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Sharmila Tagore's interfaith marriage to Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi faced opposition and death threats. Soha Ali Khan revealed Sharmila converted to Islam, taking the name Ayesha, though professionally she remained Sharmila Tagore. Tagore explained the conversion wasn't easy but deepened her understanding of both Hinduism and Islam. Both Saif Ali Khan and Soha Ali Khan also had interfaith marriages.

Naseeruddin Shah's first marriage at 19 to Parveen Murad, 15 years his senior, faced family opposition and financial strain due to a substantial alimony agreement. It took him over a decade to fulfill these obligations, a period during which he met Ratna Pathak. After a live-in relationship, Naseeruddin and Ratna married in 1982 and have been together ever since.