“The biggest liar in the world is ‘They Say’…” Well, this famous line by American poet Douglas Malloch is pretty relevant when it comes to the context of dating in B-Town. A lot of rumours and speculations in B-Town about celebrities and their dating life start on that note itself. From a layman’s point of view, who doesn’t love gossip about famous public figures right? While we do see baseless rumours happening just because two random ‘friends’ get spotted together beyond work purposes, there have also been many instances in the past where rumoured relationships eventually ended up to be true.
Hindi cinema is known for its charisma and charm and when you get glamour all around you, the emotion of love can’t really be too far away, right? Yes, when you are a professional actor engaging in romantic and intimate scenes, you are expected to be professional and keep the chemistry only till that and not imagine things beyond that on your own. However, even our very own actors are human beings with emotions, right? In fact, not just after having worked together, we have seen so many couples actually come together and fall in love with each other in the most unexpected situations. No, we aren’t talking about Karan Johar and his love to play cupid folks. With cameras all around you all the time, it’s truly difficult to not give rise to rumours when sparks are happening between individuals. While some choose to come out openly in public during the dating stage, some prefer to let it be a rumour until and unless they actually tie the knot to make things ‘official’. So today, we are listing down a few rumoured relationships in B-Town which eventually turned out to be true.
Saif Ali Khan-Kareena Kapoor: Love and romance started to brew between the two for the first time on the sets of ‘Tashan’. At that time, Kareena was already making headlines for her breakup with Shahid Kapoor and soon, photos of Saif and Kareena hanging out together in Goa and other places went viral. Bebo and Saif finally acknowledged that they are dating after being ignorant of the rumours for a long time. Today, the couple is blessed with two boys in Taimur and Jeh and makes a happy family together.
Priyanka Chopra-Nick Jonas: When rumours about Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas started hitting headlines, many thought that it was not true. The duo met for the first time in Met Gala 2017 post which they started hanging out together. While friendships in the showbiz industry are often confused to be dating, it wasn’t the same for this couple. The duo got married in a lavish ceremony in both their respective rituals and from then till they have been giving couple goals to everyone. Any guesses how they started conversing? Instagram DM! Folks. Priyanka had revealed during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter that Nick had messaged her on Instagram DM and that’s how they started talking.
Ranveer Singh-Deepika Padukone: When Ranveer and Deepika came together for the first time in Ramleela, the screen was set ablaze for real. Both Ranveer and Deepika continued to sizzle with their chemistry in movies like Bajirao Mastani and Padmavat later on and we loved it. The duo never openly acknowledged that they were dating before getting married. They let the rumours take their own flow since it was anyway true. Eventually, when they tied the knot in 2018, the entire world got to know what an amazing couple they are.
Virat Kohli-Anushka Sharma: Both Virat and Anushka are high-profile individuals. While Virat is currently hailed as the best batsman in modern-day cricket, Anushka is a leading A-lister actress in B-Town. The duo met for the first time during a shampoo commercial and that’s when they hit off instantly. There was a time when almost daily, something or the other would come out about their rumoured relationship. Well, they maintained a dignified silence till they got married in 2018 and we loved their grace. Virat and Anushka are today blessed with a beautiful girl called Vamika and they make a happy family together.
Tara Sutaria-Aadar Jain: Tara and Aadar have known each other for quite a long time. Rumours about the two started brewing for the first time when they started getting spotted together for lunch and coffee outings. However, unlike many other celebrities, they chose to make their relationship official very soon after the rumours started hitting headlines. Today, netizens are eagerly waiting for them to get married and we look forward to this.
Malaika Kapoor-Arjun Kapoor: Out of all the names mentioned, this has to be the most talked-about relationship in the Hindi entertainment industry. There were speculations in the media that after Malaika and Arbaaz Khan parted ways and separated, Arjun’s close proximity with Malaika spoiled his equation with Salman Khan and his family. The reason this point is all the way more important is because it was Salman Khan who played a huge role in motivating and helping Arjun to become the star he is today. Perhaps, for quite a long time, the couple wasn’t comfortable talking about their relationship in public and reacting to the rumours. However, both Arjun and Malaika have finally managed to do that. Recently, they were on a romantic getaway in Paris and we loved the snaps, didn’t we?
Farhan Akhtar-Shibani Dandekar: Rumours about Farhan and Shibani dating each other started to brew for the first time after 2017. While Farhan has been a multi-dynamic personality in the Hindi movie industry for many years, Shibani has been a popular VJ, anchor and actress in the entertainment space for many years. There’s still not much clarity as to how the couple met for the first time. Media speculations suggest that they met via common friends and hit off instantly. Just like most of the other couples, they didn’t acknowledge the rumours for a long time until they made it ‘Instagram official’ themselves before getting married.
Tiger Shroff-Disha Patani: Last but certainly not least, we have the special duo of Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani. Both of them worked for the first time together in Baaghi 2 and ever since then, they started hanging out together. Both Tiger and Disha started to hang out together for long drives, fancy lunch dates and exotic vacations and it gave rise to rumours. After a long time, the duo made it official by posting snaps and videos of each other on social media and netizens were once again proven right about a ‘rumoured relationship’ in Bollywood.
Well, this list once again proves another fact. While some rumours in the industry are completely baseless, a lot of those ‘silly Page 3 gossips’ eventually turn out to be true. Like they say in SRK movies, “Agar tumhare kahani ki happy ending nahi hoti, tab phirr to ending nahi hai….Picture abhi baaki hai mere dost…” All that B-Town fans care about is how their favourite couples continue to give ‘love goals’ to their fans in the best way possible irrespective of when they make it ‘official’.