History is witness to the many times a great onscreen chemistry between Bollywood celebrities has sparked a real-life connection. And in many cases, these duos have also continued to share screen space after cementing their status as a married couple. One of cinema's most enduring pairs, Hema Malini and Dharmendra, fell in love on the sets of their second film together in 1970; while Kajol and Ajay Devgn, who met during the filming of Hulchul in 1995, have given multiple hits together over the years. More recently, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh—who will now be appearing in the biographical sports drama, 83—collaborated on some stimulating cinematic projects this past decade. As cinema-goers wait for the much-loved duo to deliver their next feature together, we round up the film industry's seven most admired off-screen couples who have also played partners on screen.
Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan
From LOC Kargil (2003) to Agent Vinod (2012), the famed Bollywood couple has shared the screen in some thrilling narratives through the years. They were first cast opposite each other in Vijay Krishan Acharya's Tashan (2007), on the sets of which the duo are said to have fallen in love, and appeared in several sought-after films—including award-winning romance drama Omkara (2006) and edge-of-the-seat thriller Kurbaan (2009). However, Ali Khan once revealed in an interview, "When I am with Kareena on screen, I end up not performing. I become deferential and slightly boring in the frame. I don't compete and give enough energy. I kind of play myself, which is bad."
