Abhishek Bachchan and Karisma Kapoor’s broken engagement continues to remain one of Bollywood’s most talked-about relationships. While neither the Bachchan nor the Kapoor family has ever officially confirmed the exact reason behind the split, senior journalist Jyothi Venkatesh has now shared what he claims was one of the major factors behind the wedding being called off.Speaking to Hindi Rush, Venkatesh revisited the much-discussed engagement and the speculation surrounding its abrupt end.
‘One of the main reasons was a prenuptial agreement’
Recalling the events, Jyothi Venkatesh said that although Abhishek and Karisma got engaged, their wedding kept getting postponed before eventually being called off.“Karishma ke aur Abhishek ki engagement bhi ho gayi thi. To engagement ke baad shaadi ka din postpone hote gaya. Ultimately they never got married.”When asked why the marriage did not happen, he replied, “Kai reasons log dete hain. One of the main reasons was… Babita was against the marriage.”He further claimed, “Humne bhi suna hua tha. Prenuptial agreement sign karne ke liye majboor kiya tha mujhe.”Explaining the concept, he added, “Foreign mein woh agreement sign karte the before wedding… jiski wajah se the entire property will go to the bride. To isiliye the marriage was called off.”Venkatesh also pointed out that the Bachchan and Kapoor families had shared a warm relationship before the engagement.“Bachchan family aur Kapoor family ke relation bahut strong rahe hain. Usi wajah se woh rishton ko aur strong banana chahte the towards marriage.”
Engagement lasted only a few months
Abhishek Bachchan and Karisma Kapoor officially announced their engagement in October 2002 during Amitabh Bachchan’s 60th birthday celebrations. However, the engagement lasted only a few months before being called off in January 2003.Over the years, several media reports have speculated about the reasons behind the split. One widely reported theory suggested that Karisma’s mother, Babita, allegedly wanted a prenuptial agreement and financial safeguards for her daughter, reportedly due to concerns over the Bachchan family’s business situation at the time. However, neither the Bachchan family nor the Kapoor family has ever officially confirmed these claims or disclosed the exact reason behind the breakup.Both eventually moved on with their lives. Abhishek Bachchan married Aishwarya Rai on April 20, 2007, and the couple welcomed their daughter Aaradhya. Karisma Kapoor married industrialist Sunjay Kapur in September 2003. They had two children—Samaira and Kiaan—before their marriage ended in divorce in 2016. Karisma has previously described that phase of her life as deeply traumatic.
