80. Mehelka, sister of legendary tragedy queen actress Late Meena Kumari (Mahjabeen Bano) married Kishore Sharma and was renamed Madhuri after marriage. Meena Kumari and her sisters were daughters of a Muslim father and a Bengali Hindu mother.
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81. Late Dhrupad singer (died Aug 2006) Asghari Bai was married toChaman Lal Gupta. Her children were Kamal, Ashok, Parveen, Anju etc.
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82. Tamil film director Late Jeeva (died 2009) was married to Anees Tanvir.
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83. Yaman Khan, daughter of classical singer Late Vilayat Khan (and a Hindu mother, Monisha), was married to Raja Bahadur Shivendra Singh. They are now divorced.
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84. Veteran singer Asha Bhosles son Hemant is married to Sajida (Rama after conversion to Hinduism). Their children are son Chaitanya and daughter Anika.
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85. Paki actress Noor was married to Dubai-based NRI Vikram Seth. They had no children and are now divorced.
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86. Actress Noor Jehans half-Paki, Half-French granddaughter Sonya Jehan (who played Shah Rukh Khans sister-in-law in My Name Is Khan) is married to Indian Hindu Vivek Narain. They have a daughter.
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87. Graphic novelist Sarnath Banerjee, a Hindu of Indian origin is married to Bani Abidi, a Pakistani Muslim.
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88. Yesteryears bollywood actress Jabeen Jaleel married Kashmiri PanditAshok Kak, once the President of Kodak India. Their son Dwij acted in the 2005 film Saathi.
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89. Malayali Hindu artist Sumedh Rajendran is married to Masooma Syed, a Pakistani Muslim.
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90. News anchor Sehar Zaman (presently with CNN IBN) is married to writer Dhiraj Singh.
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91. Bollywood actor Aftab Shivdasani is son of a Hindu father, Prem Shivdasani and a Muslim mother, Sandha.
Aftabs sister Afsana is married to a Hindu, Amit Varma.
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92. CNN-IBN Newsanchor Fatima Mahdi is married to Gaurav Karan. Their son is Azaan.
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93. Politician and present Congress spokesman Manish Tiwari is married toNazneen Shifa. They have a daughter.
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94. Malayalam actress Zarina Moidu (screen name Nadiya) is married to investment banker Shirish Godbole, a Maharashtrian Hindu. They have two daughters, Sanam and Sera.
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95. Communist leader Late Indrajit Gupta married Suraiya at the age of 65. Suraiya was previously married to a Muslim.
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96. Communist leader Sitaram Yechury is married to journalist Seema Chisti.
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97. Zubeida Begum, the lead actress in the first Indian talkie film Alam Ara, married Maharaj Narsing Dhanrajgir Gyan Bahadur of Hyderabad. She herself was from the royal family of Surat. Their son is Humayun and the grandchildren include socialite Rhea Pillai (ex wife of Actor Sanjay Dutt) among others. Zubeida died in 1988.
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98. Priyanka Gandhis brother-in-law Richard Vadra (Roberts brother) married Saira. Robert and Richard are sons of a Hindu Punjabi father and a Christian mother. In spite of their Christian names, they are Hindu by faith. Richard died in 2003 and was cremated as per Hindu tradition. Sairais daughter of a Muslim father and Christian mother. Richard and Sairas daughter is Simran.
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99. Actor Sumit Sehgal married actress Shaheen (seen opposite Govinda in film Mahasangram). Their daughter is Sayesha.
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100. Stylist Pernia Qureishi is married to entrepreneur Arjun Prasad, a relative of Congress politician Jiten Prasada.
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101. Legendary Marathi stage actor Balgandharva (famous for his female roles on stage, real name Narayan Rajhans) married actress Gohar Jan Karnataki in 1951. This was his second marriage, after demise of his first Hindu wife. Gohar Jan was the sister of film actress Ameerbai Karnataki and herself had acted in a few films. Balgandharva and Gohar Jan had no children. Balgandharva had two daughters from his first marriage and Gohar had an adopted daugher, Ashamma. Neither converted at the time of marriage. Gohar Jan was buried after death and Balgandharva was cremated.
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102. Dr Rubina Baskhi, the grand daughter of Bakshi Ghulam Muhammad (former Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir) is married to Ranjit Malhotra.
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103. TV actor Gajendra Chuahan (who played Yudhishtir is BR Chopras series Mahabharat on Doordarshan) married bollywood choreographerHabiba Rahman.
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104. Pakistani Muslim journalist Sonya Fatah is married to indian Hindu husband Rajiv Rao. They have one son.
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105. Saba Naqvi , co-editor of Outlook magazine, is married to Sanjay Bhowmick.
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106. Celebrated Malayali soft po*n actress Shakeela married businessmanPG Satheesh, a Tamil Hindu.
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107. Umaima, who is daughter of well-known social activist from VadodaraDr Juzer S Bandookwala, is married to Maulin Gajjar, a Gujarati Hindu.
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108. Uttarakhand Congress leader and MLA Kishor Upadhyayas brotherSachin is married to Nazia Yusuf.
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109. Maharashtra politician Late Hamid Dalwais daughter married Sharad Chavan.
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110. Writer-activist Arshiya Sattar is married to Sanjay Iyer.
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111. Tamil actor " director " dancer Prabhu Devaa (Now famous as director of Hindi films Wanted and Rowdy Rathore) married Ramalat, a Muslim. She converted to Hinduism and was renamed Latha. They are now divorced.
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112. Mediaperson and writer Shabia Hussain is married to Ravi Walia and has a daughter Sia.
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113. Poet Iqbal who wrote the song Sare Jahan Se Achchha Hindustan Hamara but unfortunately, later became the biggest proponent of idea of Pakistan, had Kashmiri Pandit ancestry. It is said that he was son of Ratan Lal Sapru and a Muslim woman Iman Bibi. It is also said that Ratan Lal had to convert to Islam at the time of marriage.
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115. USA based filmmaker Rohi Mirza is married to felow filmmaker Gitesh Pandya. Her brother Ameer is married to a Hindu. Their parents are Pakistani Muslim (father) and Filipino (mother).
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116. Actor-wrestler Dara Singhs son Vindu (also an actor) married 80s actress Farha Naaz. Their son is Fateh.
They are long divorced. According to Vindu, The fights started because of the way our son was being brought up. Farha was turning Fateh into a fanatic. When she decided to leave with our son, I didnt try to stop her.
Vindoo is now married to a Russian Christian lady.
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117. Old-time music composer Anil Biswas (died 2003) marriedMehrunnisa, a Kutchi Muslim actress who converted to Hinduism and was renamed as Ashalata. They had three sons- Pradeep, Utpal and Amit " and a daughter, Shikha. They later seperated and Anil married Meena Kapoor.
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118. Mubarak Begum, the legendary playback singer of old times, marriedJagannath Sharma. They seperated later. Their children are Muslim.
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119. Actor Aamir Khans sister Nikhat (daughter of filmmaker Tahir Hussain, aunt to actor Imran Khan) is married to Santosh Hegde. Their children are Sehar (daughter) and Shravan (son).
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120. Kolkata-based medical specialist and activist Dr Sariha Abubaker is married to Alokesh Banerjee. Their children are Zinnya and Zoriyon.
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121. Artist Niloufer Suleman married a Malayali Hindu man. They are now divorced. Their children are daughter Shiloh and son Shan. Niloufer is a self-confessed believer in Lord Ganesha and Godess Saraswati.
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122. Niece of Humayun Kabir, educationist, politician, writer, philosopher (also a minister in Nehru govt), Shukla Kabir, a judge, is married to Manas Sinha.
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123. Actress Salma Aghas grandmother Anwari Begum (who had acted opposite KL Saigal and other leading actors of those times) was had a daughter named Nasreen from her Muslim husband. Later Anwari divorced her first husband and married actor Jugal Kishore Mehra, brother of Prithviraj Kapoors wife Ramsarni Mehra. Jugal Kishor Mehra had to convert to Islam and assume the name Ahmed Suleman before marriage. Nasreen too, later married a Muslim.
This is an example of an entire family getting incorporated into the fold of Islam and remaining so for generations, even though the man was a Hindu.
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124. Actress Gohar Mamajiwala (famous as Glorious Gohar, died in 1985) was in a long, lifetime relationship with Bollywood movie mogulChandulal Shah (died 1975). She never left his side even though he fell upon bad days later. However, they were never officially married. Shahremained married to another (Hindu) woman and the marriage was never dissolved.
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125. TV actress Shabnam Syed married TV professional Saurabh Vanzara. She converted to Hinduism before marriage and has renamed herself Surbhi Vanzara.
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126. Designer Arshiya Fakih is married to Rij Eippen, a Malayali Hindu.
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127. Malaysian citizen Siti Fatimah Abdul Karim (daughter of a Christian father and Hindu mother who both converted to Islam), married a Hindu named V. Suresh, converted to Hinduism and renamed herself Revathi Masoosai. The couple had to struggle against Islamic law in Malaysia for a long time. They have a daughter named Divya Darshini.
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128. Journalist (presently editor of Asian Age) Seema Mustafa is married to a Hindu man. Her children are Agneya and Gayatri.
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129. Oriya film actress Aparajita Mohanty is daughter of a Muslim father and a Hindu mother. She is married to actor Uttam Mohanty and has one son, Babusan.
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130. Businessperson, Socalite and Charity Founder Faiza Seth is married to businessperson Pallak Seth who is presently Vice Chairman and Managing Director of PDS Multinational Group. Faiza is daughter of Tahir and Tasneem Abbasi while Pallak is son of Deepak Seth.
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131. IPS officer Mrs Aslam Khan is married to Hindu Husband Mr Pankaj Kumar Singh. They have one daughter Sufi.
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132. Legendary Sitar player Ravi Shankar (died 2012) married Roshanara Khan (daughter of classical singer Allauddin Khan). She converted to Hinduism and took up the name Annapurna Devi. Their son was Shubhendra(died young in 1992). The marriage did not last long. After divorce, Annapurna remained single for a long time, before marrying Rishi Kumar Pandya.
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133. Bangladeshi Hindu music composer Kamal Dasgupta (son of Taraprasanna Dasgupta and Kamini) married singer Firoza Begum. Their sons Hamin and Shafin and daughter Tehsin are all Muslims. Kamal Dasgupta died in Dhaka in 1973.
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134. South film actress Sakshi Shivanand (and her sister actress Shilpa Shivanand too) is daughter of a Hindu father and a Muslim mother (Parveen).
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135. Roohi Oomerbhoy, daughter of business tycoon Ahmed Oomerbhoy (and sister of Riyaad) is married to Chetan Jaikishen.
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136. Grand niece of legendary Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto and noted Pakistani historian, Ayesha Jalal is married to Indian Hindu HusbandSugata Bose, who is grand nephew of One of Greatest Indian Freedom Fighter Subhash Chandra Bose and grandson of Sarat Chandra Bose.
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137. Indian cricketer Dilip Vengsarkars son Nakul Vengsarkar married TV anchor Ayesha Faridi. She is herself a child of a Muslim father, Javed and Hindu mother Vinita.
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138. Prominent filmmaker Subhash Ghai married Rehana Farooqui who converted to Hinduism and adopted the name Mukta. Their daughters are Meghna and Muskaan. Meghna is married to Rahul Puri.
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139. TV actress Alefia Kapadia was married to Prem Nawaz Dharmraj. They are now seperated. Their children, Altaf and Mahika are Muslim.
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140. Actor Emraan Hashmi (himself married to a Hindu), belongs to a family that, in spite of inter-religious marriages, has been entirely incorporated into the Muslim fold.
His grandmother is actress Poornima (screen name). She is a Bohri Muslim by the name of Meher Bano. Curiously, she is daughter of a Hindu father,Ram Sheshadri Iyengar and a Muslim mother (name not known). In spite of the man being a Hindu, the family thus merged into the Muslim fold. Apart from Meher Bano, they had another daughter Shireen, who was the second wife of filmmaker Nanabhai Bhatt, (parents of director Mahesh Bhatt).
Poornima married a Muslim, Shauqat Hashmi and had children. Oneof them was Anwar Hashmi, actor Emraan Hashmis father. However, Shauqat migrated to Pakistan at the time of Indias partition. Therafter,Meher Bano (Poornima) got married again, this time to a Hindu filmmaker,Bhagwan Das Varma. However, they did not have any children.
Anwar Hashmi married a Roman Catholic woman who convertedto Islam.Emraan Hashmi is their son. He is a Muslim. He, in turn, has also married a Hindu woman, Parveen.
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