Salman Khan like every other film actor has been linked with various actresses right from the start of his career. Some have been rumored affairs and some have been validated ones. Here goes the list..
- Sangeeta Bijlani
Salman first fell in love with actress Sangeeta Bijlani in the early 90s. Salman & Sangeeta were planning to tie the knot on 27 May 1994, but suddenly the event was called off. All the wedding preparations were stalled midway. Reports claim that Sangeeta was apparently upset and called off their marriage because Salman had cheated upon her and was apparently seeing another actress Somy Ali.
- Somy Ali
Somy Ali (origin Pakistan) was only 16 when she saw Salman for the first time in Maine Pyar Kiya and she knew she had to find this man. "I had a dream about marrying Salman the night I saw the film. I woke up and ran around the house looking for a suitcase and told my mom how I needed to move to India to marry an actor I had dreamt of." she told Mid-Day.
Somy landed in India and put her plan into action. She did a few modelling assignments and also acted in a few films. She met Salman, and that was the beginning of the much-talked-about love affair between them in the late 90s.
Salman and Somy were inseparable for the next few years, until Salman stepped on the sets of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and met Aishwarya Rai and fell in love with her. Salman’s excessive drinking and abusive attitude was also believed to have done some damage to their relationship.
- Aishwarya Rai
The much talked about love affair of the Bollywood, Salman Khan and Aishwarya Rai's bond flared with the hit of their legendary movie, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam. Their real life chemistry was very much evident with their on stage performances in various award shows and their appearances in various events together. The couple called it quits when Aishwarya publicly criticized Salman of his over possessive behavior and filed an FIR against him.
Salman Khan should have married Aishwarya Rai when he was in his prime (he was in his 30s). She matched his charisma, stardom and the two seemed madly in love with each other. So much so that when they broke up, Salman Khan apparently launched a look-alike of her Sneha Ullal in his film Lucky.
Salman Khan has since then been involved with Katrina Kaif, broken up and patched up again. Recently rumors were that he was dating Iulia Vanthur!