Inside Shahid Kapoor, Mira Rajput’s fairytale

Bollywood actor sheds light on how their one-of-a-kind love story began

He was one of the most eligible bachelors in Bollywood before the news of his marriage broke in 2015. After having dated several celebrities from the Indian film industry, Shahid Kapoor surprised his fans when he announced he was tying the knot with someone completely outside the fraternity.

Fast forward to today, and the actor seems to be in a blissful marriage with his ladylove, Mira Rajput. The duo even has two children together, a daughter and son. But here is how their one-of-a-kind love story began.

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According to Pinkvilla, Shahid revealed that he crossed paths with Mira when he was about to begin shooting for the film Udta Punjab. Recalling their first meeting, Shahid said, “I remember I went to her house for the first time and I was in the Tommy zone. So, I had a ponytail, drop-crotch track pants and weird shoes on. I remember getting out of the car in this avatar at Mira’s farmhouse in Delhi. Her dad came out to welcome his son-in-law to be. He saw how I was dressed and he surely thought – ‘God what is my daughter getting married to’. He barely looked at me and then whispered ‘Come inside’.

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He then went away. ”Shahid revealed that he and Mira never dated but only met three or four times before deciding on getting married. And while the pair seems to be completely in awe of each other even three years after their wedding, his first reaction back then was that she was indeed too young.

The 34-year-old son of veteran actor Pankaj Kapur tied the knot with the then 21-year-old Mira in July, 2015. The latter hails from Punjab and is based in Delhi. Interestingly, the only condition she had for Shahid was that he will not sport coloured hair, not on the wedding day at least. And we can’t really don’t blame her!

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Mira was an English (Hons) student and had recently completed her graduation from the renowned Lady Shri Ram (LSR) College, Delhi University, right before they took the plunge. She has also interned at the United Nations. Mira had no connections to Bollywood and came into the limelight only after her link-up with Shahid.

The couple wed in a low-key ceremony at a farmhouse in the outskirts of Delhi after months of speculation. The nuptials were attended by close relatives and friends while a grand reception was held in Mumbai on July 12, with the who’s who of Bollywood in attendance.

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