Natalie Portman and her folk-rocker boyfriend Devendra Banhart have broken up but will remain friends... according to sources that always say that kind of thing.

Natalie and Devendra first met in March 2008 after she filmed a starring role in his Bollywood-style video "Carmensita." Check it out Below the pics.

Maybe she realized that Indie Rock ain't Hindi Rock ...and she made like a banana and split.