7 Celebrities who changed their religion
Nayanthara
South's lady superstar Nayanthara was born and brought up as a Christian child. In 2011, she embraced Hinduism at Arya Samaj in Chennai
Dharmendra
The veteran actor, already married to Prakash Kaur, fell in love with Hema Malini. Since his wife refused to grant him a divorce, he converted to Islam to marry the actress
Hema Malini
Hema Malini, who was a Hindu Tamil Iyengar Brahmin by birth, also converted to Islam to marry Dharmendra. She became Aisha after conversion
Ayesha Takia
Salman Khan's 'Wanted' co start was born to interfaith parents(father Gujarati Hindu & mother Kashmiri Muslim). Before her marriage to Farhan Azmi, she got fully converted to Islam
Sharmila Tagore
Before marrying the late Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, this Bengali beauty changed her religion to Islam. After conversion, Sharmila adopted the name Begum Ayesha Sultana
AR Rahman
He reportedly was an atheist despite having a Hindu father and Muslim mother. He changed his name from Dileep Kumar to Allah Rakha Rahman after converting to Islam
Amrita Rahman
Amrita, who followed the Sikh religion since childhood, converted to Islam just before her marriage to Saif Ali Khan