10 Bollywood stars who were candid about their break-ups

Bollywood has given us a host of love stories, both on-screen and off it. We’ve loved (and closely followed) their adorable and sometimes sizzling love stories, beginning from the rumour stage. We have felt mushy every time they posted a picture together, felt elated to spot them being all couple-y and have had very strong opinions about what their next stage of relationship should be. But sometimes, their relationship falls through. And considering all eyes are on them and their relationship is more public than they would wish, some celebrities choose to stay silent and put on a brave face during their break-up phase, while some go all out to point fingers at and play the blame game for the world to see. In either case, our hearts go out to them. 

Here are some celebrities who spoke about their break-up for the world to know. Read on. 

Deepika Padukone

Her break-up with Ranbir Kapoor left her nothing short of devastated. In an interview with Verve back in 2010, she said, “I was foolish enough to give him a second chance because he begged and pleaded, despite the fact that everyone around me said he was still straying. Then I actually caught him red-handed. It took me a while to get out. But having done that, nothing can make me go back. That ship has sailed. It made me realise I should not be so attached to one thing or a person – after the break-up the fact that I had to pick myself up. I cried a lot after my break-up. But I have become a better person and I thank him for that.” The actor also spoke about in an episode of Koffee With Karan. “It was very, very difficult for me because somewhere that relationship became my world," Padukone told Karan Johar. “I was new to the city and his friends became my friends and that life became my life. I don’t think I made the effort to have my own life. That relationship really taught me a lot when it ended. It’s made me a better person today. He says it himself." 

Ranbir Kapoor

Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor's break-up was talked about as much as their relationship was. After dating for two years, when the couple finally called it quits, Kapoor opened up in public and took the blame for screwing things up. “Yes, I have cheated, out of immaturity, out of inexperience, out of taking advantage of certain temptations, out of callousness. You realise it now, when you grow up and you value it more why be in a relationship, why be committed to someone when you cannot be committed? I’ve realised that now. That’s why I don’t want to jump into a relationship with anybody because … unless you have a special bond, a special equation with somebody, somebody who you can be committed to, somebody who can trust you, who you can respect, there’s no point.”

Katrina Kaif

Post her break-up with Ranbir Kapoor, the actor opened up about her relationship and spoke about what she went through. “Whether it was, how difficult it was, is honestly something that will stay with me. And only with me. Not even with Dada. Because it’s not something I want to discuss. Not now, maybe. You can never say about the future, but definitely not right now. Whatever it was, however it was, it will always stay with me.”

Shahid Kapoor

Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan dated each other for five years before they finally went their own ways. Otherwise known to be a very private person, Kapoor opened up about their relationship after their break-up. “Yes, it was a very trying period for me for almost a month, and it was very clearly a question for me of choosing between my personal feelings and my profession. I had two choices, one was to come back and not talk at all, not go out in the press and not interact with the media, which would save me the pain of answering questions I am uncomfortable about, or go out there and promote my film which was releasing in three weeks. I chose to do the latter because I think it was important for me as a hero to be there for my film and I had great faith in the film. So, yes it was difficult and uncomfortable but I accepted that as a part of the way things work out here.”

Will we ever get to see the duo together? “Breaking up with Kareena was tough, it did hurt. But as an actor, I have never let anything come in the way of my work. I have always given my best. I will. I have said this right from the time ‘the breakup’ happened that if a good movie comes and the director tells me that no one else except Kareena will suit a certain role, then I have no right to say that I won’t do the film. In fact, if my director will ask me to romance a cow or a buffalo, I will do that. It’s my job.” he said.

Kareena Kapoor Khan

Talking about the breakup, Bebo, in an interview to Anupama Chopra said, “Of course, then destiny had its own plan and life took its own course. A lot happened in the making of this film (Jab We Met) and Tashan and our lives... We all kind of went our separate ways. And this beauty of a movie came out of it.”

Ranveer Singh 

Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma started dating after their debut film Band Baaja Baaraat. Things sadly didn’t last long. However, the two did star together in Zoya Akhtar’s Dil Dhadakne Do. Speaking prior to the release of the film, Singh said, “I have great affection for her brother and her parents and she will always be a special person for me. It was great to reunite with her. I am really really happy with all the success she has been seeing lately and I am her genuine well-wisher.”

Anushka Sharma

Sharma, too, much like Singh, was extremely cordial about working with her ex. “We didn’t have a conversation before shooting. In fact, we met three days before shooting on the ship. We met after a long time and it was like meeting an old friend. He is the same person. The thing is, I’m very fond of Ranveer. And I know he’s genuinely fond of me. He has been my friend. We both had that success together. It was a special bond that will remain.”

Bipasha Basu

The Bong beauty and John Abraham were considered by many to be the hottest couple in Bollywood when they dated for close to a decade. In an interview with The Times Of India in 2012, Basu said, "Though no break-up is a good break-up, time heals everything, including broken friendships... But cheating, infidelity, and deceit are generally tough to forgive, and in those cases, real friendship is not possible."

John Abraham

At the very same show for The Times of India, Abraham told his fans his side of the break-up. “We have grown out of the relationship and somewhere down the line, I'd point a finger at myself and say that I probably didn't match up to a lot of things. We both had different visions for this relationship. I probably wasn't ready to commit at a point of time when the relationship needed culmination."  

Shilpa Shetty

Not everyone takes a break-up in their stride. A case in point is Shilpa Shetty, who got a lot off her chest when she spoke about her relationship with Akshay Kumar. Speaking to a leading tabloid in 2000, she said, “I never imagined that he could two-time me (with Twinkle Khanna) and that too all along our relationship. Akshay Kumar used me and conveniently dropped me after he found someone else. The only person, I was upset with, was him. But I'm sure he'll get it all back. It's not easy to forget the past so soon, but I'm glad I've had the strength to move on. Today, he's a forgotten chapter as far as I'm concerned. I will never work with him again.” She also added that she has no ill-will towards Khanna, “No, I'm not at all upset with her. What's her fault if my man was cheating on me? There is no point blaming any other woman, it was entirely his fault.”