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5 Bollywood Stars Who Tied The Knot With A Foreigner
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Mallika Sherawat is making headlines for her relationship with French tycoon Cyrille Auxenfans as plans of the two lovebirds getting hitched float across social media.
Sherawat recently tweeted her photo with Auxenfans along with her feelings of love: "Falling in love is an extraordinary thing when the person you love, loves you back."
Mallika Sherawat and Cyrille Auxenfans
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Sherawat isn't the only Bollywood star who's been lured by foreigners' exotic charm. We bring you 5 Bollywood celebs who have married foreigners:
1. Celina Jaitley
Celina Jaitley and Peter Haag
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Jaitley married Australian business mogul Peter Haag in 2011. She's now the mother to a pair of twins. She believes Haag is her soulmate.
2. Shashi Kapoor
Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kendall
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Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor married the late British actress Jennifer Kendall in 1958 and had three children with her. Kapoor reflects on his late wife, "I sense her presence often. And the house, and everything in it, is just as it was when she was alive."
3.Preity Zinta
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Preity Zinta and Gene Goodenough
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Photo Credit: www.manoramaonline.com
Zinta married Gene Goodenough this year. The bubbly actress posted a message to Facebook: "I was holding on the 'Miss Tag' rather seriously till now, until I met someone 'Goodenough' to give it up for.. So now I join the Married Club folks.. Thank you all for your good wishes and for all your love… love you alll.. Ting!… Let the Goodenough jokes begin."
4. Kabir Bedi
Kabir Bedi and Susan Humphreys
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Kabir Bedi tied the knot with British fashion designer Susan Humphreys but divorced later. He has one son with her.
5. Suchitra Pillai
Suchitra Pillai and Lars Kjeldsen
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Pillai married Lars Kjeldsen, an engineer from Denmark. They have a daughter together and share a beautiful bond of love. Lars notes, "She's stunning, down to earth and well spoken. She has a charisma about her and is a rare find today."
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Sonia Malik
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Sonia writes on current affairs and pop culture. An English graduate from the University of Toronto, she identifies as a global citizen, feminist and nature lover. She will be ready to shake a leg to a peppy Bollywood beat any day.
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