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A day after, it's difficult to tell whether Karisma and Sunjay will live happily after, but going by the track record of Bollywood star couples, they should be together, forever.

If Lagaan superstar Aamir Khan and former wife Reena are a rarity in Bollywood, Friends pin-up Jennifer Aniston and actor Brad Pitt qualify for the same status in Hollywood. Khan and wife Reena did the rare thing of filing for a divorce recently, while one of Hollywood's hottest couples has an achievement of three years of happy, married life.

In Bollywood, divorce is a dirty word. And a marriage is known to have the most sobering effect, even on the supposedly incorrigible.

Bollywood beefcake, Akshay Kumar, made as much news for his string of affairs as for his action stunts, before he settled down with Twinkle Khanna. Two years and a baby later, the couple are a picture of marital harmony. Pooja Bhatt's shocking quote-a-minute and dating details are a thing of past, now that she has married.

Superstar status and reported affairs don't fling a challenge either. Take Hrithik Roshan, married to Suzanne Khan for nearly three years, whose name is often mentioned in the same breath as Kareena Kapoor's. Or Shah Rukh Khan, whose children are as much the focus of media attention as speculation about his sexuality.

The bliss is flawless, when the star is a woman. Madhuri Dixit and Juhi Chawla are the perfect examples of star wives, as Ajay Devgan and Anil Kapoor are of ideal celebrity husbands.

Bollywood marriages are known to stay together even in the extreme case of a spouse marrying someone else. Hema Malini chose to become Dharmendra's second wife, while Sridevi did not wait for Boney Kapoor's divorce to come through to marry him.

Even in a brave, new Bollywood, a Rajesh Khanna, Dimple Kapadia split is still considered rare. Rarer, if you contrast with Hollywood.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck may have just handed the 'celebrity wedding of the year' status to Karisma on a platter, after postponing their nuptials.

The Latino bombshell's last and second marriage to Chris Judd lasted 11 months, ending in a divorce in 2002. The same year, Angelina Jolie divorced Billy Bob Thornton, after two years of marriage, during which the two were reported to wear vials of each other's blood. It was her second divorce and his fifth.

In 2001, Drew Barrymore divorced her second husband, Tom Green after 5 five months of marriage, which was far more successful than her first lasting 19 days.

In other high-profile break-ups in 2001, Kate Winslet split from director-husband Jim Threapleton and Harrison Ford divorced Melissa Mathison after 17 years.

It's no surprise then, some of the hottest directors -- Sooraj Bharjatya, Aditya Chopra and Karan Johar --- get their inspiration right in the family.

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  • Divorce is the word God doesn’t like, but we often forget the bitterness and low self esteemed of a lady who is being a victim. In our society we then malign the character of that lady so badly. We gain ignore this reality that if it happens in our own house how you would feel if your sister or daughter faces the same behaviour.Divorce would not happen if you are honest, sincere and not selfish. If you perform your duties sincerely this would never happen, throw your ego away from you.(19 03 11)

  • Madhuri Dixit contracted herpes while cheating on her husband. That's why they were having so much issues. Sri told Madhuri to just leave because he is so hurt.

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