Yearender 2024: AR Rahman-Saira Banu to Natasa-Hardik, couples who separated in 2024

Several well-known celebrity couples have already announced their separation, making 2024 a year marked by significant upheavals in the world of glitz and glamour. This year has seen some of Bollywood's most talked-about splits, from Natasa Stankovic and Hardik Pandya to AR Rahman and Saira Banu. Let's have a look at the famous couples who made it through the challenging process of divorce in 2024.

Oscar-winning music composer AR Rahman and Saira Banu announced their split on Tuesday. The decision was confirmed in a statement sent by the couple's attorney, Vandana Shah. Khatija, Raheema, and Ameen are the three children from their 29 years of marriage.

Bollywood actors Malaika Arora and Arjun Kapoor have also confirmed their break up in past several interviews. The couple has been dating for quite some time now and the reason for their split is still unkown.

In 2024, actress-model Natasa Stankovic and Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya announced their separation. They were married after being engaged on January 1, 2020. On social media, they announced their split while assuring followers that they were committed to co-parenting their child Agastya. “We believe this is in the best interest of both of us, and we gave it our all and tried our best,” they stated. Rumours about their breakup started to circulate earlier this year, especially after Natasa deleted Hardik's last name from her Instagram account.

India and Pakistan audiences were shocked when they saw Shoaib Malika and Sana Javed's wedding pictures in January 2024. After Malik's third wedding, Sania Mirza's father told the media that his daughter took Khula from her former husband in 2023. The two tied the knot in 2010 in Hyderabad.

Esha Deol, the older daughter of veteran Bollywood actors Dharmendra and Hema Malini announced her separation from businessman Bharat Takhtani, this year. The two got married on June 29, 2012, and have announced their separation after over 12 years of marriage and two kids. "We have decided to part ways in a mutually agreeable and friendly manner," the pair said in a joint statement announcing their decision. The well-being and best interests of our two children are and will be our top priorities during this transition in our lives. We would value it if our privacy was maintained at all times," read their joint statement.

After eight years of marriage, Urmila Matondkar filed for divorce from Mohsin Akhtar Mir. With just close friends and family in attendance, Urmila, who is well-known for her illustrious Bollywood career, and Mohsin, a model and businessman from Kashmir, had planned an intimate wedding. The couple married in a low-key wedding on February 4, 2016, after meeting through designer Manish Malhotra.

After more than ten years of marriage, actress Isha Koppikar and businessman Timmy Narang announced their split in early 2024. Married in 2009, the couple is committed to co-parenting their daughter, Rianna, and intends to keep their relationship cordial for her sake. They have not disclosed the reasons behind their breakup, although sources suggest that irreconcilable disagreements were a major factor.