Vicky Kaushal recalls his first meeting with Katrina Kaif
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Vicky Kaushal recently opened up about his first meeting with wife and Bollywood superstar Katrina Kaif. Speaking on Two Much with Kajol and Twinkle, he shared that they first met at an award show where he was hosting and she was performing. Comedian Sunil Grover, who had worked with Kaif in Bharat, introduced them backstage.
First meeting
'The first time I met her was at an...'
Kaushal recalled, "The first time I met her was at an award show I was hosting." "I performed Chikni Chameli with her on stage, and later, when we went backstage, Sunil Grover introduced us." "Within five minutes of meeting me, Katrina started giving me a tutorial on how to host a show," he added.
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When Kaushal jokingly proposed to Kaif at another award show
Kaushal also recalled their next meeting at another award function where he jokingly proposed to Kaif on stage. "During the second award show, I asked her, 'Why don't you get married to a nice guy like Vicky?' But we weren't dating then," he laughed. He clarified that it was a scripted gag and not an actual proposal.
Love story
Kaif and Kaushal's journey
Even though the proposal wasn't serious, the two soon got together. After dating privately for some time, the couple tied the knot on December 9, 2021, in an intimate yet grand ceremony at the Six Senses Fort Barwara in Rajasthan, attended by close friends and family. More recently, on November 7, 2025, the duo welcomed their first child, a baby boy.