Kapil Dev was madly in love with this actress, met her because of Manoj Kumar’s wife, later married a superstar and got divorced, her name is…

This actress had an affair with former Indian captain, Kapil Dev, the duo met because of Manoj Kumar's wife. She later became the wife of a superstar.

Published date india.com Published: August 21, 2025 11:54 AM IST
Kapil Dev was madly in love with this actress, met her because of Manoj Kumar's wife, later married a superstar and got divorced, her name is…

The names of Indian cricketers and film actresses have often been linked. There are many such couples now, who give perfect couple vibes to people. These include Anushka-Virat, Geeta-Harbhajan, Yuvraj-Hazel and many other names. But there are many cricketers whose names are linked with film stars. The relationship also came into discussion and they broke up. Here we are talking about Kapil Dev. Whose name was linked with an actress. But the two could not get married.

Kapil Dev’s unheard love life

Kapil Dev has given people many memorable moments on the cricket ground. Under his captaincy, the Indian cricket team won the first ODI World Cup in 1983. However, his love story has also been much talked about. Before marriage, Kapil Dev met actress Sarika. Let’s know how the relationship started and ended?

When Kapil Dev met Sarika

According to reports, Kapil Dev and Sarika met because of Manoj Kumar’s wife. Both were single at that time and then came close to each other. Sarika and Kapil Dev liked each other. But after some time, Kapil Dev decided to break this relationship and go to Romi Bhatia, who was his girlfriend at that time and is his wife today.

Reports say that Kapil Dev’s relationship with Romi was not going well. After which he came close to Sarika. But then he decided to go back and soon got married. Later Sarika also married the South superstar Kamal Haasan. However, both of them got divorced in 2004.

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Sarika’s controversial marriage with Kamal Haasan

When Sarika fell in love with Kamal Haasan, he was already married. She met Kamal Haasan while working in a film. Both of them tried to separate, but it did not happen. Then they got divorced and Sarika came into their life. Kamal and Sarika have two daughters – Shruti and Akshara.

Shruti Haasan broke the silence on parents’ divorce

Shruti Haasan has talked about her parents’ divorce. She said that both of them tried to live together. But that did not work. Now everyone’s life is much more normal than before. Recently, she was seen in Rajinikanth’s ‘Coolie’. She played the role of Preeti in the film. However, her acting in the film is being praised a lot.

Shruti Haasan entered the world of acting with the Telugu film ‘Anaganaga O Dheerudu’. She made her Tamil debut with ‘7 Aum Arivu’. Now she has starred in many films not just in South but also in Hindi films. She is as popular as her father. Also, she charges crores for a film.

Story Highlights

  1. Kapil Dev fell in love with Sarika because of Manoj Kumar’s wife.
  2. The former couple were madly in love, but didn’t get married.
  3. Sarika then fell in love with South legend, Kamal Haasan.
  4. In 2004, Kamal Haasan and Sarika parted ways.

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