Being the daughter of a superstar (Rajesh Khanna) and a famous actress does not guarantee fame. And that was the case of Twinkle Khanna. But after her marriage with Akshay Kumar she came into limelight.

Vidya Balan and Siddharth Roy Kapur

Though Siddharth Roy Kapur is UTV's head honcho, he became a celebrity and a known name only after his marriage with Vidya Balan.