Actor Vishal Karwal is a married man now. He tied the knot with his friend, Heena, on October 28 in his hometown, Palampur in Himachal Pradesh, following a courtship of a year-and-a-half. Like many other couples, Vishal, too, had contemplated postponing the wedding. However, the two families decided to stick to the original date, which was zeroed in, in April this year. Vishal, who has featured in shows like 'Splitsvilla', 'Rishton Se Badi Pratha', 'Dwarkadheesh Bhagwan Shri Krishna' and 'Bigg Boss 6', says, “Owing to the lockdown and the pandemic situation, we had planned to postpone the wedding to December. However, my family felt that it would be very cold in my hometown during that month. So, we went ahead with the original date. Around 100 people, including our relatives and my friends from Delhi and Mumbai, attended the wedding. The pre-wedding rituals — mehendi and shagun — took place on October 26 and 27, and the haldi took place on the morning of October 28.”
Vishal Karwal and Heena at their mehendi ceremony (Sunny Dhiman)
Ask him why he kept his relationship and the marriage under wraps, and he replies, “I have never been vocal about my relationship. I like to keep it private and prefer not to talk about it at all.”
Interestingly, Vishal and Heena dated for a couple of years when the actor was studying in Chandigarh, but lost touch after he moved to Mumbai, only to reconnect on Heena’s birthday 18 years later. And as they say, the rest is history. The 1920 London actor shares, “Heena and I dated way back in 2001 when I was a student in Chandigarh, but we lost touch eventually. I wished her on Instagram on her birthday on April 15 last year and got talking. We have been dating since. I have known her for 20 years of my life.”
Among other things, it is their love for mountains and books that brought Vishal Karwal and Heena closer. “Of course, we have a history. When I reconnected with Heena, I realised that we were so alike. I love to travel, be in the mountains and she loves that, too. Both of us love reading. There are many things in common, including our expectations from life and perspective towards it. She has completed her Masters in Business Administration and has worked for various companies. However, since the last couple of years, she is focusing on her art. She paints very well. She is a potter and wants to set up her own pottery studio. That’s the kind of life even I want to lead. I have been in Mumbai for 12 years, but I see myself exploring different things and having a life beyond showbiz. She strikes a proper balance in that sense. We understand each other really well.”
While the newlyweds had originally planned to go on a month-long trip to Bali for their honeymoon, they will now have to settle for Goa. “We might just fly to Goa in mid-November before my birthday. I will get my car from Mumbai to Goa and then go on a road trip to South India,” he signs off.
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