Pooja Bedi, daughter of veteran actor, Kabir Bedi recently got engaged to her childhood friend, Maneck Contractor. The duo was in a relationship since over a year and they decided to take the next step after he got the nod from her two children. Speaking about her proposal to Bombay Times, Pooja revealed how her beau popped the question in a hot air balloon, pictures of which were shared by her earlier on Twitter. The couple even plans to tie the knot by this year-end end. Our wedding will take place later this year when we align dates of Aalia's shoot and my son Omar's college holidays," she said while revealing details to the same daily. Pooja Bedi’s Daughter, Alaia Furniturewalla, Turns 21 and Her Birthday Party Pictures Will Make You Miss Your Teenage Days.

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Pooja was previously married to Farhan Furniturewalla and has two kids from the same marriage. However, the former couple parted ways in February 2003, post which he went ahead to tie the knot with Fardeen Khan's sister, Laila Khan. "I got divorced on February 14, 2003, and got engaged on February 14, 2019. I have had relationships in between and my kids have liked every person that I have been with. But it is very different with Maneck - they adore him and want him in our lives forever. Our families have merged beautifully. He has a wonderful open-hearted, jovial, Parsi family, who welcomed me," she said in her same conversation. 10 Pics Of Alaia Furniturewalla Ahead Of Her Debut Opposite Saif Ali Khan That Prove She'll Burn The Silver Screen.

Pooja Bedi and Maneck Contractor from their engagement in Udaipur

 

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Though she knew Maneck since her childhood days, it was only last year that they had a chance to reconnect. "Last year, he posted about his new venture in Goa on a chat group, and I went there to review it. That was how we reconnected," she said. Meanwhile, the actress is also excited for her daughter Aalia's Bollywood debut. She's all set to foray into B-town with Saif Ali Khan's Jawani Deewani. Here's wishing the gorgeous actress heartiest congratulations.

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