Balraj opts for a hush-hush wedding with singer Deepti Tuli

 

In a news that’s bound to surprise many, comedian-actor Balraj is a married man now. He tied the knot with singer Deepti Tuli on August 7 in Jalandhar. Interestingly, he had searched the entire world for his dream woman, and it turns out, she was staying just 15 minutes away from his home!

Talking about how they met, Balraj tells us, “We met in July last year, during a shoot in Chandigarh. I was hosting a show, while she was performing in it with her band. I developed an instant liking for her, but I guess, she didn’t like me much or else she would have responded to my text messages (laughs!). Later, I went to shoot for Fear Factor: 'Khatron Ke Khiladi' and kept texting her, but didn’t get a desired response. It was during my trip to Turkey and Greece that we started having long conversations. I met her a couple of times after I returned, and proposed marriage to her on my birthday (January 26), during a getaway in Goa. She was taken by surprise and didn’t respond immediately. Then, 'Mujhse Shaadi Karoge' came my way. After coming out, I spoke to her again about marriage and she agreed. The families met just a few days before the lockdown in March and our horoscopes, too, matched. The interesting part is, she lives 15 minutes away from my home in Jalandhar. Woh faasla cover karne mein itna time lag gaya.”

So, what does he like the most about her? He says, “It was an easy decision for me. She understands my silence, and the way she took care of me when I fell ill on my birthday sealed the deal for me.”

Balraj would have preferred to get married after things returned to normalcy. He shares, “During the initial months of lockdown, I didn’t want to have a social wedding owing to safety concerns. Then I considered a registered marriage, but agni ke saamne phere lena zaroori tha. Finally, our parents asked us to come home once the flights resumed and our wedding date was fixed. The shaadi happened with all the rituals.”

Otherwise active on social media, Balraj has been mum about his marriage. Ask him why and he replies, “We could only invite 30 people. I have a large circle of friends and it wouldn’t have been possible to invite everyone. I plan to host a huge reception once the situation is back to normal.”