1. Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Taj
Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in India for his wife called Mumtaz Taj, who died whilst giving birth to her 14th child.
He was an Indian Muslim Mughal King.
In those days, having these many children was a norm, my neighbours in Pakistan has 11 children- 9 daughters and two sons.
My paternal grandma had 10 children.
2. Jodha Akbar
A sixteenth century political marriage of convenience between a Muslim Mughal emperor Akbar and a Hindu Rajput princess Jodha Bai, which gave birth to true love.
Jodha was also given the title "Mariam-Un-Zamani which means woman of all times.
Akbar's real name was Mohammad Jalaluddin and he was also called Shehenshah, which means kings of all kings.
There is a hit Bollywood film called Jodha Akbar starring Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Hrithik Roshan.
3. Salim and Anarkali
Salim is also called Jahangir and he was the son of Jodha Akbar, who fell in love with a dancer whose nickname was Anarkali.
Anarkali was his father's mistress.
In the end, Akbar killed Anarkali by putting her between four walls to die from starvation.
Anarkali means pomegranate bud. Anarkali was Iranian and had pink cheeks, hence she was called Anarkali.
4. Suhayla and Farooq
5. Laila Majnu
It is based on the real story of a young man called Qays ibn al-Mullawah from the northern Arabian Peninsula, in the Umayyad era during the 7th century. The love story of "Laila and Majnu" is an eternal one albeit a tragic one.
Binjaur, a village near Anupgarh in the Sri Gangannagar district of Rajasthan.
Laila was a beautiful girl born in a rich family. Being no less than a princess, she was expected to marry a wealthy boy and live in grandeur and splendor.
But Qays was a poor lad. And when he asked for Laila's hand in marriage, her father promptly refused him as he didn't want her daughter to marry below her status. It would mean a scandal for Laila according to Arab traditions.
As fate would have it, the two lovers were banished from seeing each other. Soon after, Laila's parents married her off to a wealthy man and she went on to live in a big mansion.
When Qays heard of her marriage he was heartbroken.
He fled the tribe camp and wandered in the surrounding desert. His family eventually gave up on his return and left food for him in the wilderness. He could sometimes be seen reciting poetry to himself or writing Laila's name in the sand with a stick. Day and night, he pined for her.
Laila was no better. Separated from Qays, she was shattered in mind, body and spirit. Not long afterwards, in 688 AD, she moved to Iraq with her husband, where she fell ill and died eventually.
When Qays' friends came to know about Laila's death, they went looking for him all over to give him the news. But they could not find him.
Not much later, their search for him came to an end. Qays was found dead in the wilderness near Laila's grave. On a rock near the grave, he had carved three verses of poetry, which are the last three verses ascribed to him.
Qays went mad for his love; for this reason he came to be called "Majnu", or "Majnun Layla", which means "Driven mad by Layla".
There are many Bollywood songs and films on this story.
6. Heer Ranjha
6. Sania Mirza
This is a classic story and there is a celebrity couple called Sania Mirza.
Sania is Indian Hindu tennis player and Mirza is Pakistani Muslim cricketer.
7. Radha Krishna
Krishna is a Hindu god. He plays the flute and loves butter and milk.
Radha was his devotee.
Holi is celebrated because Krishna put colour on Radha's face since she had a fair skin.
8. Shiv and Parvati
Shiv is also called Shiva and Mahadev. He is a Hindu god and Parvati is a Hindu goddess.
She has eight forms including goddess durga and goddess Kali.
They have three children Karthik, Ganesha and Ashok Sundari.
Karthik and Ganesha are Hindu gods.
10. Ram Sita
Ravan kidnapped Sita and every year Ravan's statue is burned.
Ram is a Hindu god.
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