Think of controversies, random affairs, publicity stunts, seeking media attention, and always trying to grab eyeballs for weird reasons only one name will pop into your mind:
Rakhi Sawant. She became the controversy's favorite child right after her infamous kiss with Mika Singh. The news blew out of proportion, but it gave Rakhi the attention she needed.
Having said all of that, it takes guts to be Rakhi Sawant. She has carved a brand for herself, becoming one of the meme materials and a paparazzi favorite. While her tantrums are higher than those of a Hollywood star, it is entertaining to see how she can have an opinion on almost everything going on in and around Bollywood.
She became a household name with movies like Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hai, Yeh Raaste Hai Pyaar Ke, Main Hoon Na, and more. However, her personal life turned out to be a bigger hit than her professional one.
As
the actress turns 45, let's revisit some of Rakhi Sawant's bizaare controversies that became the talk of the town.
1. Rakhi Sawant and Mika Singh's kiss
It all started in 2006, when Mika Singh forcibly
kissed the actress in front of a huge crowd at his birthday party. He landed up in trouble as Rakhi filed a legal complaint against him.
However, Mika being Mika, he took it as a joke and even made a satirical song with Meet Bros on the same.
2. Slapping Abhishek Awasthi
After dating for several years, Rakhi and Abhishek ended things on not-so-amiable terms. The actress slapped her former boyfriend after knowing he cheated on her.
Also Read: Rakhi Sawant Reveals Having A Miscarriage, Claims To Be Pregnant During Big Boss MarathiBack in 2011, when Abhishek reached her place to apologize and mend things, Rakhi hit him several times in front of the media, thus ending their relationship.
The former couple even appeared on dance reality shows like Nach Baliye and Zara Nachke Dikha.
3. When Rakhi Sawant almost married Deepak Kalal
The
Bigg Boss 1 contestant confirmed her relationship with Instagram influencer (not so influencing) Deepak Kalal. She even went on to say they were planning to tie the knot.
However, in 2019, Rakhi revealed she had married her NRI boyfriend (read: Adil Khan). That's when Kalal came out in open and demanded 4 crores from the actress after knowing she had ditched him.
For the uninformed, the two went on to become huge meme material.
4. Cosmetic surgery
Rakhi Sawant is one of the few actors in the industry who has openly admitted getting plastic surgery done to
make her body look more toned. During her appearance on Koffee With Karan 2, she admitted going under the knife by saying, 'Jo chizein God nahi deta, wo doctor dete hain.'
5. The Adil Khan phase
You must be living under a rock if you're unaware of the whole Rakhi Sawant-Adil Khan phase. The two claimed to be in love, so much so that Rakhi went on to change her religion and accept Islam.
Also Read: Rakhi Sawant Accepts Islam As She Gets Married To Boyfriend Adil Khan, Changes Name To FatimaHowever, like all of her past relationships, this one came with an expiration date too. It was a blasphemous blame game that the two played. This is when Rakhi Sawant tried to gain all the sympathy and empathy from her fans and portrayed Adil as the bad guy.
Well, all we know is just one side of the story. While the Rakhi-Adil phase is long gone, we're now waiting to see what the next Rakhi Sawant controversy will be that will make headlines.
Love her or hate her, you just cannot ignore her. Radio City wishes Rakhi Sawant a very happy birthday.
