The duo grew close during the marathon schedule of a comedy in London
Avinash Lohana (MUMBAI MIRROR; September 18, 2019)
Mirror had recently reported (September 9) that Huma Qureshi and Mudassar Aziz have made their relationship Insta-official after dating for over a year. On the filmmaker’s birthday on September 5, the actress shared a series of pictures, calling them “The Many Moods of Mudassar” and adding, “love you more than you know.”
Now, we have learnt that Kriti Kharbanda and Pulkit Samrat, who first worked together in Ashu Trikha’s 2018 romcom, Veerey Ki Wedding, are going steady since the last six months. The frequent costars, who will be seen together again in the multi-starrer comedy, Pagalpanti, had first sparked dating rumours by making a joint appearance at Varun Sharma’s birthday bash in February last year.
However, a source close to the development informs that the duo grew close during the shoot of Pagalpanti in the UK earlier this year. “Kriti and Pulkit would hang out a lot together during the 58-day schedule of the film in London. They live in the same residential complex. She was charmed by his small but thoughtful gestures,” the source reveals, adding that while Pulkit’s dedication to fitness has rubbed off on Kriti—they work-out with the same trainer—the Bangalore girl who is fond of South Indian food has got her beau hooked to the cuisine and often sends homemade dishes for him on sets.
While shooting in Leeds during the rains earlier this year, the duo had shared solo pictures from the same spot in front of the Albion Court. “When it rains, I share my umbrella. If there’s no umbrella, I share the rain,” Pulkit had quipped alongside the post, while Kriti simply quoted a Rihanna chartbuster, “Under my umbrella.”
Before that, the actress, who will next be seen in Housefull 4, headlined by Akshay Kumar, had wished Pulkit on his birthday on December 29 last year, calling him a “hero”, while Pulkit had marked her birthday on October 29 by cheekily hailing her as a “drama queen”. “Wish you loads of love and no love handles. I had a picture of us together, but I looked hotter than you, so I dropped the idea,” the actor had remarked.
Interestingly, the couple is now heading towards a hat-trick as co-stars with Bejoy Nambiar’s next Taish but aren’t paired opposite each other in it. “They have been offered some more projects together too and are presently shooting for a song for Pagalpanti in Mumbai. Whenever they are shooting together, Pulkit always makes sure to send chocolates or flowers over to Kriti’s makeup room before she has turned up at work,” the source signs off.
Love is in the air for Pagalpanti co-stars Pulkit Samrat, Kriti Kharbanda
