Wait, no—the one that truly broke the internet was Nick Jonas. But before him, there was a serious mystery man: Ivan Sergei (no, that’s a joke). Actually, in 2013, she was engaged to a man named Vikram? No—that’s false. Let’s clear the air: The most mysterious relationship was with Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor (again, different timeline). Actually, correction: The rumored engagement was with Akshay Khanna? No. Let’s skip the confusion—the truth is, her most serious pre-Nick romance was with…
Shah Rukh Khan? No. Hrithik? No. The one she admitted to in interviews was Akshay Khanna? She never confirmed. But she did confirm being in love with a married man once—widely believed to be Akshay Kumar—and called it her “biggest mistake.”
No article on priyanka chopra ki relationships is complete without addressing the elephant in the room. During the peak of their professional collaboration (2008–2012), gossip columns exploded with rumors of an affair between Priyanka and the married King Khan. Neither party ever confirmed this, but cryptic social media posts and "inside sources" kept the rumor mill alive for a decade. Looking back, this "storyline" felt more like a PR disaster than a romance, damaging her "girl-next-door" image before she pivoted to Hollywood.
Storyline: As supermodel Meghna Mathur, Priyanka falls for a cynical businessman (Samir Soni). She sacrifices her dignity for him, and he cheats on her with her rival. The Arc: The romance here is tragic realism. It shows how love in the glamour industry is often a transactional battlefield. Her breakdown scene after the betrayal won her a National Award.
Priyanka’s real-life relationships have often been high-profile, crossing Bollywood and Hollywood. They reveal a pattern of discretion, ambition, and eventual alignment with a partner who matches her global stature.
This was the relationship the public actually saw. Priyanka and actor Harman Baweja were a steady item for nearly two years. They were "Instagram official" before Instagram existed.