Archive · 26 Jul 2026
Garfield Sobers' 1960s Romance with Anju Mahendru
In the 1960s, Garfield Sobers, a famous West Indies cricketer, had a short but famous romance with Bollywood actress Anju Mahendru.
They met during a cricket tour in India and quickly fell in love.
Sobers even proposed to Mahendru at a party, which made big news at the time.
However, their relationship didn't last because of the distance between them.
Mahendru went back to her relationship with another Bollywood actor, Rajesh Khanna.
Sobers later married an Australian woman named Prudence Kirby.
This story is a mix of cricket, Bollywood, and celebrity gossip from the past.
Garfield Sobers and Anju Mahendru had a brief but public romance during the 1966–1967 West Indies cricket tour of India.
Sobers proposed to Mahendru at a Mumbai party, which was widely reported in the media.
Mahendru was also in an on-and-off relationship with Bollywood actor Rajesh Khanna during the same period.
The Sobers-Mahendru relationship ended due to logistical issues of a long-distance relationship.
Sobers later married Prudence Kirby in 1969 and had two sons and a daughter with her.
- Who
- Garfield Sobers, Anju Mahendru, Rajesh Khanna
- What
- A brief romance between Garfield Sobers and Anju Mahendru during the 1966–1967 West Indies cricket tour of India
- When
- 1966–1967
- Where
- India
- Why
- The romance blossomed during the cricket tour and was highly publicized, but ended due to logistical issues.
Sobers-Mahendru Relationship
Mahendru-Khanna Relationship
Romantic Involvement
Sobers-Mahendru Relationship
Garfield Sobers and Anju Mahendru had a brief but public romance during the 1966–1967 West Indies cricket tour of India.
Mahendru-Khanna Relationship
Anju Mahendru was also in an on-and-off relationship with Bollywood actor Rajesh Khanna during the same period.
Relationship Outcome
Sobers-Mahendru Relationship
The Sobers-Mahendru relationship ended due to logistical issues of a long-distance relationship.
Mahendru-Khanna Relationship
Mahendru reportedly returned to her relationship with Rajesh Khanna after ending her engagement with Sobers.
- Garfield Sobers
- West Indies cricketer, known as the 'greatest all-rounder of all time'
- Anju Mahendru
- Bollywood actress
- Rajesh Khanna
- Bollywood actor
- Prudence Kirby
- Sobers' Australian wife
- Around the World
- 1967 Bollywood film featuring Sobers in a cameo