Richa tied the knot with Sanjay in 1987. She gave up her filmy career for him, like Sanjay's mother Nargis had for father Sunil.
But, their love story soon turned tragic as Richa got diagnosed with cancer just a little over a year after they were married. She was taken to the US for treatment. Sanjay had to return to India reportedly because of his film commitments while their first child Trishala, stayed back in New York with her grand parents.
In October 1992, over three years after leaving India, a cancer-free Richa returned to Mumbai with Trishala. But according to Yasser Usman's book 'Sanjay Dutt: The Crazy Untold Story of Bollywood's Bad Boy', Sanjay had already moved on.
Old media reports claim that the 'casanova' was planning to divorce his wife for his then co-star Madhuri Dixit, who he was believed to be in a serious relationship with. In an interview to CineBlitz, Richa's sister Ena Sharma had alleged that Sanjay hadn't even come to the airport to pick up Richa and Trishala.
Richa, who was motivated throughout her cancer-battle by the thought of leading a normal family life with Sanjay and their daughter, was taken for a shock when Sanjay filed for a divorce in early 1993. Just after spending some fifteen days in Mumbai, she abruptly flew back to New York.
That very year, Dutt got arrested under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act. Madhuri reportedly cut off all contact with the actor after he got embroiled in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case. Richa had then said in an interview, "At every point in his life, he needs someone he can lean on emotionally. Like he was dependent on Madhuri. Now that she has ditched him, he is going to be a shattered man."
Richa passed away three years later in 1996. She died of brain cancer.
2. According to the reports, Madhuri really loved cricketer-actor Ajay Jadeja but his one mistake had broken Madhuri's heart. They met first time while they were shooting for a fashion magazine's cover photo shoot. Their affair became the new gossip in the town. On Madhuri's suggestion, one producer even announced to sign Ajay in one of his films.
Their affair garnered the media attention. Jadeja's family was not happy with this relationship. His family pressurized him to concentrate on cricket. After this Ajay Jadeja mired in a match-fixing scandal on a match series with Pakistan. This made India shamed internationally as India's cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin was also involved in it.This news broke Madhuri Dixit and she decided to part her ways with Ajay Jadeja.
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