What happened between Aishwarya and Salman is that they reportedly dated in the late 1990s, but the relationship ended badly around 2002. Public reports and Aishwarya’s own later comments describe a breakup involving alleged emotional turmoil, possessiveness, and abuse, and the two have had a long, distant relationship since then.

Quick Scoop

  • They were linked romantically after working together on Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam around 1999.
  • Their breakup became public in the early 2000s and was widely described as messy and painful.
  • Aishwarya later said she ended the relationship after enduring “abuse, infidelity and indignity”.
  • Over the years, media coverage has repeatedly revisited the story, but there has been no confirmed reconciliation.

What people usually mean

Most people are referring to their breakup and the reports that followed it, not a recent incident. The story has stayed in the spotlight because both are major Bollywood figures and because interviews and retrospective articles keep bringing it back up.

In one line

It was a high-profile romance that ended on a very bitter note, and the public narrative has centered on breakup fallout and allegations raised later by Aishwarya.

If you want, I can also give you a very short “timeline version” of their relationship in 5 bullet points.