17 Bollywood Celebrity Couples Who Tied The Knot In 2021
Posted On: 17 Dec 2021 | Last Updated : 09 Mar 2022 | Views : 1k
An Indian wedding is always extravagant and lavish, and Bollywood has a big impact on the way we celebrate or dress in the event. While netizens are habitual of seeing unthrifty and magisterial weddings of Bollywood celebrities, the trend seen in the weddings this year was much different due to the novel coronavirus. The big fat weddings rather turned to low-key amid the pandemic for the Bollywood celebs who got married in 2021. From limited guests to no-pompous decorations, the Bollywood celebrities had a simple yet glamorous and classy wedding in the presence of family and close friends. Though the weddings were intimate, the celebrities didn’t fail to treat their fans with a glimpse of their wedding by posting pictures and videos from the wedding on social media that left everyone wonderstruck. With the year almost coming to an end, we present to you the list of Bollywood celebrity couples who tied knots in 2021:
1. Ali Abbas Zafar and Alicia (4th January 2021)
Filmmaker Ali Abbas Zafar is known for directing and writing commercially successful movies like Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011), Gunday (2014), Sultan (2016), Tiger Zinda Hai (2017), Bharat (2019), etc. He also produced the 2020 romantic drama Khaali Peeli, starring Ananya Pandey and Ishaan Khatter. Ali Abbas Zafar started his career as an assistant director in Yash Raj Films (YRF) and later, went on to direct films independently. The filmmaker announced his wedding on 4th January 2021 with wife Alicia Zafar with an Instagram post captioned as ‘Bismillah’. For a long time, he didn’t reveal the name of his wife, but the second post revealed her name and also gave a glimpse of their dreamy wedding.
2. Varun Dhawan and Natasha Dalal (24th January 2021)
Son of filmmaker David Dhawan, actor Varun Dhawan started his career with the 2012 coming-of-age romantic drama Student of the Year. The movie was a commercial hit and earned him popularity among the audience. He then acted in movies like Main Tera Hero (2014), Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014), Dilwale (2015), ABCD 2 (2015), Judwaa 2 (2017), Sui Dhaaga (2018), Kalank (2019), etc. The actor was in a romantic relationship for 10 years with fashion designer Natasha Dalal. They also attended the same school. After ten years of togetherness, the two finally got married on 24th January 2021 in an intimate ceremony in the Mansion House in Alibaug, Maharashtra. The wedding was only attended by close friends and family and very few pictures were posted on social media due to their no-photo policy in the wedding.
3. Shilpa Rao and Ritesh Krishnan (25th January 2021)
Shilpa Rao is an Indian singer born and raised in Jamshedpur. She was still in college when she recorded the song ‘Javeda Zindagi’ from Anwar (2007), which became one of the most popular songs of the year. She went on to sing many more hit songs. Some of her best songs include ‘Mudi Mudi Ittefaq Se’ from Paa (2009), ‘Malang’ from Dhoom 3 (2013), ‘Meherbaan’ from Bang Bang! (2014), ‘Ghungroo’ song from War (2019) and many more. The singer married her best friend Ritesh Krishnan, a visual artist, in a quiet ceremony at home on 25th January 2021. The two later shared pictures on social media announcing their wedding.
4. Priyank Sharma and Shaza Morani (4th February 2021)
Son of veteran actress Padmini Kolhapure, Priyank Sharma is an actor who made his screen debut in Bollywood with the 2020 romantic drama Sab Kushal Mangal, co-starring Riva Kishan and Akshaye Khanna. Priyank Sharma was dating Shaza Morani for several years. Shaza is the daughter of producer Karim Morani who worked as an assistant director in movies like Always Kabhi Kabhi (2011) and Happy New Year (2014). The two reportedly met at New York Film Academy while pursuing a course there. They finally tied the knot on 4th February 2021 in an intimate ceremony with close friends and family.
5. Dia Mirza and Vaibhav Rekhi (15th February 2021)
The Indian actress, model and film producer, Dia Mirza started her acting career in Bollywood with the 2001 romantic drama Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein, alongside R. Madhavan. She then appeared in movies like Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge (2002), Dum (2003), Parineeta (2005), Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), Dus Kahaniyaan (2007), Sanju (2018), etc. In 2014, she married her business partner Sahil Sangha, but the two separated in 2019. On 15th February 2021, the actress married businessman Vaibhav Rekhi in an intimate ceremony in Bandra, Mumbai. Her marriage got a lot of positive attention from netizens for breaking the stereotypes by having a female priest to officiate the marriage and the couple did away with the wedding rituals like ‘kanyadaan’ and ‘bidaai’, incorporating the true meaning of equality.
6. Sugandha Mishra and Sanket Bhosale (26th April 2021)
Sugandha Mishra is an Indian actor, comedian and playback singer. She has worked in Hindi cinema and television, and is best known for her character in stand-up comedy talk show ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’. She made her screen debut in Bollywood with a supporting role in Sabbir Khan’s romantic action drama Heropanti (2014), starring Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon. The actress got married to comedian Dr. Sanket Bhosale in an intimate ceremony on 26th April 2021. Sanket is famous for his ability to mimic various Bollywood and Hollywood actors. The two are quite active on social media, and their Instagram posts gave a sneak peek to their fans of their dreamy wedding and post-wedding rituals.
7. Angira Dhar and Anand Tiwari (30th April 2021)
The Indian film actress Angira Dhar made her screen debut in Bollywood with the 2018 film Love Per Square Foot and later, appeared in the 2019 action-drama Commando 3. The actress married actor-director Anand Tiwari in an intimate ceremony amid lockdown on 30th April 2021. Anand Tiwari has acted in movies like Mumbai Meri Jaan (2008), Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Udaan (2010), Aisha (2010), Go Goa Gone (2012), etc. He was assistant director for Anurag Basu’s film Barfi! (2012), and later, he directed his independent films like Love Per Square Foot (2018) and Ticket to Bollywood (2020). Anand and Angira first met in 2018 on the sets of the film Love Per Square Foot, and fell in love, and these Bollywood celebs finally got married in 2021.
8. Evelyn Sharma and Tushaan Bhindi (15th May 2021)
Evelyn Sharma is an Indian actress and model, who started her acting career in the 2006 American film Turn Left. She made her screen debut in Bollywood with the 2012 film From Sydney with Love. She has also acted in movies like Nautanki Saala (2013), Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013), Yaariyan (2014), Kuch Kuch Locha Hai (2015), Jack and Dil (2018), etc. On 15th May 2021, she tied the knot with her long-time boyfriend and Australian-based surgeon and entrepreneur, Dr. Tushaan Bhindi in a private ceremony.
9. Pranitha Subhash and Nitin Raju (31st May 2021)
The Indian actress Pranitha Subhash has predominantly worked in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and Hindi films. She started her career with the 2010 Kannada film Porki. She made her debut in Bollywood with the 2021 comedy film Hungama 2, opposite Meezaan Jafri. She later appeared opposite Ajay Devgn in the war action drama Bhuj: The Pride of India in 2021. The actress married businessman Nitin Raju on 30th May 2021 in an intimate ceremony. The couple announced their wedding the next day with an Instagram post.
10. Yami Gautam and Aditya Dhar (4th June 2021)
Yami Gautam, an Indian actress, gained popularity after starring in a series of ‘Fair & Lovely’ commercials. She started her acting career with television serials. She made her screen debut in Bollywood with the 2012 comedy romantic drama Vicky Donor, alongside Ayushmann Khurrana. The movie was a commercial success and helped her garner the praises of audience and critics. It was followed by her other important movies like Total Siyapaa (2014), Kaabil (2017), Sarkar 3 (2017), Bala (2019), Ginny Weds Sunny (2020), Bhoot Police (2021), etc. Yami Gautam married film director and writer Aditya Dhar, who made his directorial debut with Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019), which earned him a National Film Award in the category of Best Film Director. On 4th June 2021, the two got married amid the hills of Himachal Pradesh in a simple wedding ceremony. The couple shared the glimpse of their wedding on social media and their posts were flooded with praises and compliments from netizens for their traditional and fuzz-free wedding.
11. Rhea Kapoor and Karan Boolani (14th August 2021)
Daughter of actor Anil Kapoor, film producer Rhea Kapoor started her career in Bollywood by producing the 2010 romantic comedy drama Aisha, starring her sister Sonam Kapoor and Abhay Deol in title roles. She later produced the 2014 film Khoobsurat, which was an official remake of Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s 1980 film with the same name. She has also co-produced the multi-starrer film Veere Di Wedding (2018). On 14th August 2021, Rhea Kapoor tied the knot with her boyfriend of 12 years, film producer and assistant director Karan Boolani, in an intimate wedding at her family’s residence, which was attended by family and close friends.
12. Rajkummar Rao and Patralekha Paul (15th November 2021)
Rajkummar Rao is an Indian actor and recipient of several awards. He made his screen debut in Bollywood with Dibakar Banerjee’s found footage anthology film Love Sex Aur Dhokha (2010). Other important films of his career include Kai Po Che! (2013), Shahid (2013), Aligarh (2015), Trapped (2016), Bareilly Ki Barfi (2017), Newton (2017), Stree (2018), and many more. On 15th November 2021, he married his co-star in the 2014 film CityLights and his girlfriend since 2010, Patralekha Paul, who has also acted in Love Games (2016) and Nanu Ki Jaanu (2018). After dating for 11 years, the two got married in an intimate ceremony in the presence of family and close friends, and later treated their fans with a set of pictures from their wedding.
13. Shraddha Arya and Rahul Nagal (16th November 2021)
Shraddha Arya is an Indian film and television actress, who started her acting career with the 2006 Tamil film Kalvanin Kadhali. She started her career in Bollywood with a supporting role in Ram Gopal Verma’s Nishabd, starring Jiah Khan and Amitabh Bachchan. She has also acted in the 2010 film Paathshaala. The actress married Indian Navy Officer, Rahul Nagal on 16th November 2021 in an intimate ceremony in her hometown New Delhi. Shraddha revealed in an interview that she had been dating Commander Rahul for almost a year but kept it secret till the two got married.
14. Aditya Seal and Akansha Ranjan (21st November 2021)
Aditya Seal is an Indian actor who made his screen debut in Bollywood at the age of 14 with the 2002 film Ek Chhotisi Love Story, alongside Manisha Koirala. He has also acted in movies like Tum Bin II (2016), Namaste England (2018), Student of the Year 2 (2019), etc. For a long time, he was dating actress Akansha Ranjan, the daughter of actor-director Shashi Ranjan, who made her debut with the 2015 romantic comedy drama Wedding Pullav and has also appeared in Batti Gul Meter Chalu (2018). The two finally got married on 21st November 2021 in a lavish wedding in Mumbai and several Bollywood celebrities were part of the wedding including Alia Bhatt, Vaani Kapoor, Bhumi Pednekar, Krystle D’Souza, Sussane Khan, etc. After the nuptials, the couple posed for the Paparazzi and Instagram was flooded with the posts of their wedding pictures and videos.
15. Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif (9th December 2021)
Actors Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif are surely one of the top 10 Bollywood stars who got married in 2021. The British-born Bollywood actress, Katrina Kaif started her career with the 2003 erotic heist film Boom, and went on to act in successful movies like Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? (2005), Namastey London (2007), Welcome (2007), Singh is Kinng (2008), Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009), Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012), Dhoom 3 (2013), Zero (2018), and many more. While Vicky Kaushal has acted in commercially successful movies like Raazi (2018), Sanju (2018), Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019), Bhoot – Part One: The Haunted Ship (2020), etc. Theirs was surely the biggest celebrity wedding of the year. The actors tied knots on 9th December 2021 in a private ceremony at Six Senses Fort Barwara in Rajasthan with very few guests. The couple treated their fans with a series of pictures from their wedding on the day following their wedding which left everyone awestruck. Reportedly, their huge wedding reception in Mumbai saw all the Bollywood biggies.
16. Vicky Jain and Ankita Lokhande (14th December 2021)
Ankita Lokhande is an Indian actress who started her acting career with the award-winning television show ‘Pavitra Rishta’, and became the highest paid television actress. In 2019, she made her screen debut in Bollywood with a lengthy supporting role in the 2019 period drama Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, which was based on the life of Rani Lakshmi Bai of Jhansi. She then appeared in the 2020 action drama Baaghi 3, co-starring Tiger Shroff, Shraddha Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh. On 14th December 2021, the actress tied the knot with long-time boyfriend and businessman Vicky Jain in Mumbai, and the wedding ceremony was attended by many Indian television and film stars, who had a gala time enjoying the wedding festivities.
17. Kanika Dhillon and Himanshu Sharma (4th January 2021)
Bollywood writers Kanika Dhillon and Himanshu Sharma tied the knot on 4th January 2021 in a private wedding ceremony attended by only families. Kanika Dhillon who is known for scripting films like Manmarziyaan, Kedarnath, Judgementall Hai Kya, Rashmi Rocket and Haseen Dillruba, etc. was earlier married to filmmaker Prakash Kovelamudi for three years. Himanshu Sharma who is known for writing scripts for Aanand L. Rai films like Tanu Weds Manu, Tanu Weds Manu Returns, Raanjhanaa, Zero and Atrangi Re, is also a producer. The couple became proud parents of a baby boy named Veer in November 2021.
