aishwarya rai and salman khan break up

Familiarity breeds contempt, they say. Where Love is strong, Hatred would be stronger, add Bollywood cherubs. Mumbai would swear by this!

Bollywood is one place on earth where Romance is almost a Sport. And where Romance is a Sport, Reality is bound to play spoilsport. Here is a snappy take on some of the high profile break-ups of Bollywood.

Ash-Sallu: Violent love story!

This is still considered by many as the mother of all break-ups. The Ash-Sallu love story could beat any Bollywood Masala movie, in its unflinching adherence to formula. The tale had “drama, tragedy, romance, action and emotion” in liberal measures. It had a dream beginning (Miss World-meets-Mr. Handsome) but went awry and ended in anti-climax, with both the parties agreeing to live happily ever after (without each other, of course!).