Amitabh Bachchan's Silsila to Deepika Padukone's Gehraiyaan: 5 times Bollywood said 'It's not cheating, it's love' and we believed it

Karan Johar’s controversial drama redefined infidelity in Bollywood. It portrayed two unhappy spouses, Dev and Maya (Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji), who find love outside their marriages. The film humanised cheating by blaming loveless marriages.

One of Yash Chopra’s boldest films, it starred Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, and Jaya Bachchan in a love triangle. It openly addressed extra-marital love as complex and emotional rather than immoral, sparking intense debate at the time.

Inspired by Unfaithful, this erotic thriller starred Mallika Sherawat and Emraan Hashmi. It showcased an extramarital affair driven by passion and loneliness, with little moral judgment, focusing instead on the thrill and betrayal.

The film weaved multiple stories of urban relationships, one of which involved an affair between Shiney Ahuja and Shilpa Shetty. It explored how emotional disconnect and midlife crisis can lead to affairs, often painting them with empathy.

Deepika Padukone’s character enters an affair with her cousin’s fiancé, played by Siddhant Chaturvedi. The film explores trauma, desire, and emotional baggage, portraying infidelity as a result of unresolved pasts rather than villainy.