12 Bollywood Celebrities and Their Meaningful Tattoos—Here's the Story Behind Their Ink
Love can drive you crazy; crazy enough to get permanently inked—here's a roundup of stars who got tattooed for their special ones.
Mar 4, 2022
The 54-year-old has gotten his wife's nickname, 'Tina', tattooed across his left shoulder. Back in 2007, he had his son's name, 'Aarav', inked on his back, and when his daughter was just six months old, he got 'Nitara' tattooed onto his right shoulder. "He's away on long shoots a lot and he misses the three people who mean the world to him," an insider revealed at the time.
Arjun Kapoor lost his mother to cancer in 2012, after which he decided to get the Hindi word 'Maa' inked across his right wrist. It is also believed that the actor has the letter 'A' on his left wrist, which is dedicated to his sister, Anshula Kapoor.
Mahikaa and Myra are daddy's girls—Rampal ascertains by getting his daughters' names permanently inked on both his arms. Arik next?
Deepika's 'RK' tattoo—which she got for her then beau, Ranbir Kapoor—has been a subject of interest for years now. Although, before tying the knot with the love of her life, Ranveer Singh, she got the tattoo removed from the back of her neck.
Dia Mirza got her first tattoo, आज़ाद (which means 'free'), in Devnagari script, back in June 2019. While the ink was in keeping with her web series, Kaafir, years later, she decided to name her first-born 'Avyaan Azaad'. Inspiration, you reckon?
Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor, the youngest of the three Kapoor siblings, is *so* in love with his older sisters that he got their names inked across his back in Hindi. #SiblingGoals? Here it is.
Back in 2009—five years before the couple decided to part ways—Hrithik got Sussane's name tattooed across his left wrist as a birthday surprise for his wife. Reciprocating the gesture, she got a pair of angel wings inked on her arm with his name. The two also have matching 'Star of David' tattoos on the side of their right wrists.
After her father passed away in 2013, Priyanka Chopra got the words, 'Daddy's lil girl...' tattooed on the side of her right wrist in her father's handwriting. The special bond between a father and daughter is like none other. More recently, the global star got three paws tattooed on her right ankle in honour of her fur-babies; Gino, Diana, and Panda.
Confessing his undying love, Saif Ali Khan got 'करीना' tattooed across his left arm—which seems to have left Taimur puzzled. Kareena revealed that each time their 5-year-old questions his father about the ink, Saif responds, "This is your amma's name."
Just days after getting hitched, Shibani seems to have got not one but two tattoos to prove her love for her man. On Farhan's 42nd birthday, she got his name inked across the side of her neck and has also gotten their wedding date tattooed on her forearm. Now that's some love.
Varun Dhawan got the number '24' tattooed behind his left ear, which first made its debut during Kalank promotions. While the number may be related to his birth date, April 24, 1987, let's not be fooled; he tied the knot with Natasha Dalal on 24th January 2021.
On her mother's death anniversary last year, Janhvi Kapoor got "I love you my labbu," a handwritten note by her mother, tattooed on her left arm.
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