If marriages are made in heaven then divorces are made in purgatory, only because hell is where they’re currently shooting the latest season of Big Boss and it’s isn’t equipped for divorce production right now! Either way, divorces are seeing a spike in our daily lives these days thanks to a more empowered female population who don’t take shit lying down. As with us so is the same with Bollywood celebs. Quite a few have separated over the past few years and unlike our divorces, theirs tend to be both messy and expensive. So here are 10 of the most expensive Bollywood divorces that we’ve heard of:
1. Karisma Kapoor and Sunjay Kapur
Although a high-profile wedding, sadly it wasn’t meant to be. As alimony Karisma received Sanjay’s father’s house in Mumbai and their kids will continue to receive Rs. 10 lakh as interest for monthly expenses as Sanjay had purchased bonds worth 14 crores for them.
Marriage Tenure – 2003 – 2014
Biological Casualties – 2
Spoils Of War (rumored) – 7 crores
2. Rhea Pillai and Sanjay Dutt
These two lovebirds got divorced in 1998 when Rhea met tennis player, Leander Paes. Rumour has it that Sanjay was taking care of her finances even when she had a baby with Leander until the official divorce came through. As alimony Rhea received Rs. 8 crore and an expensive car.
Marriage Tenure -1998 – 2005
Biological Casualties – None
Spoils Of War (rumoured) – 8 crores
3. Rhea Pillai and Leander Paes
Marriage Tenure – Unmarried
Biological Casualties – 1
Spoils Of War (rumoured) – 4 lakhs a month
4. Hrithik Roshan and Sussanne Khan
This 13 year-long marriage officially ended in 2013. If rumors are to be believed, Sussanne demanded Rs. 400 crore as alimony from Hrithik. Considered Bollywood’s most expensive split, apparently, Hrithik agreed to pay Rs. 380 crore.
Marriage Tenure -2000 – 2013
Biological Casualties – 2
Spoils Of War (rumored) – 400 crores
5. Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh
This marriage ended in 2004 after 12 years of being together. The alimony sum was said to be Rs. 7 crore while, on the other hand it was said that Saif parted ways with almost half his wealth.
Marriage Tenure – 1991 – 2004
Biological Casualties – 2
Spoils Of War (rumored) – 5 crores
6. Aamir Khan and Reena Dutta
Marriage Tenure – 1986 – 2002
Biological Casualties – 2
Spoils Of War – undisclosed
7. Aditya Chopra and Payal Khanna
Childhood sweethearts, Aditya and Payal ended their marriage in 2009. Even though the amount has not been disclosed, it is said that this was one of the most expensive divorces in B-town; so expensive that the official divorce took extremely long to come through.
Marriage Tenure – 2001 – 2009
Biological Casualties – Nil
Spoils Of War – settled outside of court
8. Prabhu Deva and Ramlath
Actor, director and dancer, Prabhudeva and his wife separated in the year 2011. Not only did Ramlath receive Rs. 10 lakh as one-time alimony, she was also given two expensive cars and property worth Rs. 20-25 crores including villas.
Marriage Tenure – 1995 – 2011
Biological Casualties – 2
Spoils Of War (rumoured) – 20 -25 crores
9. Anurag Kashyap and Kalki Koechlin
Marriage Tenure – 2011 – 2013
Biological Casualties – Nil
Spoils Of War – settled outside of court
10. Farhan Akhtar and Adhuna Bhavani
This couple eventually called it quits after being married for 16 years. Apparently Farhan paid Adhuna a one-time alimony in addition to their 10,000 square feet Bandstand bungalow ‘Vipassana’, which Adhuna expressed a desire for.
Marriage Tenure – 2000 – 2016
Biological Causes – 2
Spoils or War – settled outside or court
Moreover, judging by the ever-increasing alimony amounts in tinsel town, apparently one does pay quite a price for loving and leaving!
