The Inked Stars of Bollywood

The latest buzz doing the rounds in the media is about the tattoo that Shah Rukh Khan sports in his upcoming movie Don2.


The ‘D’ tattoo that will be seen on his arm, in the film, has been registered for copyright protection against his name. With the great deal of interest surrounding Shah Rukh’s tattoo in ‘Don 2’, we take a look at the B-town stars that have got permanently inked.

Sanjay Dutt

The actor has not one but multiple tattoos on his body. In fact, Sanjay Dutt has a tattoo fetish keeps getting new tattoos every once in a while. Presently the actor has been sporting a bald look for the ‘Agneepath’ remake and with the numerous tattoos that he has, he looks even more ferocious.

Arjun Rampal

Arjun Rampal shows what an ideal father he is by sporting two tattoos with the names of his two daughters Mahikaa and Myra on his arms.

Saif Ali Khan

Saif Ali Khan probably has the most famous tattoo in Bollywood history. His ‘Kareena’ tattoo in Hindi, bearing an uncanny resemblance to David Beckham’s ‘Victoria’ tattoo, also in Hindi, created waves in the country. He had the entire nation wanting to have a glimpse of his open declaration of love for ladylove, Kareena Kapoor.

Deepika Padukone

Deepika got her nape inked with an ‘RK’ tattoo as a testimony to her fabled love story with Ranbir Kapoor. The relationship, however, hit the rough patch and they went their own separate ways. Despite their break-up, the tattoo stayed as Deepika was graceful enough to accept it as a part of her life.

Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar sports an angelic tattoo on his back which reads his son Aarav’s name. The actor even had his character in the film ‘Blue’ named Aarav so as to make the tattoo look relevant.
Esha Deol

She doesn’t have a great Bollywood career to boast of but she does have an interesting tattoo to flaunt. Esha Deol has the Gayatri Mantra inscribed on one side of her back and an ‘Om’ tattoo on the other. Esha was one of the earlier actors who got themselves tattooed.

Hrithik Roshan

Hrithik Roshan, like others, caught the tattoo fever and, along with his wife, got the Solomon seal- a six point star tattooed on his forearm. Soon after, Hrithik got his wife Susanne’s name inscribed on his wrist as a sign of his undying love for her. This shows Hrithik to be an ideal husband, which most girls would want to have for themselves.