Ankita Lokhande, Shraddha Arya to Rupali Ganguly; TV celebs who found love outside the industry

While many people from showbiz find their life partner in the industry itself, few find love in someone who doesn’t have any connection with the world of entertainment. When it comes to our favourite television celebrities, this is accurate. Many of them found love in someone outside of the industry and a few are looking forward to having their happily ever after. From Ankita Lokhnade, Shraddha Arya to Rupali Ganguly and many others, here's a list of popular TV stars who married people from outside the industry. Have a look.

Pavitra Rishta fame Ankita Lokhande found love in businessman Vicky Jain and is all set to tie the knot in the coming days. The wedding festivities of the couple have already begun. Their much awaited wedding would be a 3-day affair, from December 12 to 14. Reports suggest that Ankita and Vicky started dating in 2018 but kept their relationship under wraps for a little while until the former started sharing their mushy pictures on social media.

Kundali Bhagya fame Shraddha Arya recently got hitched with naval officer Rahul Nagal in a grand traditional wedding ceremony on November 16. In an interview with BT, the actress revealed that they were dating for over a year before taking the plunge. Talking about their love story, she shared, “We met a year ago through common friends and hit it off well. At that time, he was based in Mumbai but we used to meet each occasionally, because we both had hectic schedules. But we realised that this was more than friendship when he was later posted in another city. The long distance made us realise what we felt for each other. That’s when we decided to take our relationship to the next level.”

Television actress Rupali Ganguly, who is currently seen playing the lead role in the popular TV show, Anupamaa got married to businessman Ashwin K Verma in 2013. Their love story is fascinating. Before getting married, the two stayed friends for nearly a decade, but they had no idea how their friendship turned into love. Rupali and Ashwin realised their love for each other 5 years before their marriage. Ashwin worked as a VP for an insurance firm in the United States and also worked as an ad filmmaker. To marry Rupali, he quit his work and moved to India.

Tera Yaar Hoon Main actress Sayantani Ghosh is all set to tie the knot with her long-time boyfriend Anugrah Tiwari, who is from the fitness industry. The couple will be getting married in Kolkata on December 5. Sayantani and Anugrah are finally taking the plunge after being together for years now.

Known as an entertainer, Rakhi Sawant is married to an NRI software professional Ritesh. The couple recently left everyone in a daze after they entered Bigg Boss 15 together. Until this time, everyone was quite doubtful of Rakhi’s much talked about marriage. Ritesh revealed that he hails from Bihar and works in Belgium. However, people are still in disbelief that the man they see on the show is really her husband.

Madhubala actress Drashti Dhami got married to a person who is not in the industry. Her husband, Neeraj Khemka, is a Mumbai-based businessman who was earlier settled abroad. The couple dated for almost five to six years before they decided to marry each other. Their marriage was Marwari-Gujarati, and there were some issues because of the same. The couple got married in 2015.

Kumkum Bhagya fame Pooja Banerjee is married to her childhood friend and national-level swimmer Sandeep Sejwal. The couple who has been married for almost half a decade now is expecting their first child.

The Ishqbaaz actress never wanted to marry someone from the showbiz industry and her wished fulfilled when she tied the knot with an Army Captain, Parikshit Bawa in August last year. Niti Taylor and Parikshit Bawa's love affair became public when the childhood sweeties were engaged in an extravagant ceremony. The couple first met each other at high school. A few years back, the couple reconnected on Instagram and realised that they had a lot in common and fell in love with each other.

Shakti: Astitva Ke Ehaas Ki actress Kamya Panjabi tied the knot with businessman Shalabh Dang in an intimate function on February 10 last year. The couple first met on a business trip and fell in love gradually when they began talking. Shalabh took the initiative and proposed to the actress for marriage.

Bigg Boss fame Sana Khan, who has now quit showbiz, is married to Islamic scholar Anas Saiyad. The former actress tied the knot with him in a private wedding ceremony in 2020. Recently, the couple celebrated their first wedding anniversary on November 20. Post her surprise wedding with Anas, Sana revealed that she has known him since 2017.

Disha Vakani aka Dayaben from Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah is undoubtedly the most well-known face on television. She married Mayur Padia, a Mumbai-based chartered accountant. In 2015, their wedding took place. Despite being completely away from the industry, Mayur appears to have a thorough understanding of his wife's working life, as she continued to entertain us on the show. Disha Vakani took a break from the show in 2017 to embrace motherhood after the birth of her baby girl, Stuti.

Saumya Tandon is one of the most popular television actresses, and her role in Bhabiji Ghar Par Hai makes us laugh out loud. In December 2016, Saumya got married to banker Saurabh Devendra Singh in an intimate ceremony. Before getting married, the couple knew each other for 13 years but never got a chance to date as Saurabh went abroad for further studies. He also left abroad and settled down in India because Saumya wanted him to stay with him.

Naagin fame Mouni Roy fell in love with a Dubai-based businessman Suraj Nambiar and is ready to get married to him in January 2022. Reports suggest that the couple is going to take their wedding vows in Italy on January 27.

Neha Pendse and Shardul Singh Baya's love story started in 2019. The couple got married on January 5, just before the lockdown. The actress first met Shardul at a friend's party. After meeting with each other several times, the two realised that they are perfect for each other in every aspect of life. The couple were in live-in relation since April 2019. Shardul is a Pune-based businessman by profession.