As Mother’s Day is around the corner, here’s a look at Bollywood celebs who are single moms.
Updated On: 2024-05-04 10:08 PM IST
Compiled by : Oshin Fernandes
Malaika Arora is a single mom to son Arhaan, born to her and Arbaaz Khan in 2002. Malaika and Arbaaz got married in 1998 and divorced in 2017. Arbaaz recently got married to makeup artist Sshura Khan.
Karisma married businessman Sunjay Kapur in 2003. The couple has two children--daughter Samaira and son Kiaan. In 2014, Karisma and Sanjay filed for divorce through mutual consent. Their divorce was finalized in 2016. After separation, Sunjay got married to Priya Sachdev.
Veteran actress Amrita Singh and Saif Ali Khan got married in October 1991. However, they parted ways in 2004. The two share a daughter Sara and a son Ibrahim. Saif later married Kareena and has two sons - Taimur and Jeh.
In 2019, television Tzarina Ektaa Kapoor welcomed a baby boy Ravie via surrogacy. He has been named after her father and veteran actor Jeetendra, whose real name is Ravi Kapoor.
Neena Gupta was in a relationship with legendary West Indian cricketer Sir Vivian Richards. The couple has a daughter Masaba Gupta, who is now a noted fashion designer. Neena Gupta raised her daughter all by herself out of wedlock.
Mahima Chaudhary married architect-businessman Bobby Mukherji in 2006 and separated in 2013. The couple has a daughter, Ariana.
Sushmita Sen is a mother of two daughters- Renee Sen and Alisah Sen. She adopted her elder daughter Renee in 2000 and her second girl, Alisah, in 2010. To raise her daughters and give them the proper nurturance they require, Sushmita took a break her from acting career.
Veteran actor Kabir Bedi's daughter Pooja Bedi wed businessman Farhan Furniturewalla in 1990. They divorced in 2003 after thirteen years of marriage and Pooja became a single mom to daughter Alaya F, now a renowned actress, and son Omar.
Shweta Tiwari married Raja Chaudhary in 1998 and has a daughter, Palak, now an actress. She filed for a divorce in 2007 after nine years of marriage citing Raja's alcoholism and domestic violence. She later married Abhinav Kohli and has a son Reyansh. They separated in 2019 after Shweta alleged domestic abuse.
‘Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar’ actress Sanjeeda Shaikh married Aamir Ali in 2012 and eventually got divorced in 2021. The two shared a daughter Ayra who was born via surrogacy.