Simi Garewal once revealed that she fell deeply in love with the Maharaja of Jamnagar when she was just 17. Looking back on the relationship, she told Hindustan Times, “We did mad, crazy things… We would disappear into the forests and return after hours.” She has described it as one of the most passionate relationships of her life.

Before Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi married Sharmila Tagore, he was in a relationship with Simi Garewal. Recalling their romance, Simi once said, “He was easy going, would come to my shoot.”

The relationship eventually ended after Pataudi fell in love with Sharmila Tagore, whom he married in 1968.

Simi Garewal confirmed that she and Ratan Tata were once in a relationship. Speaking in a 2011 interview, she said, “Ratan and I go back a long way… We did have a relationship, but destiny had other plans.” She also revealed that the two had come close to marriage before eventually parting ways.

Simi Garewal married businessman Ravi Mohan from Delhi’s Chunnamal family in 1970.

Their marriage lasted about 10 years before the couple separated. She never remarried after the divorce.

After establishing herself as an actor, Simi Garewal reinvented herself with Rendezvous with Simi Garewal.

Her calm interviewing style and all-white wardrobe made the chat show one of Indian television’s most memorable celebrity programmes.

Simi Garewal appeared in acclaimed films such as Do Badan, Mera Naam Joker, Siddhartha, Karz and Chalte Chalte, building a career that spanned Hindi and international cinema.

Despite high-profile relationships and an earlier marriage, Simi Garewal chose not to remarry after her divorce and has continued to live independently.