5 Indian sportspersons who you did not know married Bollywood stars

Mahesh and Lara during a red carpet event
Mahesh and Lara have proved to be couple goals for a long time now

#4 Leander Paes

Leander Paes with Rhea Pillai
Leander Paes with Rhea Pillai

Another tennis star who is had a romantic connection with Bollywood is Leander Paes. He is one of the most celebrated doubles players in the sport, Paes has eight men's doubles and ten mixed doubles Grand Slam titles. The 1996 bronze-medallist from the Atlanta Olympic Games is also the first Indian to compete across six Olympic Games.

On the personal side, Paes was committed to 'Pardes' star Mahima Chowdhury for a while until their bad breakup in 2005 following which the Tennis star dated model and reality TV show star Rhea Pillai from 2005 with whom he had a daughter until the couple split in 2014.

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Edited by Shraishth Jain
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