Asin to marry Micromax co-founder: Here are other Bollywood actresses who married businessmen

Asin has been missing from tabloids and Bollywood gossip websites for a while now. After all, her last film in Bollywood was Khiladi 786, which released in 2012. However, she is back. And with a bang. Firstly, she has a release in three years. Secondly, it is being said that she is all set tie the knot with businessman Rahul Sharma, co-founder of Micromax. [caption id=“attachment_2387090” align=“aligncenter” width=“825”] Asin and Rahul Sharma. Image from IBN Live.[/caption] In a Bombay Times report, Asin revealed that she had stopped signing films two years ago and is wrapping up all her professional commitments, including upcoming film All Is Well, to focus on her personal life. “I am currently wrapping up all my professional commitments so that I can give more time to my personal life. I had anyways stopped signing new projects two years back itself,” she said. Asin is not the only actresses to have chosen to marry a businessman. Here’s a list of other Bollywood actresses who, like Asin, made similar choices: Shilpa Shetty [caption id=“attachment_2386246” align=“alignnone” width=“825”] Shilpa Shetty and Raj Kundra. Image from IBN Live.[/caption] One of Shilpa Shetty’s first few public appearances with Raj Kundra was at the IIFA awards in 2009. They were married shortly after. Raj Kundra is involved in many business projects in London, India and Dubai, and his claim to fame is being the 198th richest British-Indians in the world. Juhi Chawla [caption id=“attachment_2386268” align=“alignnone” width=“825”] Juhi Chawla and Jay Mehta. Image from IBN Live.[/caption] It is said that  Juhi Chawla, who was at the peak of her career, met Jay Mehta (her now husband) through film director Rakesh Roshan. Chawla was then working in Roshan’s film Karobaar. They were married in 1995. Raveena Tandon [caption id=“attachment_2386312” align=“alignnone” width=“825”] Raveena Tandon and Anil Thadani. Image from IBN Live.[/caption] It is when Raveena Tandon forayed into more serious cinema that also fetched her critical acclaim, did she decide to “quit” films and get married to film distributor Anil Thadani. Tandon began dating film distributor Anil Thadani during the making of her film Stumped (2003) and now has 2 children with him as well. Karishma Kapoor [caption id=“attachment_2386350” align=“alignnone” width=“825”] Karisma Kapoor and Sanjay Kapur. Image from IBN live.[/caption] Karishma Kapoor decided to marry Delhi-based businessman Sanjay Kapur in 2003.  The wedding got a lot of paparazzi attention, as did Kapoor’s previous relationships with Ajay Devgn and Abhishek Bachchan. She has two children with Kapur who she divorced in 2014. Vidya Balan [caption id=“attachment_2386422” align=“alignnone” width=“825”] Vidya Balan and Sidharth Roy Kapur. IBN Live.[/caption] Vidya Balan’s relationship with the CEO of UTV Motion Pictures, Sidharth Roy Kapur was nothing short of a filmy love story. She was linked to many actors like Shahid Kapoor and John Abraham, but eventually, Balan had a hush-hush private wedding ceremony with Kapur in 2012 just as rumours of their courtship started to fuel.