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GHAR WAPSIđź§µ Popular cases of Muslim women who converted to Hinduism and married Hindu men: Image
Zubieda Begum (leading actress of Bollywood's first talkie film, Alma Ara) married Maharaj Narsingir Dhanrajgir of Hyderabad in 1930s after converting to Hinduism. Image
Shamshad Begum, popular singer in 1940s (notably 'Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar') converted and married lawyer Ganpat Lal Battoo, 20 years her senior. Image
Nazim Ali, 40s actress, became Nirmala Devi and married actor Arun Kumar Ahuja.

Their son is 90s superstar Govinda.
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Rising star of early 50s, actress Zubieda put an end to her acting career after marrying Maharaja Hanuwant Singh of Jodhpur.

Their wedding was conducted according to Arya Samaj rites. Image
Roshan Ara Khan became Annapurna Devi and married music composer Ravi Shankar. Image
Nargis, the most famous Bollywood actress of her time, converted to Hinduism in 1958 and married actor Sunil Dutt.

Her post marriage name was Nirmala Dutt, though she is now better remembered as Nargis Dutt. Image
Zahida who played a few supporting characters in 1960s films, became Madhur and married musician Brij Bhushan. (With her son in first image.)

Her elder sister was 50s star Madhubala/Mumtaz Jehan, the second wife of singer Kishore Kumar (second image).
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Naqi Jehan, Eve's Weekly Miss India 1967, became Nandini Kamdar after marrying businessman Vikram Kamdar.
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Nayyara Mirza, Femina's Miss India 1967, became Nalini Patel post marriage and settled in USA. Image
60s star Asha Parekh's mother, Sudha Parekh, was born as Salma Bohra.

She converted and married Bachubhai Parekh. Image
Actress Sayeeda Khan married director Brij Sadanah and turned into Seema Sadanah.

Their son Kamal Sadanah (second image, with Kajol) did a few successful films in early 90s.
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Ranjeet Bedi, known for playing villainous roles in 70s, is married to Aaloka Bedi, who was previously known as Nazneen. Image
Jackie Shroff's mother was a Tajikistani Muslim, Hoorunissa, who became Rita Shroff after marrying his Hindu father.
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Director Subhash Ghai ('Khalnayak') married Rehana Farooqui. She is Mukta Ghai now. Image
80s actress Bakhtawar Murad, better known as Sonam, is married to director Rajiv Rai. Image
Prabhu Deva's first wife was Ramlath, a Muslim woman who converted upon marriage. Image
Mana Qadri married actor Suniel Shetty and converted to Hinduism. Now known as Mana Shetty.

Her sister, Isha Qadri, has married a Hindu too. Image
Actress Khusboo Sundar was born as Nakhat Khan. She is married to director Sundar C. Image
Politician Ranee Narah was born as Jahan Ara Chaudhary. She is married to Bharat Narah. Image
Actress Jyothika was born to a Hindu father and a Muslim–turned–Hindu mother, Seema Sadanah.

Seema's pre marital name was Shama Qazi. Image
Actress Lakshmi Priya, wife of P. Jayesh.

She was born as Sabina Abdul Lateef. Image
Politician Arun Gawli's wife was Zubeida Mujawar, who has become Asha Gawli now. They have 5 kids together. Image
Sons of singers Asha Bhonsle and Anuradha Pondwal are married to Mslm women.

Hemant Bhonsle's wife is Rama (neè Sajidah).

Aditya Pondwal's wife was Kavita (neè Ambreen Akhoon).
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A Malaysian woman Fatima converted to Hinduism, became Revathi, and married Suresh Veerappan in early 2000s.

Her marriage gained media attention in 2007 since Malaysian law disallows conversion out of Islam. Image
TV actress Tasneem Sheikh became Tanisha Nerurkar and married Sameer Nerurkar.

Shabnam Syed became Surbhi and married Saurabh Vanzara.
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Indonesian star Happy Salma is an ex–Muslim convert to Hinduism, married to a royal Balinese Hindu prince. Image
TV actress Aamna Sharif became Hindu for her husband Amit Kapoor. Image
Mandana Karimi, Iranian actress, was initially known as Manizeh Karimi before marrying TV celebrity Gaurav Gupta. Image
Actress Alisha khan converted and married director Luv Kapoor according to Arya Samaj rites. Image
Rehana Fatima, activist and model, became Suryagaytri Sreedhar and married Manoj K. Sreedhar. Image
Indonesian star couple, Putu Bahagiana and Ayu Puspa. Puspa was born a Muslim but became a Hindu post marriage. Image
A Pakistani Mslm woman, Seema Haider, entered India to marry her online friend, Sachin Meena.

She converted to Hinduism along with her four children from previous husband. Image
I will add more examples in near future.

Do note that this thread excludes those Muslim women who married Hindu men and now live a Hindu way of life, but did not convert officially.


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Popular examples aside, one can find hundreds of such interfaith couples on Internet.

Contrary to the widely held belief among right–wingers, the incidents of Muslim women converting and marrying Hindus seem like a common occurrence on the ground level.


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