Couple of the Week: Saif Ali Khan & Kareena Kapoor!

As we welcome the month of June with pomp and fanfare, we can't help but bask in the wedding revelries surrounding us all. And why shouldn't we? After all, June is said to be the month of weddings! Keeping up with the theme for the month, BollyCurry shines its light on a fairy tale B-Town romance, bringing to you a love story that has all the elements of a super hit Bollywood flick! Known as the Nawab and Begum of Bollywood, quite literally, Saif Ali Khan and his beloved wife Kareena Kapoor are the focus of BollyCurry's popular section, Couple of the Week!

Despite their film Tashan [2008] tanking at the Box Office and being universally panned for its atrocious content, the movie was life changing for Khan and Kapoor. Although the two of them previously interacted formally at various social events and gatherings prior to the shooting of the film, it was only during the making of Tashan that sparks began to fly. Kapoor was going through a bitter break up with Shahid Kapoor, while Khan was coming to terms with a failed relationship with the Italian model, Rossa Catalano. The two spent quite a fair bit of time together helping each other overcome their grief and subsequently it didn't take long for Cupid to strike.

 

During the filming of Tashan and for quite some time after its release, Bollywood rumor mills were rife with the news of them being together, but the lovebirds maintained a stoic silence on the same. It was only during an event when Khan finally broke his silence and admitted to being in a committed relationship with Kapoor, which sent the media into a frenzy. Reports suggest that the two of them began dating as early as October 2007 but chose to keep it hidden from the eye of the media. In no time, however, the two of them moved in together and have since been in a very happy space.

 

After a five year long courtship, Khan and Kapoor finally decided to tie the knot on the 16th of October, 2012 without much fanfare. The pre-wedding ceremonies were held in various five star hotels in Mumbai and were attended by a number of celebrity guests including Preity Zinta, Shah Rukh Khan and wife Gauri Khan, Amrita Arora and husband Shakeel Ladak, Malaika Arora Khan, Tusshar Kapoor, Karan Johar, and extended members of the Kapoor and Pataudi clan. Although most of the Pataudi daughter-in-laws have changed their religion before marrying into the household, Khan and Kapoor broke the norms as the two of them got married in a simple legal ceremony and exchanged vows without the need for Kapoor having to convert to Islam.

 

Almost two years into their wedding, Khan and Kapoor are still enjoying married life as if they have just tied the knot a few months ago. Kapoor still gushes and blushes like a newly wed bride when she talks about her beloved "Saifu", and everyone is aware of the famous "Kareena" tattoo that Khan sports on his forearm. What is commendable about their marriage is the warm relationship that Kapoor shares with Khan's children, Sara and Ibrahim, and her utmost respect for his ex-wife, Amrita Singh.

 

Khan and Kapoor have starred in quite a few movies together such as Kurbaan [2009] and Agent Vinod [2012]. However, it appears that their their on-screen appearances aren't received very well with all their films tanking at the Box Office. Regardless, the two keep appearing in successful films individually and wowing the audience with their impeccable acting prowess. Khan will soon be seen in the multistarring comic caper Humshakals alongside Ram Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Riteish Deshmukh, Esha Gupta and Tamannah Bhatia. Kapoor, on the other hand, will be seen in Rohit Shetty's Singham 2 alongside Ajay Devgn for which the shooting began a month ago.

 

Author: Ritchelle C.

Editor/s: Khushi P. and Jenifer Y.

Graphics: Khushi P.