Actress
Geeta
Basra
and
cricketer
Harbhajan
Singh
never
went
official
with
their
relationship
until
their
nuptials
in
2015.
The
latter
was
smitten
by
Geeta
after
watching
her
in
'Woh
Ajnabi'
song
from
her
film
The
Train.
He
managed
to
get
her
number
from
a
friend,
asked
her
out
for
a
coffee
date
and
that's
how
their
love
story
began.
Recently,
in
a
tete-a-tete
with
a
leading
tabloid,
Geeta
Basra
opened
up
about
why
she
never
opened
up
about
her
relationship
with
Harbhajan
before
marriage.
The
actress
was
quoted
as
saying
by
ETimes,
"Relationships
then
were
still
some
sort
of
a
taboo.
The
media
kept
us
marrying
off
several
times.
It
was
quite
chaotic.
And
then,
I
started
getting
films
again,
starting
with
Zilla
Parishad
in
2013.
After
that,
I
did
Secondhand
Husband
and
Lock.
You
see,
the
time
then
was
not
right
for
admitting
to
things.
An
actor's
(mine)
shelf
life
was
at
stake.
Today
I
am
very
happy
that
OTT
shows
have
surfaced
which
gives
an
actor
a
lot
of
scope
that's
far
more
than
he/she
had
in
those
times
and
his/her
age
has
become
just
a
number."
Speaking
about
how
the
media
reports
about
her
linkup
with
Harbhajan
Singh
affected
her
career
before
they
entered
into
a
relationship,
Geeta
told
the
tabloid,
"It
was
not
an
easy
time
for
me.
Those
days
were
very
different.
Being
linked
to
someone
was
a
very
big
thing.
I
remember
a
very
big
actress
who
got
married
in
those
days
had
to
leave
a
film
because
that
movie's
producers
were
worried
that
she
would
soon
become
pregnant.
On
similar
lines,
I
had
got
lots
of
offers
after
my
debut
film
'The
Train'
but
they
never
made
a
headway.
I
was
facing
stiff
challenges.
I
was
not
an
established
actor.
It
took
me
a
hell
of
a
long
time
to
justify
that
I
am
not
marrying
in
near
future."
She
continued,
"Not
that
I
was
replaced
by
a
star
kid
or
an
established
actor,
but
yes
I
was
replaced
by
someone
or
the
other.
And
mind
you,
two
of
those
4
films
which
I
consequently
lost
went
on
to
become
hits.
At
the
end
of
the
day,
it
was
my
word
against
the
papers
because
Harbhajan
and
I
were
often
spotted
having
coffee
and
people
failed
to
believe
that
we
were
not
in
a
relationship."
However,
soon
Geeta's
friendship
with
Harbhajan
blossomed
into
love
and
the
duo
finally
tied
the
knot.
"After
my
debut
film
The
Train,
Harbhajan
and
I
were
friends
for
nearly
10
months.
Yes,
our
relationship
blossomed
into
love
and
I
am
very
glad
about
it-
but
that
happened
much
later.
Anyway,
today,
I
am
in
a
very
happy
space-
very
content
and
not
in
the
rat
race," ETimes
quoted
the
actress
as
saying.
Geeta
Basra
and
Harbhajan
Singh
are
parents
to
five-year-old
Hinaya
and
are
all
set
to
welcome
their
second
child.