Updated on: 06 March, 2024 01:21 PM IST |Shweta Shah
One of the youngest couples in B-town who has taken the internet by storm is Janhvi Kapoor and Shikhar Pahariya. The two have been dating for quite some time, but it was on Koffee With Karan 8 that the Dhadak actress opened up about her relationship. As Janhvi celebrates her birthday today, lets see when she spoke about her boyfriend, Shikhar.
1. Who is Janhvi Kapoor's boyfriend, Shikhar Pahariya?
After dating Bollywood actors like Kartik Aaryan and Ishaan Khatter, the Dhadak actress finally admits being head-over-heels in love with her first boyfriend, Shikhar Pahariya.The two have been childhood friends and are currently dating each other. Shikhar is the son of business tycoon Sanjay Pahariya and grandson of Maharashtra's Chief Minister, Sushil Kumar Shinde.
He has completed his degree in global financial management from Regent's University, located in London. Currently, Shikhar has been running a gaming and entertainment firm with his brother, Veer Pahariya, since 2018.
2. Janhvi Kapoor and Shikhar Pahariya's spiritual trips
The couple has not only been hitting headlines for attending parties and events together but has also been spotted as they embarked on several spiritual trips to temples like Tirupati.While we are all familiar with Janhvi Kapoor's spiritual side, Shikhar ensures to accompany his ladylove, especially during Sridevi's birthday and before the release of her movies.
3. When Shikhar sang Nadaan Parindey for Janhvi
During her recent appearance on Koffee With Karan 8, Janhvi recalled the time when her boyfriend sang the Rockstar song for her. Karan Johar asked her, "You have had an interesting path of love; you were dating Shikhar, and then you dated someone else, and now you are dating Shikhar again. True or False?"To which she replied, “Have you heard that song, Nadaan Parinde Ghar Aaja? Shikhar used to sing that to me a lot.”
4. Janhvi Kapoor on Shikhar Pahariya's equation with her family
In the same episode of Koffee With Karan, the Dhadak actress opened up about her boyfriend always being there for the Kapoor family. She took a moment and spoke about how he has always supported her without expecting anything in return."I won't say that, but I will say this: he is, not just for me, but for her (Khushi), for dad, and for everyone in our family; he has been there from the start as a friend. Not in a way that made me feel like he was expecting anything, a pushover, or any of those things. He was just there in a very selfless, dignified way and in a way that I have not seen many men capable of being there for another human being," Janhvi said.
5. Janhvi Kapoor on not dating actors
In a segment on Koffee With Karan 8, the Roohi actress also expressed her views on not dating an actor. This comes after she had a share of dating some prominent Bollywood celebrities.She said, "I am extremely vain. I think with this profession, you have to be obsessed with it all the time, and it consumes you completely. I want someone to be obsessed with me. You need someone to be okay with you and let you have your moment. It needs to have a balance."
In that case, Shikhar Pahariya is the perfect match for the birthday girl, Janhvi Kapoor.
