‘Love’ recognises no barriers! It jumps fences, and hurdles, and quite literally has the potential to pierce walls to reach its destination. It is perhaps the only form of emotion in life that knows no reason, boundaries or distance. It brings people together for a period of time called ‘forever’. Well, that’s at least the intent always whenever couples start dating. While commercial 90s Hindi cinema has more often than not endorsed the fact quite loud and clear on many occasions that apparently “Saccha pyaar sirf ekbar hi hota hain zindagi mein”, the reality is entirely different. What’s more ‘adorable’ and ‘ironical’ at the same time is that more often than not, celebrities from the same fraternity have decided to give love another chance in life when things didn’t go as per plan initially. Well, that’s how it should always be, ain’t it?
The only thing that matters when two individuals are in love is what they think, not what others have to opine about them. Afterall, “kuch toh log kahenge, logo ka kaam hai kehna” is the reality of life. In the past, we have loved how many couples came out in the open during their ‘seeing each other’ phase post which they announced to the world ‘officially’ how much they are in love with each other. This has either been done verbally or via gestures that are indicative of the same. However, we have also heard some really interesting and surprising dating announcements which were completely ‘out of the blue’. Nope, it’s not that we are any less happy for them. It’s just that when we hear things we aren’t perhaps expecting, it’s a lot more overwhelming than usual. So here’s taking a quick look at some popular celebrity couples who completely remained ‘hush hush’ during the ‘seeing each other’ phase and suddenly surprised one and all with their dating announcement.
Lalit Modi-Sushmita Sen: Well, without any element of doubt, they have to be the ‘hot’ topic of discussion at present. While we all know that Lalit Modi and Sushmita Sen have known each other for many years, fans were taken aback when Modi announced on Twitter that he and Sushmita are dating and looking forward to getting married soon. It came as a surprise (a nice one) for everyone as prior to that, they were neither ever spotted together nor did they post photos together. Unfortunately, the duo got trolled to a great extent but the best part about them was that they maintained a dignified approach and chose to give it back in the best way possible. Live and let live. Ain’t too difficult to understand, right?
Pulkit Samrat-Kriti Kharbanda: They are one of the cutest and most adorable couples that we have in B-Town right now. However, once they became friends, fans weren’t very sure as to whether they are just friends or anything beyond that. There weren’t too many rumours about them either which would make the fans anticipate anything like that. However, one fine evening, both Kriti and Pulkit decided to make their relationship public on social media. It was a nice surprise indeed for everyone.
Riteish Deshmukh-Genelia Deshmukh: They are one of the most inspiring and adored couples in the entertainment industry and no wonder, we love them. However, their relationship was entirely a surprise for everyone because we got to know about them being together directly when they announced their wedding. Earlier, they had worked together. However, despite having dated for many years before the wedding announcement, they managed to avoid the paparazzi quite successfully thereby not giving anyone any hint of their relationship. So basically, what a lot of modern-day couples are doing now, these two had done long back in the 2000 decade.
Jackky Bhagnani-Rakul Preet Singh: They are one of the most loved and appreciated couples in the Indian entertainment industry. However, just like many other couples, these two as well managed to ensure they never gave any hint to fans and paparazzi about their dating until they announced it themselves. It was one fine Sunday evening in 2021 when they both posted romantic snaps with each other on social media to acknowledge their relationship in public. It was the exact ‘Sunday special delight’ that Bollywood fans were looking forward to.
Tara Sutaria-Aadar Jain: Well, they are one of the hottest pairs around and no wonder, whenever we see them, we get ‘swag couple goals’. The duo are also quite open about their relationship while talking in public and that’s what makes them special. However, from being completely tight-lipped about their dating stage to eventually announcing the same all of a sudden in public and being entirely graceful in public, this duo has come a long way forward indeed. We love it.
Gauahar Khan-Zaid Darbar: Among all the couples mentioned in the list here, this pair has to be the coolest simply because of the way things turned out for them. The duo first met for the first time during the Covid-19 lockdown as per media reports and that’s where they became friends. The whole thing was completely an alien concept for the media and fans until one fine day in 2020, Gauahar chose to surprise everyone by announcing that she was getting married to Zaid Darbar. Fans were completely clueless as to when and how it all started. But hey, all’s well that ends well and so far, things have been brilliant for the duo.
Kim Sharma-Leander Paes: They are one of the most admired and inspiring couples as they too have successfully managed to give love another chance in their respective lives and that’s how it worked out wonderfully for both. When reports about them dating emerged for the first time in public, fans were left in shock as it was completely random. Neither were they great friends who would often be spotted partying together nor have they spoken anything about each other. Yet, the announcement came as a happy surprise and since then, the couple has been going strong.
Vidyut Jammwal-Nandita Mahtani: Last but not the least, we have Bollywood’s modern-day ‘OG’ action star Vidyut Jammwal and the love of his life, aka Nandita Mahtani who’s a noted and reputed fashion designer. Fans had no idea about Vidyut’s dating life until one fine day in September 2021, when he posted a photo of him and Nandita twinning in white in front of Taj Mahal. The photo was clicked interestingly so that fans could get a sneak peek into that engagement ring and it had to be one of the coolest surprises for Bollywood lovers. The couple are now happily married and we wish them good luck going forward.