Love fills the air during Valentine’s Week. Today, on Propose Day 2024, we revisit some of Bollywood’s most romantic real-life proposal tales from celebrity couples.
Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone:
The couple reminisced about Ranveer’s proposal to Deepika in the Maldives on Koffee With Karan 8, five years after their marriage.
“We were going on holiday and I decided to propose to her during the trip. I got the ring and my folks asked if I was going to propose. I replied, ‘Yes, I’m marrying her, so I’ll ask her.’ We went to the Maldives, and I secretly brought the ring with me. We did the sandbank adventure. A boat took us out in the middle of the sea, and there was just one tiny sliver of sand. After the boat left, it was just me and her. I thought, ‘This is it, I’ve done it.’ This was the perfect scenario,” Ranveer shared.
He added, “I admit I tricked her. I wanted to make the proposal scene picture-perfect so she’d be compelled to say yes. We were on the island, I popped the question, and she didn’t expect it. She got emotional and said yes. I felt like the king of the world.”
Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra:
Kiara recalled their romantic moment in Rome with Sidharth’s family. “I had a feeling he would propose. I told him he had to speak to my parents first. Unfortunately, my mom had COVID, so she couldn’t join us. It was a surprise because I didn’t know when or where he would propose. We went to a Michelin star restaurant, and afterward, he took me for a walk. A violinist appeared, his nephew filmed us, and Sid went down on one knee,” she shared.
It was quite a cinematic proposal as Sidharth used dialogues from their film ‘Shershaah.’ “I was overwhelmed. He started saying lines from ‘Shershaah,’ and I burst out laughing,” Kiara recalled.
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Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor:
On Koffee With Karan 7, Alia revealed Ranbir’s spontaneous proposal plan in a place they both cherished, Masai Mara. “He didn’t tell anyone; he just carried the ring and proposed in the middle of the jungle. It was amazing,” she confessed. Ranbir surprised her by arranging for photos to be taken, knowing her love for pictures.
Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal:
Vicky Kaushal proposed to Katrina Kaif one day before their wedding at Six Senses Fort Barwara, Sawai Madhopur. “It was very last-minute. I had been warned that if I didn’t propose, I’d hear about it forever… We had planned a special dinner the day before the wedding,” Vicky shared, attributing their busy schedules to the impromptu proposal.
Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan:
Abhishek Bachchan recounted his proposal to Aishwarya on Oprah Winfrey’s show. “I was filming in New York, and I used to stand on my balcony wishing we were together. So I took her to the same balcony and asked her to marry me,” he said. They tied the knot in a grand ceremony in Mangalore style, with Bollywood and political luminaries in attendance.